The first actress to win the International Emmy was Chinese actress
He Lin, for
Slave Mother, a television film produced by the
CCTV6 channel. In 2006, Dutch actress
Maryam Hassouni won for her performance as Laila al Gatawi in
Offers, a drama thriller directed by
Dana Nechushtan. In 2007, the International Emmy for Best Actress was awarded to French actress
Muriel Robin for her role as
Marie Besnard in the Belgian-French film
The Poisoner. British actresses
Lucy Cohu,
Julie Walters and
Helena Bonham Carter won in subsequent years, with Walters being the only two-time winner—first in 2009 for her role as Anne Turner in
A Short Stay in Switzerland, and again in 2011 for her performance in the biographical film
Mo, which tells the life story of Labour Party politician
Mo Mowlam. The first Emmy for Best Actress awarded to a Latin American performer went to Argentina’s
Cristina Banegas, for her role in the miniseries
Televisión por la Inclusión, followed by Brazil’s
Fernanda Montenegro in 2013. In 2014, Dutch actress
Bianca Krijgsman was honored for her performance in
A New World, a film about a chance encounter between her character and an African refugee, which leads to an unexpected relationship. Norwegian actress
Anneke von der Lippe won the 2015 Emmy for her role in
Øyevitne, a noir thriller created and directed by Jarl Emsell Larsen. She had previously been nominated in 2005 for her performance in the miniseries
Ved Kongens Bord, but lost to China’s He Lin that year. In 2016,
Christiane Paul won the Emmy for her portrayal of Elke Seeberg in
Unterm Radar, a German television film based on a book by Henriette Bruegger. In the story, her character's daughter is suspected of participating in a terrorist attack in Berlin.
Anna Friel won her first Emmy in 2017 for her role as Marcella Backland in the British Nordic-noir drama series
Marcella. In 2018,
Anna Schudt won for portraying comedian
Gaby Köster in
Ein Schnupfen hätte auch gereicht, a biopic based on Köster’s autobiography of the same name. In 2019,
Marina Gera won Hungary’s first International Emmy Award for her lead role in
Eternal Winter. == Winners and nominees==