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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of the "world-class status of London theatre." The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

Winners and nominees
has won this award five times, for in 1977, 1980, 1983, 1987, and 1996 won this award twice in 1986 and 2002 won this award twice in 1989 and 1994 won for Death and the Maiden (1992) won this award three times in 1995, 2003, and 2005 won for ''A Doll's House'' (1997) won twice for The Unexpected Man (1999) and Honour (2005) won for All My Sons (2001) won for The Seagull (2008) won for Much Ado About Nothing (2009) won for A Streetcar Named Desire (2010) won for Anna Christie (2012) won for The Audience (2013) won twice for Ghosts (2014) and Oedipus (2025) won for Taken at Midnight (2015) won for The Ferryman (2019) won for Death of a Salesman (2020) won for Constellations (2022) won for Prima Facie (2023) won for The Portrait of Dorian Gray (2024) 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ==Multiple awards and nominations for Best Actress==
Multiple awards and nominations for Best Actress
Note: The below awards and nominations include individuals awarded and nominated under the now-defunct categories Actress of the Year in a New Play and Actress of the Year in a Revival as well as the current combined Best Actress category. Awards ;Five awards • Judi Dench ;Three awards • Clare Higgins ;Two awards • Eileen AtkinsLindsay DuncanLesley ManvilleFiona ShawFrances de la TourDorothy TutinMargaret TyzackZoë Wanamaker Nominations ;Nine nominations • Judi Dench ;Six nominations • Eileen AtkinsPenelope Wilton ;Five nominations • Sinéad CusackGlenda JacksonJanet McTeerKristin Scott ThomasJuliet StevensonMaggie SmithZoë Wanamaker ;Four nominations • Lindsay DuncanClare HigginsHelen MirrenDiana RiggFiona ShawHarriet Walter ;Three nominations • Gillian AndersonLesley ManvilleJoan PlowrightVanessa RedgraveImelda StauntonFrances de la Tour ;Two nominations ==See also==
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