List of Academy Award Best Actress winners by age

This is a list of winners of the Academy Award for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)[1] to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. More popularly known as the Academy Award (or the Oscar) for Best Actress, this award was initially presented at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony for 19271928 and was most recently presented at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony for 2015.[2] Throughout the past 88 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, AMPAS has presented a total of 89 Best Actress awards to 74 different actresses. This list is current as of the 88th Academy Awards ceremony held on February 28, 2016.[3]

List of winners

#
Actress
Film
Date of birth
Date of award
Age upon
receiving award
Date of death
Lifespan
Notes
1 Janet Gaynor Seventh Heaven,
Street Angel    and
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
October 6, 1906 May 16, 1929 22 years, 222 days September 14, 1984 28,468 days (77 years, 344 days) Held record as youngest winner for 59 award ceremonies (from the 1st to the 59th, May 1929–March 1987 [57 years, 10 months])
2 Mary Pickford Coquette April 8, 1892 April 3, 1930 37 years, 360 days May 29, 1979 31,826 days (87 years, 51 days) Held record as oldest winner for 2 award ceremonies (from the 2nd to the 4th, April 1930–November 1931 [1 year, 7 months])
3 Norma Shearer The Divorcee August 10, 1902 November 5, 1930 28 years, 87 days June 12, 1983 29,526 days (80 years, 306 days)
4 Marie Dressler Min and Bill November 9, 1868 November 10, 1931 63 years, 1 day July 28, 1934 24,001 days (65 years, 261 days) Held record as oldest winner for 50 award ceremonies (from the 4th to the 50th, November 1931–March 1982 [50 years, 4 months])
5 Helen Hayes The Sin of Madelon Claudet October 10, 1900 November 18, 1932 32 years, 39 days March 17, 1993 33,761 days (92 years, 158 days)
6 Katharine Hepburn Morning Glory May 12, 1907 March 16, 1934 26 years, 308 days June 29, 2003 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) 1st of 4
7 Claudette Colbert It Happened One Night September 13, 1903 February 27, 1935 31 years, 167 days July 30, 1996 33,924 days (92 years, 321 days)
8 Bette Davis Dangerous April 5, 1908 March 5, 1936 27 years, 335 days October 6, 1989 29,769 days (81 years, 184 days) 1st of 2
9 Luise Rainer The Great Ziegfeld January 12, 1910 March 4, 1937 27 years, 51 days December 30, 2014 38,338 days (104 years, 352 days)[4] 1st of 2
10 Luise Rainer The Good Earth January 12, 1910 March 10, 1938 28 years, 57 days December 30, 2014 38,338 days (104 years, 352 days) 2nd of 2
11 Bette Davis Jezebel April 5, 1908 February 23, 1939 30 years, 324 days October 6, 1989 29,769 days (81 years, 184 days) 2nd of 2
12 Vivien Leigh Gone with the Wind November 5, 1913 February 29, 1940 26 years, 116 days July 7, 1967 19,602 days (53 years, 244 days) 1st of 2
13 Ginger Rogers Kitty Foyle July 16, 1911 February 27, 1941 29 years, 226 days April 25, 1995 30,599 days (83 years, 283 days)
14 Joan Fontaine Suspicion October 22, 1917 February 26, 1942 24 years, 127 days December 15, 2013 35,118 days (96 years, 54 days)
15 Greer Garson Mrs. Miniver September 29, 1904 March 4, 1943 38 years, 156 days April 6, 1996 33,427 days (91 years, 190 days)
16 Jennifer Jones The Song of Bernadette March 2, 1919 March 2, 1944 25 years, 0 days December 17, 2009 33,163 days (90 years, 290 days)
17 Ingrid Bergman Gaslight August 29, 1915 March 15, 1945 29 years, 198 days August 29, 1982 24,472 days (67 years, 0 days) 1st of 2
18 Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce March 23, 1905 March 7, 1946 40 years, 349 days May 10, 1977 26,711 days (72 years, 48 days)
19 Olivia de Havilland To Each His Own July 1, 1916 March 13, 1947 30 years, 255 days 36,684 days (100 years, 159 days) 1st of 2
20 Loretta Young The Farmer's Daughter January 6, 1913 March 20, 1948 35 years, 74 days August 12, 2000 31,995 days (87 years, 219 days)
21 Jane Wyman Johnny Belinda January 5, 1917 March 24, 1949 32 years, 78 days September 10, 2007 33,120 days (90 years, 248 days)
22 Olivia de Havilland The Heiress July 1, 1916 March 23, 1950 33 years, 265 days 36,684 days (100 years, 159 days) 2nd of 2
23 Judy Holliday Born Yesterday June 21, 1921 March 29, 1951 29 years, 281 days June 7, 1965 16,057 days (43 years, 351 days)[5]
24 Vivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire November 5, 1913 March 20, 1952 38 years, 136 days July 7, 1967 19,602 days (53 years, 244 days) 2nd of 2
25 Shirley Booth Come Back, Little Sheba August 30, 1898 March 19, 1953 54 years, 201 days October 16, 1992 34,380 days (94 years, 47 days)
26 Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday May 4, 1929 March 25, 1954 24 years, 325 days January 20, 1993 23,272 days (63 years, 261 days)
27 Grace Kelly The Country Girl November 12, 1929 March 30, 1955 25 years, 138 days September 14, 1982 19,299 days (52 years, 306 days)
28 Anna Magnani The Rose Tattoo March 7, 1908 March 21, 1956 48 years, 14 days September 26, 1973 23,944 days (65 years, 203 days)
29 Ingrid Bergman Anastasia August 29, 1915 March 27, 1957 41 years, 210 days August 29, 1982 24,472 days (67 years, 0 days) 2nd of 2
30 Joanne Woodward The Three Faces of Eve February 27, 1930 March 26, 1958 28 years, 27 days 31,695 days (86 years, 284 days)
31 Susan Hayward I Want to Live! June 30, 1917 April 6, 1959 41 years, 280 days March 14, 1975 21,076 days (57 years, 257 days)
32 Simone Signoret Room at the Top March 25, 1921 April 4, 1960 39 years, 10 days September 30, 1985 23,565 days (64 years, 189 days)
33 Elizabeth Taylor BUtterfield 8 February 27, 1932 April 17, 1961 29 years, 49 days March 23, 2011 28,879 days (79 years, 24 days) 1st of 2
34 Sophia Loren Two Women September 20, 1934 April 9, 1962 27 years, 201 days 30,029 days (82 years, 78 days)
35 Anne Bancroft The Miracle Worker September 17, 1931 April 8, 1963 31 years, 203 days June 6, 2005 26,926 days (73 years, 262 days)
36 Patricia Neal Hud January 20, 1926 April 13, 1964 38 years, 84 days August 8, 2010 30,881 days (84 years, 200 days)
37 Julie Andrews Mary Poppins October 1, 1935 April 5, 1965 29 years, 186 days 29,653 days (81 years, 67 days)
38 Julie Christie Darling April 14, 1941 April 18, 1966 25 years, 4 days 27,631 days (75 years, 237 days)
39 Elizabeth Taylor Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? February 27, 1932 April 10, 1967 35 years, 42 days March 23, 2011 28,879 days (79 years, 24 days) 2nd of 2
40 Katharine Hepburn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner May 12, 1907 April 10, 1968 60 years, 334 days June 29, 2003 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) 2nd of 4
41 Katharine Hepburn The Lion in Winter May 12, 1907 April 14, 1969 61 years, 337 days June 29, 2003 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) Tie; 3rd of 4
42 Barbra Streisand Funny Girl April 24, 1942 April 14, 1969 26 years, 355 days 27,256 days (74 years, 227 days) Tie
43 Maggie Smith The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie December 28, 1934 April 7, 1970 35 years, 100 days 29,930 days (81 years, 345 days)
44 Glenda Jackson Women in Love May 9, 1936 April 15, 1971 34 years, 341 days 29,432 days (80 years, 212 days) 1st of 2
45 Jane Fonda Klute December 21, 1937 April 10, 1972 34 years, 111 days 28,841 days (78 years, 352 days) 1st of 2
46 Liza Minnelli Cabaret March 12, 1946 March 27, 1973 27 years, 15 days 25,838 days (70 years, 270 days)
47 Glenda Jackson A Touch of Class May 9, 1936 April 2, 1974 37 years, 328 days 29,432 days (80 years, 212 days) 2nd of 2
48 Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore December 7, 1932 April 8, 1975 42 years, 122 days 30,681 days (84 years, 0 days)
49 Louise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest July 22, 1934 March 29, 1976 41 years, 251 days 30,089 days (82 years, 138 days)
50 Faye Dunaway Network January 14, 1941 March 28, 1977 36 years, 73 days 27,721 days (75 years, 328 days)
51 Diane Keaton Annie Hall January 5, 1946 April 3, 1978 32 years, 88 days 25,904 days (70 years, 337 days)
52 Jane Fonda Coming Home December 21, 1937 April 9, 1979 41 years, 109 days 28,841 days (78 years, 352 days) 2nd of 2
53 Sally Field Norma Rae November 6, 1946 April 14, 1980 33 years, 160 days 25,599 days (70 years, 31 days) 1st of 2
54 Sissy Spacek Coal Miner's Daughter December 25, 1949 March 31, 1981 31 years, 96 days 24,454 days (66 years, 348 days)
55 Katharine Hepburn On Golden Pond May 12, 1907 March 29, 1982 74 years, 321 days June 29, 2003 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) 4th of 4

Held record as oldest winner for 8 award ceremonies (from the 54th to the 62nd, March 1982–March 1990)

56 Meryl Streep Sophie's Choice June 22, 1949 April 11, 1983 33 years, 293 days 24,640 days (67 years, 168 days) 1st of 2
57 Shirley MacLaine Terms of Endearment April 24, 1934 April 9, 1984 49 years, 351 days 30,178 days (82 years, 227 days)
58 Sally Field Places in the Heart November 6, 1946 March 25, 1985 38 years, 139 days 25,599 days (70 years, 31 days) 2nd of 2
59 Geraldine Page The Trip to Bountiful November 22, 1924 March 24, 1986 61 years, 122 days June 13, 1987 22,848 days (62 years, 203 days)[6]
60 Marlee Matlin Children of a Lesser God August 24, 1965 March 30, 1987 21 years, 218 days 18,733 days (51 years, 105 days) Has held record as youngest winner for 28 award ceremonies (from the 59th through the 88th, March 1987–February 2016)
61 Cher Moonstruck May 20, 1946 April 11, 1988 41 years, 327 days 25,769 days (70 years, 201 days)
62 Jodie Foster The Accused November 19, 1962 March 27, 1989 26 years, 128 days 19,742 days (54 years, 18 days) 1st of 2
63 Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy June 7, 1909 March 26, 1990 80 years, 292 days September 11, 1994 31,142 days (85 years, 96 days) Has held record as oldest winner for 26 award ceremonies (from the 62nd through the 87th, March 1990–February 2016)
64 Kathy Bates Misery June 28, 1948 March 25, 1991 42 years, 270 days 24,999 days (68 years, 162 days)
65 Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs November 19, 1962 March 30, 1992 29 years, 132 days 19,742 days (54 years, 18 days) 2nd of 2
66 Emma Thompson Howards End April 15, 1959 March 29, 1993 33 years, 348 days 21,056 days (57 years, 236 days)
67 Holly Hunter The Piano March 20, 1958 March 21, 1994 36 years, 1 day 21,447 days (58 years, 262 days)
68 Jessica Lange Blue Sky April 20, 1949 March 27, 1995 45 years, 341 days 24,703 days (67 years, 231 days)
69 Susan Sarandon Dead Man Walking October 4, 1946 March 25, 1996 49 years, 173 days 25,632 days (70 years, 64 days)
70 Frances McDormand Fargo June 23, 1957 March 24, 1997 39 years, 274 days 21,717 days (59 years, 167 days)
71 Helen Hunt As Good as It Gets June 15, 1963 March 23, 1998 34 years, 281 days 19,534 days (53 years, 175 days)
72 Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love September 27, 1972 March 21, 1999 26 years, 175 days 16,142 days (44 years, 71 days)
73 Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry July 30, 1974 March 26, 2000 25 years, 240 days 15,471 days (42 years, 130 days) 1st of 2
74 Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich October 28, 1967 March 25, 2001 33 years, 148 days 17,938 days (49 years, 40 days)
75 Halle Berry Monster's Ball August 14, 1966 March 24, 2002 35 years, 222 days 18,378 days (50 years, 115 days)
76 Nicole Kidman The Hours June 20, 1967 March 23, 2003 35 years, 276 days 18,068 days (49 years, 170 days)
77 Charlize Theron Monster August 7, 1975 February 29, 2004 28 years, 206 days 15,098 days (41 years, 122 days)
78 Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby July 30, 1974 February 27, 2005 30 years, 212 days 15,471 days (42 years, 130 days) 2nd of 2
79 Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line March 22, 1976 March 5, 2006 29 years, 348 days 14,870 days (40 years, 260 days)
80 Helen Mirren The Queen July 26, 1945 February 25, 2007 61 years, 214 days 26,067 days (71 years, 134 days)
81 Marion Cotillard La Vie en rose September 30, 1975 February 24, 2008 32 years, 147 days 15,044 days (41 years, 68 days)
82 Kate Winslet The Reader October 5, 1975 February 22, 2009 33 years, 140 days 15,039 days (41 years, 63 days)
83 Sandra Bullock The Blind Side July 26, 1964 March 7, 2010 45 years, 224 days 19,127 days (52 years, 134 days)
84 Natalie Portman Black Swan June 9, 1981 February 27, 2011 29 years, 263 days 12,965 days (35 years, 181 days)
85 Meryl Streep The Iron Lady June 22, 1949 February 26, 2012 62 years, 249 days 24,640 days (67 years, 168 days) 2nd of 2
86 Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook August 15, 1990 February 24, 2013 22 years, 193 days 9,611 days (26 years, 114 days)
87 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine May 14, 1969 March 2, 2014 44 years, 292 days 17,374 days (47 years, 207 days)
88 Julianne Moore Still Alice December 3, 1960 February 22, 2015 54 years, 81 days 20,458 days (56 years, 4 days)
89 Brie Larson Room October 1, 1989 February 28, 2016 26 years, 150 days 9,929 days (27 years, 67 days)
# Actress Film Date of birth Date of award Age upon
receiving award
Date of death Lifespan Notes

See also

References

  1. Official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. Official ceremony promotional website for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. Official database website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. Luise Rainer holds the record for longest lifespan (104 years, 352 days), as well as the longest lifespan after receiving her [first] award (77 years, 301 days).
  5. Judy Holliday holds the record for shortest lifespan (43 years, 351 days).
  6. Geraldine Page holds the record for shortest lifespan after receiving the award (1 year, 81 days).

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