| Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Award for Best Performance of an actress in Leading Role |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First award | 1967–68 |
| Final award | 2018 |
| Most recent winner | Anupama Gowda |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 51 |
| First winner | Kalpana |
The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language film actresses. Since its inception, the award was won by Aarathi, Jayanthi and Tara the most times with four wins respectively.