Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
| Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Award for Best Performance of an actress in Leading Role |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Rewards |
|
| First award | 1967–68 |
| Final award | 2021 |
| Most recent winner | Archana Jois |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 55 |
| First winner | Kalpana |
The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress is a film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language film actresses. Aarathi, Jayanthi and Tara are tied with four wins each, the most by any recipient.