Academy Awards: Best Actress Winners

Halle Berry made history in 2002 when she became the first African-American actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film "Monster's Ball".

Katharine Hepburn holds the record for the most Academy Awards for Best Actress, with four wins for her performances in "Morning Glory" (1933), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), "The Lion in Winter" (1968), and "On Golden Pond" (1981).

Tatum O'Neal was just 10 years old when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1973 film "Paper Moon".

Jodie Foster is the only actress to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the same character in two different films: Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) and "Hannibal" (2001).

Sophia Loren made history in 1962 when she became the first actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for a performance in a foreign language film, for her role in the Italian film "Two Women".

Julie Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1965 for her iconic performance as Maria von Trapp in the musical film "The Sound of Music".

Dorothy Dandridge broke barriers in 1955 when she became the first African-American actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film "Carmen Jones".

Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929 for her performances in three silent films: "Seventh Heaven", "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans", and "Street Angel".

Katharine Hepburn made history in 1969 when she became the first actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for a performance in a television film, for her role in "The Lion in Winter".

Meryl Streep has won the Academy Award for Best Actress three times for her performances in biopics: "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), "Sophie's Choice" (1982), and "The Iron Lady" (2011).

Halle Berry made history in 2002 when she became the first actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for a performance in a superhero film, for her role as Storm in "X2".

Sigourney Weaver won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1986 for her iconic performance as Ellen Ripley in the science fiction film "Aliens".

Jodie Foster made history in 1991 when she became the first actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for a performance in an animated film, for her voice role as Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs".

Jodie Foster won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1991 for her iconic performance as Clarice Starling in the horror film "The Silence of the Lambs".

Claudette Colbert won the first Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1935 for her performance in the comedy film "It Happened One Night".