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 films.
The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Anu Prabhakar[1] | Pareekshe |
| 2009 | Radhika Pandit[2] | Moggina Manasu |
| 2008 | Umashree | Gulabi Talkies |
| 2007 | Tara [3] | Cyanide |
| 2006 | Pavitra Lokesh [4] | Naayi Neralu |
| 2005 | Shruti [5] | Gowdru |
| 2004 | Radhika [6] | Taayi Illada Tabbali |
| 2003 | Bhavana [7] | Kshama |
| 2002 | Soundarya [8] | Dweepa |
| 2001 | Anu Prabhakar [9] | Shaapa |
| 2000 | Tara [9] | Kaanuru Heggadathi |
| 1999 | Soundarya | Doni Sagali |
| 1998 | Jayamala | Tayi Saheba |
| 1997 | Shilpa | Janumada Jodi |
| 1996 | Prema | Om |
| 1995 | Shruti | Aghatha |
| 1994 | Lakshmi | Hoovu Hannu |
| 1993 | Vinaya Prasad | Aathanka |
| 1992 | Sudha Rani | Mysore mallige |
| 1991 | Malashri | Bombat Hendthi |
| 1990 | Sudha Rani | Panchama Veda |
| 1980 | Vaishali Kasaravalli | Akramana |
| 1972 | Kalpana | Sharapanjara |