AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP since the awards' inception in 2002.

The award honors the best actress over the age of fifty.

[1] The Best Actress Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Foreign Film, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.

[2] The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards: The following individuals received multiple Best Actress nominations:

Charlotte Rampling won the first Best Actress award for her performance in Under the Sand .
Meryl Streep , who holds the record for the most Best Actress nominations, won on her first nomination in 2002.
Alfre Woodard was the first Black nominee for Best Actress.
Judi Dench won in 2012 for Albert Nobbs , her fifth Best Actress nomination.
Paulina García was the first nominee from outside Europe or North America, for her performance in Gloria .
Annette Bening won back-to-back Best Actress awards in 2016 and 2017.
Renée Zellweger won Best Actress for Judy in her first year of eligibility.
Sophia Loren became the oldest winner at the age of 86 for her performance in The Life Ahead .