| Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Government of Karnataka | |
| Type | State |
| Category | Kannada cinema |
| Description | |
| Description | Award for Best Performance of an actress in Leading Role |
| Medal | Silver Medal |
| Statistics | |
| Instituted | 1967–68 |
| First awarded | 1967–68 |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Total awarded | 49 |
| Cash award | ₹ 20,000 |
| First awardee(s) | Kalpana |
| Recent awardee(s) | Sruthi Hariharan |
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.