Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress

The Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress is one of the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards. This is a film award assigned each year since 1946, by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists), the association of Italian film critics.

Mariangela Melato and Margherita Buy are the record holders, with five Nastro d'Argento awards each for Best Actress received, followed by Anna Magnani, four-time winner. A list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Actress follows.