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| Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 The 2021 recipient: Sonali Kulkarni for Ticha Shahar Hona | |
| Awarded for | Best performance by an actress in a Marathi film |
| Reward(s) | ₹100,000 (US$1,200) |
| First awarded | 1962 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Sonali Kulkarni |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Jayshree Gadkar 5 Sonali Kulkarni 3 Mukta Barve 3 |
| Total awarded | 57 |
| First winner | Sulochana Latkar |
| Last winner | Sonali Kulkarni |
The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister.
The inaugural award was named as "Smita Patil Award for Best Actress" and was awarded to Sulochana for the film Prapanch, directed by Madhukar Pathak.