AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress (TV/Streaming)

AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress (TV/Streaming)
Awarded for	Best performance by an actress over the age of 50 on a television or streaming program
Country	United States
Presented by	AARP
First awarded	2021 (for films aired during the 2020 television season)
Last awarded	2023
Most recent winner	Sheryl Lee Ralph (2022) Abbott Elementary
Website	https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress (TV/Streaming) is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best performance in a television or streaming series by an actress over the age of 50.[1]

The first television award given by AARP was titled Best TV Movie, and was given to Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay in 2003.[2] The category was discontinued after 2006 before returning in 2021 as Best TV Movie/Limited Series alongside three new awards for Best Series, Best Actress, and Best Actor.[3][4]

Winners and Nominees

  indicates the winners.

2020s

Year	Actress	Role	Series	Network
2020–21 (20th) [5]	Catherine O'Hara	Moira Rose	Schitt's Creek	CBC Television
	Jennifer Aniston	Alexandra "Alex" Levy	The Morning Show	Apple TV+
	Cate Blanchett	Phyllis Schlafly	Mrs. America	FX on Hulu
	Regina King	Angela Abar / Sister Night	Watchmen	HBO
	Laura Linney	Wendy Byrde	Ozark	Netflix
2021 (21st) [6][7]	Jean Smart	Deborah Vance	Hacks	HBO Max
	Gillian Anderson	Margaret Thatcher	The Crown	Netflix
	Andie MacDowell	Paula	Maid	Netflix
	Sandra Oh	Ji-Yoon Kim	The Chair	Netflix
	Lily Tomlin	Frances "Frankie" Bergstein	Grace and Frankie	Netflix
2022 (22nd) [8]	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Barbara Howard	Abbott Elementary	ABC
	Christina Applegate	Jen Harding	Dead to Me	Netflix
	Toni Collette	Kathleen Peterson	The Staircase	HBO Max
	Laura Linney	Wendy Byrde	Ozark	Netflix
	Rhea Seehorn	Kim Wexler	Better Call Saul	AMC

References

1. Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
2. "Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott".
3. "2007 Movies for Grownup Awards | Voice of America - English".
4. Appelo, Tim. "Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 Winners: The Full List". AARP.
5. "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 March 2021.
6. "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2022.
7. "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". 19 March 2022.
8. "'The Fabelmans' Leads AARP's 2023 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees". AARP. Retrieved 26 March 2023.