| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | NAACP |
| First awarded | 1970 |
| Currently held by | India Amarteifio Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2024) |
| Website | naacpimageawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Not to be confused with the Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Currently, Della Reese holds the record for most wins in the category with seven.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Actress | Series | Ref |
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| 1970 | |||
| Judy Pace | The Young Lawyers | [citation needed] | |
| 1971 | |||
| Elena Verdugo | Marcus Welby, M.D. | [1] | |
| 1972 – 79 | — | ||
| Year | Actress | Series | Ref |
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| 1980 | |||
| Joan Pringle | The White Shadow | [citation needed] | |
| 1981 | — | ||
| 1982 | |||
| Cicely Tyson | The Marva Collins Story | [citation needed] | |
| 1983 | |||
| Madge Sinclair | Trapper John, M.D. | [citation needed] | |
| 1984 – 87 | — | ||
| 1988 | |||
| Cicely Tyson | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | [citation needed] | |
| 1989 | |||
| Alfre Woodard | Unnatural Causes | [2] | |
| Anne-Marie Johnson | In the Heat of the Night | ||
| Beah Richards | Frank's Place | ||
| Holly Robinson | 21 Jump Street | ||
| Lynn Whitfield | Heartbeat | ||
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