Shortlists by female performance

(up to 2020)

Maureen Beattie in The List, Stellar Quines

Maureen Beattie: 3 nominations

  • 2011–12, 27, National Theatre of Scotland, Nominated
  • 2012–13, The List, Stellar Quines, Nominated
  • 2015–16, Right Now, a Traverse Theatre Company, Theatre Royal Bath Ustinov Studio and Bush Theatre co-production. Nominated.

Rebecca Benson: 1 nomination

  • 2013–14, Let the Right One In, National Theatre of Scotland, Nominated

Cora Bissett: 2 nominations

  • 2008–09, Midsummer, Traverse Theatre Company, Nominated
  • 2018–19, What Girls Are Made Of, Traverse Theatre Company, Nominated

Selina Boyack: 1 nomination

  • 2003–04, 8000 Meters, Suspect Culture, Nominated

Charlene Boyd: 1 nomination

  • 2017–18, The Macbeths, Citizens Theatre, Nominated

Lucy Briggs-Owen: 1 nomination

  • 2016–17, The Rivals, Citizens Theatre, Nominated

Kirsty Bushell: 1 nomination

  • 2007–08, Angels in America, Citizens Theatre Nominated

Apphia Campbell: 1 nomination

  • 2017–18, WOKE, Play the Spotlight Productions, Nominated

Emmanuella Cole: 1 nomination

  • 2015–16, The Iliad, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Nominated.

Nicole Cooper: 2 nominations, inc 1 win

  • 2016–17, Coriolanus, Bard in the Botanics, Won
  • 2019–20, Hamlet, Bard in the Botanics, Nominated

Carol Ann Crawford: 1 nomination

  • 2005–06, Further than the Furthest Thing, Prime Productions, Nominated

Nicola Daley: 1 nomination

  • 2014–15, Hedda Gabler, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Nominated

Elicia Daly: 1 nomination

  • 2013–14, The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler, Vanishing Point, Nominated

Angela Darcy: 1 nomination

  • 2015–16, Ring Road, produced by A Play, a Pie and a Pint, presented by the Traverse Theatre, Nominated.

Abigail Davies: 1 nomination

  • 2004–05, Standing Wave, Reeling and Writhing, Nominated

Cait Davis: 1 nomination

  • 2003–04, Those Eyes That Mouth, Grid Iron, Won

Kate Dickie: 1 nomination

  • 2010–11, Any Given Day, Traverse Theatre Company, Nominated

Suzanne Donaldson: 2 nominations

  • 2004–05, Baby Doll, Citizens Theatre Company, Nominated
  • 2009–10, The Dark Things, Traverse Theatre Company, Nominated

Blythe Duff: 3 nominations

  • 2010–11, Good With People, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Nominated
  • 2012–13, Iron, Firebrand Theatre Company, Won
  • 2013–14, Ciara, Traverse Theatre Company, Won

Christine Entwisle: 1 nomination

  • 2004–05, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Edinburgh International Festival, Won

Suzie Ferguson: 1 nomination

  • 2009–10, Sick, Theatre Modo, Nominated

Meg Fraser: 2 nominations

  • 2006–07, Tom Fool, Citizens Theatre Company, Won
  • 2014–15, Woman in Mind, Dundee Rep Ensemble, Nominated

Jessica Hardwick: 2 nominations, inc 1 win

  • 2017–18, Knives in Hens, Perth Theatre, Won
  • 2018–19, Cyrano de Bergerac, Citizens Theatre Company and Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, Nominated

Jenny Hulse: 1 nomination

  • 2014–15, The Voice Thief, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company, Nominated

Molly Innes: 1 nomination

  • 2004–05, One Day All This Will Come to Nothing, Traverse Theatre Company, Nominated

Cara Kelly: 2 nominations

  • 2005–06, Molly Sweeney, Citizens Theatre Company, Won
  • 2009–10, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Nominated
Pauline Knowles in This Restless House, Citizens/National Theatre of Scotland. Photograph: Tim Morozzo

Pauline Knowles: 1 nomination, inc 1 win

  • 2015–16, This Restless House, Citizens Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland. won.

Louise McCarthy: 1 nomination

  • 2016–17, Cuttin’ a Rug, Citizens Theatre Company, Nominated

Irene Macdougall: 4 nominations

  • 2003–04, Scenes From an Execution, Dundee Rep Ensemble, Nominated
  • 2006–07, Sweet Bird of Youth, Dundee Rep Ensemble, Nominated
  • 2008–09, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Dundee Rep Ensemble, Won
  • 2018–19, All My Sons, Dundee Rep Ensemble, Nominated

Gemma McElhinney: 2 nominations

  • 2010–11, The Monster in the Hall, TAG, Nominated
  • 2016–17, GamePlan, FlatSpin, RolePlay, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Nominated

Lucianne McEvoy: 1 nomination

  • 2018–19, Ulster American, Traverse Theatre Company, Won

Amy Manson: 3 nominations

  • 2007–08, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Won
  • 2012–13, A Doll’s House, National Theatre of Scotland and Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Nominated
  • 2014–15, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Won

Alexandra Mathie: 1 nomination

  • 2002–03, Wit, Stellar Quines, Won

Mercy Ojelade: 1 nomination

  • 2010–11, Roadkill, Ankur Productions, Won

Adura Onashile: 1 nomation

  • 2013–14, HeLa, Iron-Oxide, Nominated

Alison Peebles: 1 nomination

  • 2007–08, Happy Days, Dundee Rep Theatre, Nominated

Gabriel Quigley: 1 nomination

  • 2008–09, Bliss/Mud, Tron Theatre Company, Nominated

Sally Reid: 2 nominations

  • 2007–08, The Wall, Borderline Theatre Company, Nominated
  • 2011–12, Days of Wine and Roses, Theatre Jezabel, Nominated

Jill Riddiford: 2 nominations

  • 2005–06, A Kind of Alaska, The Arches, Nominated
  • 2006–07, Bed Among the Lentils, Tron Theatre Company,, Nominated

Ann Louise Ross: 1 nomination

  • 2011–12, Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep Theatre, Won

Anna Russell-Martin: 1 nomination, inc 1 win

  • 2019–20, The Panopticon, National Theatre of Scotland, Won

Gerda Stevenson: 2 nominations

  • 2006–07, Frozen, Rapture Theatre, Nominated
  • 2008–09, The Lasses O, Rowan Tree Theatre, Nominated

Sara Stewart: 1 nomination

  • 2017–18, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Rapture, Nominated

Kirsty Stuart: 2 nominations

  • 2019–20, The Duchess (of Malfi), Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh/Citizens Theatre, Nominated
  • 2019–20, Faith Healer, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Nominated

Sian Thomas: 1 nomination

  • 2009–10, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, Traverse Theatre Company, Won

Susan Vidler: 1 nomination

  • 2011–12, Knives in Hens, National Theatre of Scotland, Nominated

Eileen Walsh: 1 nomination

  • 2012–13, Quiz Show Traverse Theatre Company Nominated

Sophie Ward: 1 nomination

  • 2003–04, Nothing, Citizens Theatre Company, Nominated

Cath Whitefield: 1 nomination

  • 2005–06, Home: East Lothian, National Theatre of Scotland, Nominated