Silver Bear for Best Actress
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The Silver Bear for Best Actress was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was cho
Shirley MacLaine is the only actress to win the award twice
Elsa Martinelli, the first recipient of this award for Donatella (1956)
Shirley McLaine won twice for Ask Any Girl (1959), and Desperate Characters (1971)
Bibi Andersson won for The Mistress (1962)
The 15th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1965. The festival started selecting the jury members on its own rather than countries sending designated representat
Festival poster
Jean-Luc Godard, winner of the Golden Bear at the event