Most Popular Actress is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards . The award recognises the popularity of an actress in an Australian program . Commonly known as the Silver Logie for Best Actress , it has undergone several official changes of name . It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards , held in 1977 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actress . It was later renamed Most Popular Actress and briefly Best Actress ( 2016-2017 ) . For the 2018 ceremony , the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Actress
19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Logie Awards of 1977
Logie Award for Most Popular Actress