Since its inception , the award has been given to 66 actresses . Only three of them has won more than once : Shirley MacLaine , Isabelle Huppert and Valeria Golino . Bette Davis was the only actress who won for two different roles in the same year ; she won in 1937 for her contribution in '' Marked Woman '' and '' Kid Galahad '' . There have been two films , '' She 's Been Away '' ( 1989 ) and '' La Cérémonie '' ( 1995 ) , that garnered multiple winners in one year . Olivia Colman is the most recent winner in this category for her portrayal of the British monarch Queen Anne in '' The Favourite ''
in 1937
5th Venice International Film Festival
Volpi Cup for Best Actress