This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series. The award was given every year since the 1993 ceremony and later retired in 2015. Victoria Rowell holds the record for most wins in this category with 12.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s
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|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:11%;"| Year
! style="width:37%;"| Actress
! style="width:37%;"| Series
! style="width:10%;"| Network
! style="width:5%;"| Ref
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1993
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="2" align="center"|
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1994
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="2" align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1995
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="2" align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 1996
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Rosalind Cash
| General Hospital
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Debbi Morgan
| The City
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Kelli Taylor
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
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| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 1997
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Renée Jones
| Days of Our Lives
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Lynne Thigpen
| rowspan="2"| All My Children
| rowspan="2" align="center"| ABC
|-
| Leslie Uggams
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| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 1998
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Senait Ashenafi
| General Hospital
| align="center"| ABC
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| Renée Jones
| Days of Our Lives
| align="center"| NBC
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| Amelia Marshall
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
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| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 1999
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="5" align="center"|
|-
| Amelia Marshall
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Lonette McKee
| As the World Turns
| align="center"| CBS
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| Michelle Thomas
| rowspan="2"| The Young and the Restless
| rowspan="2" align="center"| CBS
|-
| Tonya Williams
|}
2000s
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! style="width:37%;"| Series
! style="width:10%;"| Network
! style="width:5%;"| Ref
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2000
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
|Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Siena Goines
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Renée Jones
| Days of Our Lives
| align="center"| NBC
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| Amelia Marshall
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2001
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
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| Renée Jones
| Days of Our Lives
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Lynne Moody
| General Hospital
| align="center"| ABC
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| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2002
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
|Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Renée Jones
| Days of Our Lives
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Marisa Ramirez
| General Hospital
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Alexia Robinson
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2003
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Eva LaRue
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Tamara Tunie
| As the World Turns
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2004
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Renée Elise Goldsberry
| One Life to Live
| align="center"| ABC
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| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
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| Tamara Tunie
| As the World Turns
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2005
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Marla Gibbs
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Christel Khalil
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2006
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Victoria Rowell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Marla Gibbs
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Christel Khalil
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
|-
| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2007
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Tracey Ross
| Passions
| align="center"| NBC
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Renée Elise Goldsberry
| One Life to Live
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Christel Khalil
| rowspan="2"| The Young and the Restless
| rowspan="2" align="center"| CBS
|-
| Davetta Sherwood
|-
| Yvonne Kopacz Wright
| Guiding Light
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2008
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Christel Khalil
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Nazanin Boniadi
| General Hospital
| align="center"| ABC
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| Brook Kerr
| rowspan="2"| Passions
| rowspan="2" align="center"| NBC
|-
| Tracey Ross
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| Tika Sumpter
| One Life to Live
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2009
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Debbi Morgan
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Christel Khalil
| rowspan="4"| The Young and the Restless
| rowspan="4" align="center"| CBS
|-
| Eva Marcille
|-
| Nia Peeples
|-
| Tonya Williams
|}
2010s
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:11%;"| Year
! style="width:37%;"| Actress
! style="width:37%;"| Series
! style="width:10%;"| Network
! style="width:5%;"| Ref
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2010
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Debbi Morgan
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Tatyana Ali
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
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| Daphnée Duplaix
| One Life to Live
| align="center"| ABC
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| Eva Marcille
| rowspan="2"| The Young and the Restless
| rowspan="2" align="center"| CBS
|-
| Tonya Williams
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2011
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Tatyana Ali
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Yvette Freeman
| The Bold and the Beautiful
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Julia Pace Mitchell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Debbi Morgan
| All My Children
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Tonya Williams
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2012
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Tatyana Ali
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Yvette Freeman
| The Bold and the Beautiful
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Christel Khalil
| rowspan="3"| The Young and the Restless
| rowspan="3" align="center"| CBS
|-
| Julia Pace Mitchell
|-
| Tonya Williams
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2013
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Tatyana Ali
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Angell Conwell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Shenell Edmonds
| One Life to Live
| align="center"| ABC
|-
| Kristolyn Lloyd
| The Bold and the Beautiful
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| Julia Pace Mitchell
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2014
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Tatyana Ali
| The Young and the Restless
| align="center"| CBS
| rowspan="6" align="center"|
|-
| Angell Conwell
| rowspan="2"| The Young and the Restless
| rowspan="2" align="center"| CBS
|-
| Christel Khalil
|-
| Kristolyn Lloyd
| rowspan="2"| The Bold and the Beautiful
| rowspan="2" align="center"| CBS
|-
| Karla Mosley
|}
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
; 12 wins
- Victoria Rowell
; 4 wins
- Tatyana Ali
; 2 wins
- Debbi Morgan
- Tonya Williams
Nominations
; 15 nominations
- Tonya Williams
; 12 nominations
- Victoria Rowell
; 9 nominations
- Tracey Ross
; 7 nominations
- Christel Khalil
; 5 nominations
- Tatyana Ali
- Renée Jones
; 4 nominations
- Debbi Morgan
; 3 nominations
- Julia Pace Mitchell
- Amelia Marshall
; 2 nominations
- Angell Conwell
- Yvette Freeman
- Marla Gibbs
- Kristolyn Lloyd
- Eva Marcille
- Tamara Tunie
- Renee Elise Goldsberry