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1980 Suzanne Bertish for Nicholas Nickleby
- Lynn Dearth for The Greeks
- Prunella Scales for Make and Break
- Susan Tracy for Three Sisters
1981 Gwen Watford for Present Laughter
- Brenda Bruce for Romeo and Juliet
- Sinéad Cusack for As You Like It
- Gwen Taylor for Hamlet
1982 Anna Massey for The Importance of Being Earnest
- Nicole Blackman for Destry Rides Again
- Sheila Hancock for The Winter's Tale
- Carole Hayman for Top Girls
1983 Abigail McKern for As You Like It
- Kate Buffery for Daisy Pulls it Off
- Sylvia Coleridge for Clay
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt for Pack of Lies
1984 Marcia Warren for Stepping Out
- Clare Higgins for A Streetcar Named Desire
- Sophia Mgcina for Poppina Nongina
- Zoe Wanamaker for The Time of Your Life
From 1985 to 1989/90 the awards for Supporting Actor and Actress were merged to become Best Performance in a Supporting Role, female winners and nominees were:
- 1985: Imelda Staunton won for A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn is Green, also nominated were Maria Aitken, Patricia Routledge and Zoe Wanamaker
- 1986: Janet Dale and Fiona Shaw were nominated, losing to Paul Jesson.
- 1987: Diane Bull and Sheila Reid were nominated, losing to Michael Bryant.
- 1988: Eileen Atkins won for Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale and Mountain Language, also nominated were Rudi Davies and Serena Evans.
- 1989/90: Linda Kerr and Zoe Wanamaker were nominated, losing to Michael Bryant.
Read more about this topic: Laurence Olivier Award For Best Actress In A Supporting Role
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