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{{Infobox award
| name           = [[TVB Anniversary Awards|TVB Anniversary Award]] for Most Popular Female Character
| awarded_for    = "Popular Performance by an Actress in a Television Role"
| presenter      = [[Television Broadcasts Limited]] (TVB)
| country        = [[Hong Kong]]
| year           = 2006
| holder         = Amy Fan Yik Man - Come Home Love: Lo and Behold (2022)
| website        = http://birthday.tvb.com/
}}
The '''TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character''' is one of the [[TVB Anniversary Awards]] presented annually by [[Television Broadcasts Limited]] (TVB) to recognize an actress who has delivered a popular performance in a [[List of programmes broadcast by Television Broadcasts Limited|Hong Kong television drama role]] throughout the designated year. The '''My Favourite Female Television Role''' (我最喜愛的電視女角色) was not introduced to the awards ceremony until 2006, nine years after its establishment. In 2013, the name was changed to '''Most Popular Female Television Role''' (最受歡迎電視女角色).
The original equivalent of the award was called '''My Favourite Television Roles of the Year''' (本年度我最喜愛的電視角色), which was created in 2003. The award was given to 12 winners for both actors and actresses. In 2006, the award was divided into two separate gender categories and reduced to one specific winner. The 2019 awards ceremony was the first and only ceremony to have two winners tied for Most Popular Female Character.
==Winners and nominees==
[[File:Sheh20190611.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=|[[Charmaine Sheh]] won in 2006 for her performance in ''[[Maidens' Vow]]''. She won again in 2010 for her portrayal of Princess Chiu-yeung in ''[[Can't Buy Me Love (2010 TV series)|Can't Buy Me Love]]''.]]
[[File:Lee Sze Kei 1.JPG|thumb|150px|alt=|[[Louise Lee]] is the oldest winner. She won in 2008 for her portrayal of Chung Siu-hor in ''[[Moonlight Resonance]]''.]]
[[File:MyolieWu2007.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=|[[Myolie Wu]] won in 2011 for her portrayal of Kris Wong in ''[[Ghetto Justice]]''.]]
[[File:Kate Tsui Tsz-shan.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=|[[Kate Tsui]] won in 2012 for her portrayal of Pat Chan in ''[[Highs and Lows]]''.]]
[[File:Grace Wong.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=|[[Grace Wong]] won in 2016 for her portrayal of [[List of A Fist Within Four Walls characters#Fa Man|Fa Man]] in ''[[A Fist Within Four Walls]]''.]]
[[File:Selenali 1223 EPC7.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=|[[Selena Lee (actress)|Selena Lee]] won in 2019 for her performance in ''Barrack O'Karma''.]]
[[File:Miriam Yeung from "i'm livin' it" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2019 (49013943711).jpg|thumb|150px|alt=|[[Miriam Yeung]] won in 2019 for her portrayal of Lam Fei in ''Wonder Women''.]]
TVB nominates at least ten actresses for the category each year. The following table lists only the actresses who have made it to the top five nominations during the designated awards ceremony. There were no top five nominations from 2012 to 2014.
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|+ Table key
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#FAEB86; height:20px; width:20px"|{{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| Indicates the winner
|}
===2000s===
{| class="wikitable"
! width="8%" | Year
! width="15%" | Actress
! width="15%" | Drama
! width="20%" | Role(s)
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB series (2006)|2006]]''' <br /><small>(10th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Charmaine Sheh]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Maidens' Vow]]''
| Ngai Yu-fung / Wang Chi-kwan / Jenny Pak / Tai Sze-ka
|-
| [[Niki Chow]]
| ''[[Under the Canopy of Love]]''
| Fiona Ko
|-
| [[Sheren Tang]]
| ''[[La Femme Desperado]]''
| Hilda Hoi
|-
| [[Gigi Lai]]
| ''[[The Dance of Passion]]''
| Kai Ming-fung
|-
| [[Myolie Wu]]
| ''[[To Grow with Love]]''
| Tina Ho
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB series (2007)|2007]]'''<br /><small>(11th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Susanna Kwan]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Heart of Greed]]''
| Wong Sau-kam
|-
| [[Charmaine Sheh]]
| ''[[Glittering Days (TV series)|Glittering Days]]''
| Chu Yuk-lan
|-
| [[Louise Lee]]
| ''[[Heart of Greed]]''
| Ling Hau
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Heart of Greed]]''
| Sheung Choi-sum
|-
| [[Gigi Lai]]
| ''[[The Ultimate Crime Fighter]]''
| Wong Jing-ying
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB series (2008)|2008]]'''<br /><small>(12th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Louise Lee]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Moonlight Resonance]]''
| Chung Siu-hor
|-
| [[Charmaine Sheh]]
| ''[[Word Twisters' Adventures]]''
| Naplan Ching-ching
|-
| [[Susanna Kwan]]
| ''[[Moonlight Resonance]]''
| Chung Siu-sa
|-
| [[Fala Chen]]
| ''[[Moonlight Resonance]]''
| Kam Wing-Hing
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Legend of the Demigods]]''
| Gai Choi-chi (Sister Ho Choi)
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB series (2009)|2009]]'''<br /><small>(13th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Tavia Yeung]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Beyond the Realm of Conscience]]''
| Yiu Kam-ling
|-
| [[Teresa Mo]]
| ''[[Off Pedder]]''
| Yan Sheung
|-
| [[Sheren Tang]]
| ''[[Rosy Business]]''
| Hong Po-kei
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Charmaine Sheh]]
| ''[[You're Hired (TV series)|You're Hired]]''
| Lam Miu-miu
|-
| ''[[Beyond the Realm of Conscience]]''
| Lau Sam-ho
|}
===2010s===
{| class="wikitable"
! width="8%" | Year
! width="19%" | Actress
! width="19%" | Drama
! width="19%" | Role(s)
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2010|2010]]'''<br /><small>(14th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Charmaine Sheh]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Can't Buy Me Love (2010 TV series)|Can't Buy Me Love]]''
| Princess Chiu-yeung
|-
| [[Tavia Yeung]]
| ''[[The Mysteries of Love]]''
| Tsui Siu-lai
|-
| [[Teresa Mo]]
| ''[[Some Day (TV series)|Some Day]]''
| Tseng Kiu
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Can't Buy Me Love (2010 TV series)|Can't Buy Me Love]]''
| Ng Sei-tak
|-
| [[Sheren Tang]]
| ''[[No Regrets (TV series)|No Regrets]]''
| Cheng Kau-mui (Miss Kau)
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2011|2011]]'''<br /><small>(15th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Myolie Wu]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Ghetto Justice]]''
| Kris Wong
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!]]''
| Carman "Miss Cool" Koo
|-
| [[Fala Chen]]
| ''[[Lives of Omission]]''
| [[List of Lives of Omission characters#Jodie Chau|WSIP Jodie "Madam Jo" Chau]]
|-
| [[Maggie Cheung Ho-yee]]
| ''[[Forensic Heroes III]]''
| [[List of Forensic Heroes III characters#Mandy Chung|Dr. Mandy Chung]]
|-
| [[Aimee Chan]]
| ''[[Forensic Heroes III]]''
| [[List of Forensic Heroes III characters#Angel Chiang|Angel Chiang]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2012|2012]]'''<br /><small>(16th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Kate Tsui]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Highs and Lows]]''
| Pat Chan
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Tavia Yeung]]
| ''[[The Hippocratic Crush]]''
| Fan Tze Yu
|-
| ''[[Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles]]''
| Hong Tze Kwan
|-
| [[Myolie Wu]]
| ''[[Ghetto Justice II]]''
| Kris Wong
|-
| [[Michelle Yim]]
| ''[[The Confidant]]''
| [[Empress Dowager Cixi]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2013|2013]]'''<br /><small>(17th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Kristal Tin]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Brother's Keeper (2013 TV series)|Brother's Keeper]]''
| Yiu Man-ying
|-
| [[Fala Chen]]
| ''[[Triumph in the Skies II]]''
| Holiday Ho
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Brother's Keeper (2013 TV series)|Brother's Keeper]]''
| Rachel Cheuk
|-
| [[Tavia Yeung]]
| ''[[The Hippocratic Crush II]]''
| Fan Tze Yu
|-
| [[Kate Tsui]]
| ''[[Bounty Lady]]''
| Jennifer Shing
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2014|2014]]'''<br /><small>(18th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Charmaine Sheh]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Line Walker]]''
| Ting Siu-ka
|-
| [[Priscilla Wong]]
| ''[[Swipe Tap Love]]''
| Yu Chor Kin
|-
| [[Kristal Tin]]
| ''[[Black Heart White Soul]]''
| Tam Mei Ching
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Tiger Cubs II]]''
| Chung Wai Yan
|-
| [[Ivana Wong]]
| ''[[Come On, Cousin]]''
| Lam Suet
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2015|2015]]'''<br /><small>(19th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Kristal Tin]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Ghost of Relativity]]''
| May Suen
|-
| [[Priscilla Wong]]
| ''[[Madam Cutie On Duty]]''
| Apple Fa
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Limelight Years]]''
| Szeto Tik-tik
|-
| [[Nancy Wu]]
| ''[[Ghost of Relativity]]''
| Gin Keung
|-
| [[Alice Chan]]
| ''[[Lord of Shanghai (TV series)|Lord of Shanghai]]''
| Yiu Gwai-sang
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2016|2016]]'''<br /><small>(20th)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Grace Wong]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[A Fist Within Four Walls]]''
| [[List of A Fist Within Four Walls characters#Fa Man|Fa Man]]
|-
| [[Natalie Tong]]
| ''[[Speed of Life (TV series)|Speed of Life]]''
| Yiu Yiu
|-
| [[Tracy Chu]]
| ''[[Over Run Over]]''
| Ling Sun-fung
|-
| [[Joyce Tang]]
| ''[[House of Spirits (TV series)|House of Spirits]]''
| Po Yan
|-
| [[Nancy Wu]]
| ''[[A Fist Within Four Walls]]''
| [[List of A Fist Within Four Walls characters#Tiu Lan|Tiu Lan]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2017|2017]]'''<br /><small>([[2017 TVB Anniversary Awards|21st]])</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Sisley Choi]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Legal Mavericks]]''
| Deanie "Dino" Chiu
|-
| [[Natalie Tong]]
| ''[[My Unfair Lady]]''
| Cherry Ling
|-
| [[Nancy Wu]]
| ''[[The Unholy Alliance (TV series)|The Unholy Alliance]]''
| Yuen Ching-yan
|-
| [[Mandy Wong]]
| ''[[:zh:降魔的|The Exorcist's Meter]]''
| Chong Chi-yeuk
|-
| [[Ali Lee]]
| ''[[My Ages Apart]]''
| Paris Sheung
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2018|2018]]'''<br /><small>(22nd)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Alice Chan]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Deep in the Realm of Conscience]]''
| [[Princess Taiping]]
|-
| [[Mandy Wong]]
|''[[:zh:三個女人一個「因」|Threesome]]''
|Fong Yi Yan (Evie) / Piña Colada / Sau Mak Mak
|-
| [[Nancy Wu]]
| ''[[Deep in the Realm of Conscience]]''
| [[Empress Wang (Xuanzong)]]
|-
| [[Ali Lee]]
| ''[[Who Wants a Baby?]]''
| Ellen Tong
|-
| [[Grace Wong]]
| ''[[:zh: 是咁的，法官閣下|OMG, Your Honour]]''
| Ophelia Mok
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''[[List of TVB dramas in 2019|2019]]'''<br /><small>(23rd)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Selena Lee (actress)|Selena Lee]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Barrack O'Karma]]''
| Coco Yeung / Alexandra "Alex" Cheung
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| [[Miriam Yeung]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Wonder Women (TV series)|Wonder Women]]''
| Lam Fei
|-
| [[Mandy Lam]]
| ''[[Come Home Love: Lo and Behold]]''
| Linda Lung
|-
| [[Natalie Tong]]
| ''[[Big White Duel]]''
| Zoe So
|-
| [[Rebecca Zhu]]
| ''[[Wonder Women (TV series)|Wonder Women]]''
| Ma Si-lui
|}
===2020s===
{| class="wikitable"
! width="8%" | Year
! width="19%" | Actress
! width="19%" | Drama
! width="19%" | Role(s)
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |'''[[List of TVB dramas in 2020|2020]]'''<br /><small>(24th)</small>
| [[Katy Kung]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''Hong Kong Love Stories''
|Katy Yau Hoi Kei
|-
| [[Ali Lee]]
| ''Death By Zero''
|Chin Hoeng Sai
|-
| [[Winki Lai]]
| ''[[Al Cappuccino]]''
|Chiang Chin-Ha
|-
| [[Kelly Cheung]]
| ''The Witness''
|Chris Lee Chung Ying
|-
| [[Sisley Choi]]
| ''[[Line Walker: Bull Fight]]''
|Dau Nga Hei
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |'''[[List of TVB dramas in 2021|2021]]'''<br /><small>(25th)</small>
| [[Ali Lee]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
| ''[[Beauty and the Boss (TV series)|Beauty and the Boss]]''
| Amelia Wong Lai-Mei
|-
| [[Joyce Tang]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Come Home Love: Lo and Behold]]''
|Hung Sheung Sin
|-
| Lesley Chiang
| Liza
|-
| [[Rosina Lam]]
| ''[[Sinister Beings]]''
|Ma Wing-Sze
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Kids' Lives Matter]]''
| Eman Cheung Yi-Sum
|-
! rowspan="5" |'''[[List of TVB dramas in 2022|2022]]'''
<small>(26th)</small>
|[[Amy Fan Yik Man]] {{dagger|alt=Award winner}}
|''[[Come Home Love: Lo and Behold]]''
|Cindy Pak Tin Ngo
|-
|[[Moon Lau]]
|''The War of Beauties''
|Lee Ching-Yi
|-
|[[Elena Kong]]
|''Get On A Flat''
|Karen Mok Man-Wai
|-
|Rosita Kwok
|''Get On A Flat''
|Che Chin Chin
|-
|[[Erica Chan]]
|''[[Hello Missfortune]]''
|Poon Siu-Yu
|}
==Award record==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
;Double winner
{| class="wikitable" rowspan=2 style="text-align: center; background: #f6e39c"
|-
! scope="col" width="55"     | Wins
! scope="col" align="center" | Actress
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"|1
| [[Selena Li]], [[Miriam Yeung]]
|-
|}
;Most wins
{| class="wikitable" rowspan=2 style="text-align: center; background: #f6e39c"
|-
! scope="col" width="55"     | Wins
! scope="col" align="center" | Actress
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"| 3
| [[Charmaine Sheh]]
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"| 2
| [[Kristal Tin]]
|}
{{col-break}}
;Most top 5 nominations
{| class="wikitable" rowspan=2 style="text-align: center; background: #f6e39c"
|-
! scope="col" width="55"     | Nominations
! scope="col" align="center" | Actress
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 7
| [[Charmaine Sheh]]
|-
| [[Linda Chung]]
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"| 5
| [[Tavia Yeung]]
|}
{{col-end}}
;Age superlatives
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Record
! scope="col" | Actress
! scope="col" | TV drama
! scope="col" | Age (in years)
|-
| Oldest winner
| rowspan="2"| [[Louise Lee]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Moonlight Resonance]]''
| rowspan="2"| 58
|-
| Oldest top 5 nominee
|-
| Youngest winner
|  [[Sisley Choi]]
| ''[[Legal Mavericks]]''
| 26
|-
| Youngest top 5 nominee
| [[Linda Chung]]
| ''[[Heart of Greed]]''
| 23
|}
== See also==
*[[List of Asian television awards]]
==External links==
*[https://programme.mytvsuper.com/tc/110000/TVB Anniversary Awards  myTV SUPER]
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