| NAACP Theatre Award for Best Lead Female – Equity | ||||
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| 2006 | Loretta Devine | Purlie | ||
| 2007[1] | Erica Tazel | I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda | ||
| 2008[2] [3] [4] | Jeanette Bayardelle | The Color Purple | Felicia P. Fields - The Color Purple S. Epatha Merkerson - Come Back, Little Sheba Michelle Williams - The Color Purple | |
| 2009[5] | Nilaja Sun | No Child | Michole Briana White - Of Equal Measure Michole Briana White - Two Trains Running | |
| 2010[6] | Nikki Crawford | Stormy Weather |