The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female was presented from 1981 to 1991. In 1985 the award was combined with the award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male as the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. The award returned to individual awards for men and women in 1986, until 1992 when it was again combined into one award.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

1990s

• Grammy Awards of 1991
  • Ella Fitzgerald for All That Jazz
• Grammy Awards of 1990
  • Ruth Brown for Blues on Broadway

1980s

• Grammy Awards of 1989
  • Betty Carter for Look What I Got!
• Grammy Awards of 1988
  • Diane Schuur for Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra
• Grammy Awards of 1987
  • Diane Schuur for Timeless
• Grammy Awards of 1986
  • Cleo Laine for Cleo at Carnegie - The 10th Anniversary Concert
• Grammy Awards of 1985
  • none
• Grammy Awards of 1984
  • Ella Fitzgerald for The Best Is Yet to Come
• Grammy Awards of 1983
  • Sarah Vaughan for Gershwin Live!
• Grammy Awards of 1982
  • Ella Fitzgerald for Digital III at Montreaux
• Grammy Awards of 1981
  • Ella Fitzgerald for A Perfect Match - Ella and Basie