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This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:
- # – Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film, prior to the category's creation
- § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Jean Smart | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First award | 1954 |
| Currently held by | Jean Smart, Hacks (2024) |
| Website | emmys |
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were the first and, so far, only Emmys where there is no representation from any of the big four broadcast networks.
Winners and nominations
1950s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Female Star of a Regular Series | ||||
| 1954 (6th) | Eve Arden | Connie Brooks | Our Miss Brooks | CBS |
| Lucille Ball | Lucy Ricardo | I Love Lucy | CBS | |
| Imogene Coca | Various characters | Your Show of Shows | NBC | |
| Dinah Shore | Herself | The Dinah Shore Show | ||
| Loretta Young | Various characters | The Loretta Young Show | ||
| Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series | ||||
| 1955 (7th) | Loretta Young | Various characters | The Loretta Young Show | NBC |
| Gracie Allen | Gracie Allen | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS | |
| Eve Arden | Connie Brooks | Our Miss Brooks | ||
| Lucille Ball | Lucy Ricardo | I Love Lucy | ||
| Ann Sothern | Susie McNamara | Private Secretary | ||
| Best Actress - Continuing Performance | ||||
| 1956 (8th) | Lucille Ball | Lucy Ricardo | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| Gracie Allen | Gracie Allen | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS | |
| Eve Arden | Connie Brooks | Our Miss Brooks | ||
| Jean Hagen | Margaret Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC | |
| Ann Sothern | Susie McNamara | Private Secretary | CBS | |
| Best Continuing Performance by an Actress | ||||
| 1957 (9th) | Loretta Young | Various characters | The Loretta Young Show | NBC |
| Jan Clayton | Ellen Miller | Lassie | CBS | |
| Ida Lupino | Various characters | Four Star Playhouse | ||
| Peggy Wood | Mama | Mama | ||
| Jane Wyman | Various characters | Jane Wyman Theatre | NBC | |
| Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | ||||
| 1958 (10th) | Jane Wyatt | Margaret Anderson | Father Knows Best | NBC |
| Eve Arden | Liza Hammond | The Eve Arden Show | CBS | |
| Spring Byington | Lily Ruskin | December Bride | ||
| Jan Clayton | Ellen Miller | Lassie | ||
| Ida Lupino | Eve Drake | Mr. Adams and Eve | ||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | ||||
| 1959 (11th) | ||||
| Jane Wyatt | Margaret Anderson | Father Knows Best | CBS & NBC | |
| Gracie Allen | Gracie Allen | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS | |
| Spring Byington | Lily Ruskin | December Bride | ||
| Ida Lupino | Eve Adams | Mr. Adams and Eve | ||
| Donna Reed | Donna Stone | The Donna Reed Show | ABC | |
| Ann Sothern | Katy O'Connor | The Ann Sothern Show | CBS | |
1960s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead or Support) | ||||
| 1960 (12th) | Jane Wyatt | Margaret Anderson | Father Knows Best | CBS |
| Donna Reed | Donna Stone | The Donna Reed Show | ABC | |
| Teresa Wright | Margaret Bourke-White | NBC Sunday Showcase | NBC | |
| Loretta Young | Various characters | The Loretta Young Show | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) | ||||
| 1961 (13th) | Barbara Stanwyck | Various characters | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | NBC |
| Donna Reed | Donna Stone | The Donna Reed Show | ABC | |
| Loretta Young | Various characters | The Loretta Young Show | NBC | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) | ||||
| 1962 (14th) | Shirley Booth | Hazel Burke | Hazel | NBC |
| Gertrude Berg | Sarah Green | The Gertrude Berg Show | CBS | |
| Donna Reed | Donna Stone | The Donna Reed Show | ABC | |
| Mary Stuart | Joanne Gardner | Search for Tomorrow | CBS | |
| Cara Williams | Gladys Porter | Pete and Gladys | ||
| 1963 (15th) | Shirley Booth | Hazel Burke | Hazel | NBC |
| Lucille Ball | Lucy Carmichael | The Lucy Show | CBS | |
| Shirl Conway | Liz Thorpe | The Nurses | ||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Laura Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | ||
| Irene Ryan | Granny | The Beverly Hillbillies | ||
| 1964 (16th) | Mary Tyler Moore | Laura Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS |
| Shirley Booth | Hazel Burke | Hazel | NBC | |
| Patty Duke | Cathy Lane | The Patty Duke Show | ABC | |
| Irene Ryan | Granny | The Beverly Hillbillies | CBS | |
| Inger Stevens | Katy Holstrum | The Farmer's Daughter | ABC | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers | ||||
| 1965 (17th) | ||||
| Leonard Bernstein | Conductor | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein | CBS | |
| Lynn Fontanne | Fanny Bowditch Holmes | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | NBC | |
| Alfred Lunt | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | |||
| Barbra Streisand | Herself | My Name Is Barbra | CBS | |
| Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | ||
| Julie Andrews | Herself | The Andy Williams Show: "November 30, 1964" | NBC | |
| Johnny Carson | Host | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | ||
| Gladys Cooper | Margaret St. Clair | The Rogues | ||
| Robert Coote | Timmy St. Clair | |||
| Richard Crenna | James Slattery | Slattery's People | CBS | |
| Julie Harris | Florence Nightingale | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror" | NBC | |
| Bob Hope | Himself | Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special | ||
| Dean Jagger | Principal Albert Vane | Mr. Novak | ||
| Danny Kaye | Host | The Danny Kaye Show | CBS | |
| David McCallum | Illya Kuryakin | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC | |
| Red Skelton | Himself | The Red Skelton Hour | CBS | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | ||||
| 1966 (18th) | ||||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Laura Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | |
| Lucille Ball | Lucy Carmichael | The Lucy Show | CBS | |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC | |
| 1967 (19th) | ||||
| Lucille Ball | Lucy Carmichael | The Lucy Show | CBS | |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC | |
| Agnes Moorehead | Endora | |||
| Marlo Thomas | Ann Marie | That Girl | ||
| 1968 (20th) | ||||
| Lucille Ball | Lucy Carmichael | The Lucy Show | CBS | |
| Barbara Feldon | Agent 99 | Get Smart | NBC | |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC | |
| Paula Prentiss | Paula Hollister | He & She | CBS | |
| Marlo Thomas | Ann Marie | That Girl | ABC | |
| 1969 (21st) | ||||
| Hope Lange | Carolyn Muir | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | NBC | |
| Diahann Carroll | Julia Baker | Julia | NBC | |
| Barbara Feldon | Agent 99 | Get Smart | ||
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC | |
1970s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 (22nd) | ||||
| Hope Lange | Carolyn Muir | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | ABC | |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC | |
| Marlo Thomas | Ann Marie | That Girl | ||
| 1971 (23rd) | ||||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
| Marlo Thomas | Ann Marie | That Girl | ABC | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| 1972 (24th) | ||||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
| Sandy Duncan | Sandy Stockton | Funny Face | CBS | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
| 1973 (25th) | ||||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | ||
| 1974 (26th) | ||||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | |
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | ||
| 1975 (27th) | ||||
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | CBS | |
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
| 1976 (28th) | ||||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Lee Grant | Fay Stewart | Fay | NBC | |
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | |
| Cloris Leachman | Phyllis Lindstrom | Phyllis | ||
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| 1977 (29th) | ||||
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | |
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| Suzanne Pleshette | Emily Hartley | The Bob Newhart Show | ||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
| 1978 (30th) | ||||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | |
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| Cathryn Damon | Mary Campbell | Soap | ABC | |
| Katherine Helmond | Jessica Tate | |||
| Suzanne Pleshette | Emily Hartley | The Bob Newhart Show | CBS | |
| 1979 (31st) | ||||
| Ruth Gordon § | Dee Wilcox | Taxi | ABC | |
| Linda Lavin | Alice Hyatt | Alice | CBS | |
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | ||
| Katherine Helmond | Jessica Tate | Soap | ABC | |
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | CBS |
1980s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (32nd) | |||||
| Cathryn Damon | Mary Campbell | Soap | — | ABC | |
| Polly Holliday | Flo Castleberry | Flo | — | CBS | |
| Sheree North § | Dotty Wertz | Archie Bunker's Place | — | ||
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | — | ||
| Katherine Helmond | Jessica Tate | Soap | — | ABC | |
| 1981 (33rd) | |||||
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | "And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds" | CBS | |
| Eileen Brennan § | Mrs. McKenzie | Taxi | "Thy Boss's Wife" | ABC | |
| Cathryn Damon | Mary Campbell | Soap | — | ||
| Katherine Helmond | Jessica Tate | — | |||
| Lynn Redgrave | Ann Atkinson | House Calls | — | CBS | |
| 1982 (34th) | |||||
| Carol Kane § | Simka Dahblitz | Taxi | "Simka Returns" | ABC | |
| Swoosie Kurtz | Laurie Morgan | Love, Sidney | — | NBC | |
| Nell Carter | Nellie Harper | Gimme a Break! | — | ||
| Charlotte Rae | Edna Garrett | The Facts of Life | — | ||
| Bonnie Franklin | Ann Romano | One Day at a Time | — | CBS | |
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | — | ||
| 1983 (35th) | |||||
| Shelley Long | Diane Chambers | Cheers | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" | NBC | |
| Mariette Hartley | Jennifer Barnes | Goodnight, Beantown | — | CBS | |
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | — | ||
| Nell Carter | Nellie Harper | Gimme a Break! | — | NBC | |
| Swoosie Kurtz | Laurie Morgan | Love, Sidney | — | ||
| Rita Moreno | Violet Newstead | 9 to 5 | — | ABC | |
| 1984 (36th) | |||||
| Jane Curtin | Allie Lowell | Kate & Allie | — | CBS | |
| Joanna Cassidy | Jo Jo White | Buffalo Bill | — | NBC | |
| Shelley Long | Diane Chambers | Cheers | — | ||
| Susan Saint James | Kate McArdle | Kate & Allie | — | CBS | |
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | — | ||
| 1985 (37th) | |||||
| Jane Curtin | Allie Lowell | Kate & Allie | — | CBS | |
| Shelley Long | Diane Chambers | Cheers | — | NBC | |
| Phylicia Rashad | Clair Huxtable | The Cosby Show | — | ||
| Susan Saint James | Kate McArdle | Kate & Allie | — | CBS | |
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | — | ||
| 1986 (38th) | |||||
| Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | "In a Bed of Rose's" | NBC | |
| Shelley Long | Diane Chambers | Cheers | — | NBC | |
| Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | The Golden Girls | "The Triangle" | ||
| Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux | "The Way We Met" | |||
| Phylicia Rashad | Clair Huxtable | The Cosby Show | "Cliff in Love" | ||
| 1987 (39th) | |||||
| Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux | The Golden Girls | "End of the Curse" | NBC | |
| Blair Brown | Molly Bickford Dodd | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | — | NBC | |
| Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | The Golden Girls | "The Stan Who Came to Dinner" | ||
| Betty White | Rose Nylund | "Isn't It Romantic?" | |||
| Jane Curtin | Allie Lowell | Kate & Allie | — | CBS | |
| 1988 (40th) | |||||
| Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | The Golden Girls | "My Brother, My Father" | NBC | |
| Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | "Backseat Becky, Upfront" | NBC | |
| Blair Brown | Molly Bickford Dodd | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | — | ||
| Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux | The Golden Girls | "Strange Bedfellows" | ||
| Betty White | Rose Nylund | "Bringing Up Baby" | |||
| 1989 (41st) | |||||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | "Respect" | CBS | |
| Blair Brown | Molly Bickford Dodd | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | — | Lifetime | |
| Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux | The Golden Girls | "Yes, We Have No Havanas" | NBC | |
| Betty White | Rose Nylund | "High Anxiety" | |||
| Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | "Love Me Tender" |
1990s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (42nd) | |||||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | "Brown Like Me" | CBS | |
| Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | "The Improbable Dream, Part 1" | NBC | |
| Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | "Rose Fights Back" | ||
| Blair Brown | Molly Bickford Dodd | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | — | Lifetime | |
| Delta Burke | Suzanne Sugarbaker | Designing Women | "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?" | CBS | |
| 1991 (43rd) | |||||
| Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | "The Days of Wine and Neuroses" | NBC | |
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | "On Another Plane" | CBS | |
| Delta Burke | Suzanne Sugarbaker | Designing Women | "The Bachelor Auction" | ||
| Blair Brown | Molly Bickford Dodd | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's a Pregnant Pause" | Lifetime | |
| Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | "Once, in St. Olaf" | NBC | |
| 1992 (44th) | |||||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | "Birth 101" | CBS | |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | "A Bitter Pill to Swallow" | ABC | |
| Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | "An Old Fashioned Wedding" | NBC | |
| Tyne Daly § | Mimsy Borogroves | Wings | "My Brother's Keeper" | ||
| Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | "Dateline: Miami" | ||
| Marion Ross | Sophie Berger | Brooklyn Bridge | "Brave New World" | CBS | |
| 1993 (45th) | |||||
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" | ABC | |
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | "Games Mothers Play" | CBS | |
| Marion Ross | Sophie Berger | Brooklyn Bridge | "Brave New Worlds" | ||
| Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | "One for the Road" | NBC | |
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | "Pilot" | ||
| 1994 (46th) | |||||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | "It's Just Like Riding a Bike" | CBS | |
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | "Cold Feet" | NBC | |
| Annie Potts | Dana Palladino | Love & War | "I've Got a Crush on You" | CBS | |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | "The Driver's Seat" | ABC | |
| Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | "The Colonel" | ||
| 1995 (47th) | |||||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | "Requiem for a Crew Guy" | CBS | |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | "Thanksgiving 1994" | ABC | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | "The Spa" | ||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | "The Ride Home" | NBC | |
| Cybill Shepherd | Cybill Sheridan | Cybill | "Virgin, Mother, Crone" | CBS | |
| 1996 (48th) | |||||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | "The Finale" | NBC | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | "Witness" | ABC | |
| Fran Drescher | Fran Fine | The Nanny | "The Hockey Show" | CBS | |
| Cybill Shepherd | Cybill Sheridan | Cybill | "When You're Hot, You're Hot" | ||
| Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | "The Longest Day" | ABC | |
| 1997 (49th) | |||||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | "The Birth" | NBC | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | "The Puppy Episode" | ABC | |
| Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | "Family Unties" | ||
| Fran Drescher | Fran Fine | The Nanny | "The Facts of Lice" | CBS | |
| Cybill Shepherd | Cybill Sheridan | Cybill | "In Her Dreams" | ||
| 1998 (50th) | |||||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | "Moody Blues" | NBC | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | "Neighbors" | ABC | |
| Jenna Elfman | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | "Haus Arrest" | ||
| Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | "Bright Christmas" | ||
| Kirstie Alley | Veronica Chase | Veronica's Closet | "Pilot" | NBC | |
| Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | "One Hundred Tears Away" | Fox | |
| 1999 (51st) | |||||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | "The Final Frontier" | NBC | |
| Jenna Elfman | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | "Are You Ready for Some Football?" | ABC | |
| Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | "Sideshow" | Fox | |
| Patricia Heaton | Debra Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Be Nice" | CBS | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | "The Drought" | HBO |
2000s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (52nd) | |||||
| Patricia Heaton | Debra Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Bad Moon Rising" | CBS | |
| Jenna Elfman | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | "Lawyers, Beer, and Money" | ABC | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | Lois | Malcolm in the Middle | "Red Dress" | Fox | |
| Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | "Das Boob" | NBC | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | "Ex and the City" | HBO | |
| 2001 (53rd) | |||||
| Patricia Heaton | Debra Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Canister" | CBS | |
| Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | "Falling Up" | Fox | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | Lois | Malcolm in the Middle | "Flashback" | ||
| Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" | NBC | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | HBO | |
| 2002 (54th) | |||||
| Jennifer Aniston | Rachel Green | Friends | "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby" | NBC | |
| Patricia Heaton | Debra Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "A Vote for Debra" | CBS | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | Lois | Malcolm in the Middle | "Poker" | Fox | |
| Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | "Bed, Bath and Beyond" | NBC | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | "The Real Me" | HBO | |
| 2003 (55th) | |||||
| Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | "The Kid Stays Out of the Picture" | NBC | |
| Jennifer Aniston | Rachel Green | Friends | "The One Where Monica Sings" | NBC | |
| Patricia Heaton | Debra Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Baggage" | CBS | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | Lois | Malcolm in the Middle | "Baby" | Fox | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | "Anchors Away" | HBO | |
| 2004 (56th) | |||||
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | "An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)" | HBO | |
| Jennifer Aniston | Rachel Green | Friends | "The One with Rachel's Going Away Party" | NBC | |
| Patricia Heaton | Debra Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Fun with Debra" | CBS | |
| Bonnie Hunt | Bonnie Malloy | Life with Bonnie | "Ironing Out Our Differences" | ABC | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | Lois | Malcolm in the Middle | "Block Party" | Fox | |
| 2005 (57th) | |||||
| Felicity Huffman | Lynette Scavo | Desperate Housewives | "Pilot" | ABC | |
| Marcia Cross | Bree Van de Kamp | Desperate Housewives | "Running to Stand Still" | ABC | |
| Teri Hatcher | Susan Mayer | "Move On" | |||
| Patricia Heaton | Debra Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Finale" | CBS | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | Lois | Malcolm in the Middle | "Lois Battles Jamie" | Fox | |
| 2006 (58th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Christine Campbell | The New Adventures of Old Christine | "Supertramp" | CBS | |
| Stockard Channing | Lydia Barnes | Out of Practice | "And I'll Cry If I Want To" | CBS | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | Lois | Malcolm in the Middle | "Lois Strikes Back" | Fox | |
| Lisa Kudrow | Valerie Cherish | The Comeback | "Valerie Does Another Classic Leno" | HBO | |
| Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | "The Finale" | NBC | |
| 2007 (59th) | |||||
| America Ferrera | Betty Suarez | Ugly Betty | "Pilot" | ABC | |
| Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | "Up All Night" | NBC | |
| Felicity Huffman | Lynette Scavo | Desperate Housewives | "Bang" | ABC | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Christine Campbell | The New Adventures of Old Christine | "Playdate with Destiny" | CBS | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | Nancy Botwin | Weeds | "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood" | Showtime | |
| 2008 (60th) | |||||
| Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | "Sandwich Day" | NBC | |
| Christina Applegate | Samantha Newly | Samantha Who? | "The Restraining Order" | ABC | |
| America Ferrera | Betty Suarez | Ugly Betty | "Odor in the Court" | ||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Christine Campbell | The New Adventures of Old Christine | "One and a Half Men" | CBS | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | Nancy Botwin | Weeds | "Bill Sussman" | Showtime | |
| 2009 (61st) | |||||
| Toni Collette | Tara Gregson | United States of Tara | "Pilot" | Showtime | |
| Christina Applegate | Samantha Newly | Samantha Who? | "The Pill" | ABC | |
| Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | "Reunion" | NBC | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Christine Campbell | The New Adventures of Old Christine | "Everyone Says I Love You Except Richie" | CBS | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | Nancy Botwin | Weeds | "Lady's a Charm" | Showtime | |
| Sarah Silverman | Sarah Silverman | The Sarah Silverman Program | "There's No Place Like Homeless" | Comedy Central |
2010s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (62nd) | |||||
| Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | "Pilot" | Showtime | |
| Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | "Dealbreakers Talk Show#0001" | NBC | |
| Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | "Telethon" | ||
| Toni Collette | Tara Gregson | United States of Tara | "Torando!" | Showtime | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Christine Campbell | The New Adventures of Old Christine | "I Love What You Do for Me" | CBS | |
| Lea Michele | Rachel Berry | Glee | "Sectionals" | Fox | |
| 2011 (63rd) | |||||
| Melissa McCarthy | Molly Flynn | Mike & Molly | "First Date" | CBS | |
| Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | "Rat Falls" | Showtime | |
| Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | "Double-Edged Sword" | NBC | |
| Laura Linney | Cathy Jamison | The Big C | "Pilot" | Showtime | |
| Martha Plimpton | Virginia Chance | Raising Hope | "Say Cheese" | Fox | |
| Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | "Flu Season" | NBC | |
| 2012 (64th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | "Tears" | HBO | |
| Zooey Deschanel | Jessica Day | New Girl | "Bad in Bed" | Fox | |
| Lena Dunham | Hannah Horvath | Girls | "She Did" | HBO | |
| Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | "Disneyland Sucks" | Showtime | |
| Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | "The Tuxedo Begins" | NBC | |
| Melissa McCarthy | Molly Flynn | Mike & Molly | "The Dress" | CBS | |
| Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | "Win, Lose, or Draw" | NBC | |
| 2013 (65th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | "Running" | HBO | |
| Laura Dern | Amy Jellicoe | Enlightened | "All I Ever Wanted" | HBO | |
| Lena Dunham | Hannah Horvath | Girls | "Bad Friend" | ||
| Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | "Luck of the Drawing" | Showtime | |
| Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | "Hogcock!" + "Last Lunch" | NBC | |
| Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | "Emergency Response" + "Leslie and Ben" | ||
| 2014 (66th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | "Crate" | HBO | |
| Lena Dunham | Hannah Horvath | Girls | "Beach House" | HBO | |
| Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | "Super Greens" | Showtime | |
| Melissa McCarthy | Molly Flynn | Mike & Molly | "Mind Over Molly" | CBS | |
| Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | "Recall Vote" | NBC | |
| Taylor Schilling | Piper Chapman | Orange Is the New Black | "The Chickening" | Netflix | |
| 2015 (67th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | "Election Night" | HBO | |
| Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Showtime | |
| Lisa Kudrow | Valerie Cherish | The Comeback | "Valerie Is Taken Seriously" | HBO | |
| Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | "One Last Ride" | NBC | |
| Amy Schumer | Various characters | Inside Amy Schumer | "Cool With It" | Comedy Central | |
| Lily Tomlin | Frankie Bergstein | Grace and Frankie | "The Vows" | Netflix | |
| 2016 (68th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | "Mother" | HBO | |
| Ellie Kemper | Kimmy Schmidt | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!" | Netflix | |
| Laurie Metcalf | Dr. Jenna James | Getting On | "Am I Still Me?" | HBO | |
| Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow Johnson | Black-ish | "Sink or Swim" | ABC | |
| Amy Schumer | Various characters | Inside Amy Schumer | "Welcome to the Gun Show" | Comedy Central | |
| Lily Tomlin | Frankie Bergstein | Grace and Frankie | "The Test" | Netflix | |
| 2017 (69th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | "Groundbreaking" | HBO | |
| Pamela Adlon | Sam Fox | Better Things | "Future Fever" | FX | |
| Allison Janney | Bonnie Plunkett | Mom | "Tush Push and Some Radishes" | CBS | |
| Ellie Kemper | Kimmy Schmidt | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | "Kimmy Goes to College!" | Netflix | |
| Jane Fonda | Grace Hanson | Grace and Frankie | "The Pot" | ||
| Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow Johnson | Black-ish | "Being Bow-racial" | ABC | |
| Lily Tomlin | Frankie Bergstein | Grace and Frankie | "The Burglary" | Netflix | |
| 2018 (70th) | |||||
| Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Thank You and Good Night" | Amazon | |
| Pamela Adlon | Sam Fox | Better Things | "Eulogy" | FX | |
| Allison Janney | Bonnie Plunkett | Mom | "Phone Confetti and a Wee Dingle" | CBS | |
| Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | "Hella Great" | HBO | |
| Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow Johnson | Black-ish | "Elder. Scam." | ABC | |
| Lily Tomlin | Frankie Bergstein | Grace and Frankie | "The Home" | Netflix | |
| 2019 (71st) | |||||
| Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Fleabag | Fleabag | "Episode 1" | Amazon | |
| Christina Applegate | Jen Harding | Dead to Me | "I've Gotta Get Away" | Netflix | |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Midnight at the Concord" | Amazon | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | "Veep" | HBO | |
| Natasha Lyonne | Nadia Vulvokov | Russian Doll | "Nothing in This World Is Easy" | Netflix | |
| Catherine O'Hara | Moira Rose | Schitt's Creek | "The Crowening" | Pop TV |
2020s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submission | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (72nd) | |||||
| Catherine O'Hara | Moira Rose | Schitt's Creek | "The Incident" | Pop TV | |
| Christina Applegate | Jen Harding | Dead to Me | "It's Not You, It's Me" | Netflix | |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..." | Amazon | |
| Linda Cardellini | Judy Hale | Dead to Me | "If Only You Knew" | Netflix | |
| Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | "Lowkey Happy" | HBO | |
| Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow Johnson | Black-ish | "Kid Life Crisis" | ABC | |
| 2021 (73rd) | |||||
| Jean Smart | Deborah Vance | Hacks | "1.69 Million" | HBO Max | |
| Aidy Bryant | Annie Easton | Shrill | "Ranchers" | Hulu | |
| Kaley Cuoco | Cassie Bowden | The Flight Attendant | "In Case of Emergency" | HBO Max | |
| Allison Janney | Bonnie Plunkett | Mom | "My Kinda People and the Big To-Do" | CBS | |
| Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow Johnson | Black-ish | "Babes in Boyland" | ABC | |
| 2022 (74th) | |||||
| Jean Smart | Deborah Vance | Hacks | "The Click" | HBO Max | |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" | Prime Video | |
| Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | "Pilot" | ABC | |
| Kaley Cuoco | Cassie Bowden | The Flight Attendant | "Drowning Women" | HBO Max | |
| Elle Fanning | Catherine the Great | The Great | "Alone at Last" | Hulu | |
| Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | "Reunited, Okay?!" | HBO | |
| 2023 (75th) | |||||
| Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | "Teacher Conference" | ABC | |
| Christina Applegate | Jen Harding | Dead to Me | "We've Reached the End" | Netflix | |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Four Minutes" | Prime Video | |
| Natasha Lyonne | Charlie Cale | Poker Face | "Dead Man's Hand" | Peacock | |
| Jenna Ortega | Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams | Wednesday | "Friend or Woe" | Netflix | |
| 2024 (76th) | |||||
| Jean Smart | Deborah Vance | Hacks | "Yes, And" | Max | |
| Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | "Party" | ABC | |
| Ayo Edebiri | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | "Sundae" | FX | |
| Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | "Ghost Light" | Hulu | |
| Maya Rudolph | Molly Novak | Loot | "Space for Everyone" | Apple TV+ | |
| Kristen Wiig | Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons | Palm Royale | "Maxine Throws a Party" |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (7) | |
| Actress with most nominations | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (12) | |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Jane Kaczmarek (7) | |
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Total awards by network
- CBS – 26
- NBC – 16
- HBO/HBO Max/Max – 9
- ABC – 7
- Showtime – 2
- Amazon – 2
- Pop TV - 1
See also
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Notes
- Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre-specific acting categories
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This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards leading actresses in comedy have competed alone However these comedic performances included actresses from miniseries telefilms and guest performers competing against main cast competitors Such instances are marked below Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film prior to the category s creation Indicates a performance as a guest performer prior to the category s creationPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesThe 2024 recipient Jean SmartAwarded forOutstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesCountryUnited StatesPresented byAcademy of Television Arts amp SciencesFirst award1954Currently held byJean Smart Hacks 2024 Websiteemmys wbr com The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were the first and so far only Emmys where there is no representation from any of the big four broadcast networks Winners and nominations1950s Year Actress Role Program Network Best Female Star of a Regular Series 1954 6th Eve Arden Connie Brooks Our Miss Brooks CBS Lucille Ball Lucy Ricardo I Love Lucy CBS Imogene Coca Various characters Your Show of Shows NBC Dinah Shore Herself The Dinah Shore Show Loretta Young Various characters The Loretta Young Show Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series 1955 7th Loretta Young Various characters The Loretta Young Show NBC Gracie Allen Gracie Allen The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show CBS Eve Arden Connie Brooks Our Miss Brooks Lucille Ball Lucy Ricardo I Love Lucy Ann Sothern Susie McNamara Private Secretary Best Actress Continuing Performance 1956 8th Lucille Ball Lucy Ricardo I Love Lucy CBS Gracie Allen Gracie Allen The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show CBS Eve Arden Connie Brooks Our Miss Brooks Jean Hagen Margaret Williams Make Room for Daddy ABC Ann Sothern Susie McNamara Private Secretary CBS Best Continuing Performance by an Actress 1957 9th Loretta Young Various characters The Loretta Young Show NBC Jan Clayton Ellen Miller Lassie CBS Ida Lupino Various characters Four Star Playhouse Peggy Wood Mama Mama Jane Wyman Various characters Jane Wyman Theatre NBC Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series 1958 10th Jane Wyatt Margaret Anderson Father Knows Best NBC Eve Arden Liza Hammond The Eve Arden Show CBS Spring Byington Lily Ruskin December Bride Jan Clayton Ellen Miller Lassie Ida Lupino Eve Drake Mr Adams and Eve Best Actress in a Leading Role Continuing Character in a Comedy Series 1959 11th Jane Wyatt Margaret Anderson Father Knows Best CBS amp NBC Gracie Allen Gracie Allen The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show CBS Spring Byington Lily Ruskin December Bride Ida Lupino Eve Adams Mr Adams and Eve Donna Reed Donna Stone The Donna Reed Show ABC Ann Sothern Katy O Connor The Ann Sothern Show CBS 1960s Year Actress Role Program Network Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series Lead or Support 1960 12th Jane Wyatt Margaret Anderson Father Knows Best CBS Donna Reed Donna Stone The Donna Reed Show ABC Teresa Wright Margaret Bourke White NBC Sunday Showcase NBC Loretta Young Various characters The Loretta Young Show Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series Lead 1961 13th Barbara Stanwyck Various characters The Barbara Stanwyck Show NBC Donna Reed Donna Stone The Donna Reed Show ABC Loretta Young Various characters The Loretta Young Show NBC Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series Lead 1962 14th Shirley Booth Hazel Burke Hazel NBC Gertrude Berg Sarah Green The Gertrude Berg Show CBS Donna Reed Donna Stone The Donna Reed Show ABC Mary Stuart Joanne Gardner Search for Tomorrow CBS Cara Williams Gladys Porter Pete and Gladys 1963 15th Shirley Booth Hazel Burke Hazel NBC Lucille Ball Lucy Carmichael The Lucy Show CBS Shirl Conway Liz Thorpe The Nurses Mary Tyler Moore Laura Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show Irene Ryan Granny The Beverly Hillbillies 1964 16th Mary Tyler Moore Laura Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Shirley Booth Hazel Burke Hazel NBC Patty Duke Cathy Lane The Patty Duke Show ABC Irene Ryan Granny The Beverly Hillbillies CBS Inger Stevens Katy Holstrum The Farmer s Daughter ABC Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment Actors and Performers 1965 17th Leonard Bernstein Conductor New York Philharmonic Young People s Concerts with Leonard Bernstein CBS Lynn Fontanne Fanny Bowditch Holmes Hallmark Hall of Fame The Magnificent Yankee NBC Alfred Lunt Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Barbra Streisand Herself My Name Is Barbra CBS Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show Julie Andrews Herself The Andy Williams Show November 30 1964 NBC Johnny Carson Host The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Gladys Cooper Margaret St Clair The Rogues Robert Coote Timmy St Clair Richard Crenna James Slattery Slattery s People CBS Julie Harris Florence Nightingale Hallmark Hall of Fame The Holy Terror NBC Bob Hope Himself Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special Dean Jagger Principal Albert Vane Mr Novak Danny Kaye Host The Danny Kaye Show CBS David McCallum Illya Kuryakin The Man from U N C L E NBC Red Skelton Himself The Red Skelton Hour CBS Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series 1966 18th Mary Tyler Moore Laura Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Lucille Ball Lucy Carmichael The Lucy Show CBS Elizabeth Montgomery Samantha Stephens Bewitched ABC 1967 19th Lucille Ball Lucy Carmichael The Lucy Show CBS Elizabeth Montgomery Samantha Stephens Bewitched ABC Agnes Moorehead Endora Marlo Thomas Ann Marie That Girl 1968 20th Lucille Ball Lucy Carmichael The Lucy Show CBS Barbara Feldon Agent 99 Get Smart NBC Elizabeth Montgomery Samantha Stephens Bewitched ABC Paula Prentiss Paula Hollister He amp She CBS Marlo Thomas Ann Marie That Girl ABC 1969 21st Hope Lange Carolyn Muir The Ghost amp Mrs Muir NBC Diahann Carroll Julia Baker Julia NBC Barbara Feldon Agent 99 Get Smart Elizabeth Montgomery Samantha Stephens Bewitched ABC 1970s Year Actress Role Program Network 1970 22nd Hope Lange Carolyn Muir The Ghost amp Mrs Muir ABC Elizabeth Montgomery Samantha Stephens Bewitched ABC Marlo Thomas Ann Marie That Girl 1971 23rd Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family CBS Marlo Thomas Ann Marie That Girl ABC Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS 1972 24th Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family CBS Sandy Duncan Sandy Stockton Funny Face CBS Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1973 25th Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family CBS Bea Arthur Maude Findlay Maude 1974 26th Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Bea Arthur Maude Findlay Maude CBS Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family 1975 27th Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Rhoda CBS Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family CBS Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1976 28th Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Lee Grant Fay Stewart Fay NBC Bea Arthur Maude Findlay Maude CBS Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom Phyllis Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Rhoda 1977 29th Bea Arthur Maude Findlay Maude CBS Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family CBS Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Rhoda Suzanne Pleshette Emily Hartley The Bob Newhart Show Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1978 30th Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family CBS Bea Arthur Maude Findlay Maude CBS Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Rhoda Cathryn Damon Mary Campbell Soap ABC Katherine Helmond Jessica Tate Suzanne Pleshette Emily Hartley The Bob Newhart Show CBS 1979 31st Ruth Gordon Dee Wilcox Taxi ABC Linda Lavin Alice Hyatt Alice CBS Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker All in the Family Katherine Helmond Jessica Tate Soap ABC Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson The Jeffersons CBS 1980s Year Actress Role Program Episode Submissions Network 1980 32nd Cathryn Damon Mary Campbell Soap ABC Polly Holliday Flo Castleberry Flo CBS Sheree North Dotty Wertz Archie Bunker s Place Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson The Jeffersons Katherine Helmond Jessica Tate Soap ABC 1981 33rd Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson The Jeffersons And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds CBS Eileen Brennan Mrs McKenzie Taxi Thy Boss s Wife ABC Cathryn Damon Mary Campbell Soap Katherine Helmond Jessica Tate Lynn Redgrave Ann Atkinson House Calls CBS 1982 34th Carol Kane Simka Dahblitz Taxi Simka Returns ABC Swoosie Kurtz Laurie Morgan Love Sidney NBC Nell Carter Nellie Harper Gimme a Break Charlotte Rae Edna Garrett The Facts of Life Bonnie Franklin Ann Romano One Day at a Time CBS Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson The Jeffersons 1983 35th Shelley Long Diane Chambers Cheers Give Me a Ring Sometime NBC Mariette Hartley Jennifer Barnes Goodnight Beantown CBS Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson The Jeffersons Nell Carter Nellie Harper Gimme a Break NBC Swoosie Kurtz Laurie Morgan Love Sidney Rita Moreno Violet Newstead 9 to 5 ABC 1984 36th Jane Curtin Allie Lowell Kate amp Allie CBS Joanna Cassidy Jo Jo White Buffalo Bill NBC Shelley Long Diane Chambers Cheers Susan Saint James Kate McArdle Kate amp Allie CBS Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson The Jeffersons 1985 37th Jane Curtin Allie Lowell Kate amp Allie CBS Shelley Long Diane Chambers Cheers NBC Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable The Cosby Show Susan Saint James Kate McArdle Kate amp Allie CBS Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson The Jeffersons 1986 38th Betty White Rose Nylund The Golden Girls In a Bed of Rose s NBC Shelley Long Diane Chambers Cheers NBC Bea Arthur Dorothy Zbornak The Golden Girls The Triangle Rue McClanahan Blanche Devereaux The Way We Met Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable The Cosby Show Cliff in Love 1987 39th Rue McClanahan Blanche Devereaux The Golden Girls End of the Curse NBC Blair Brown Molly Bickford Dodd The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd NBC Bea Arthur Dorothy Zbornak The Golden Girls The Stan Who Came to Dinner Betty White Rose Nylund Isn t It Romantic Jane Curtin Allie Lowell Kate amp Allie CBS 1988 40th Bea Arthur Dorothy Zbornak The Golden Girls My Brother My Father NBC Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe Cheers Backseat Becky Upfront NBC Blair Brown Molly Bickford Dodd The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Rue McClanahan Blanche Devereaux The Golden Girls Strange Bedfellows Betty White Rose Nylund Bringing Up Baby 1989 41st Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Respect CBS Blair Brown Molly Bickford Dodd The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Lifetime Rue McClanahan Blanche Devereaux The Golden Girls Yes We Have No Havanas NBC Betty White Rose Nylund High Anxiety Bea Arthur Dorothy Zbornak Love Me Tender 1990s Year Actress Role Program Episode Submissions Network 1990 42nd Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Brown Like Me CBS Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe Cheers The Improbable Dream Part 1 NBC Betty White Rose Nylund The Golden Girls Rose Fights Back Blair Brown Molly Bickford Dodd The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Lifetime Delta Burke Suzanne Sugarbaker Designing Women They Shoot Fat Women Don t They CBS 1991 43rd Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe Cheers The Days of Wine and Neuroses NBC Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown On Another Plane CBS Delta Burke Suzanne Sugarbaker Designing Women The Bachelor Auction Blair Brown Molly Bickford Dodd The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Here s a Pregnant Pause Lifetime Betty White Rose Nylund The Golden Girls Once in St Olaf NBC 1992 44th Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Birth 101 CBS Roseanne Barr Roseanne Conner Roseanne A Bitter Pill to Swallow ABC Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe Cheers An Old Fashioned Wedding NBC Tyne Daly Mimsy Borogroves Wings My Brother s Keeper Betty White Rose Nylund The Golden Girls Dateline Miami Marion Ross Sophie Berger Brooklyn Bridge Brave New World CBS 1993 45th Roseanne Barr Roseanne Conner Roseanne Wait Till Your Father Gets Home ABC Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Games Mothers Play CBS Marion Ross Sophie Berger Brooklyn Bridge Brave New Worlds Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe Cheers One for the Road NBC Helen Hunt Jamie Buchman Mad About You Pilot 1994 46th Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown It s Just Like Riding a Bike CBS Helen Hunt Jamie Buchman Mad About You Cold Feet NBC Annie Potts Dana Palladino Love amp War I ve Got a Crush on You CBS Roseanne Barr Roseanne Conner Roseanne The Driver s Seat ABC Patricia Richardson Jill Taylor Home Improvement The Colonel 1995 47th Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Requiem for a Crew Guy CBS Roseanne Barr Roseanne Conner Roseanne Thanksgiving 1994 ABC Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Morgan Ellen The Spa Helen Hunt Jamie Buchman Mad About You The Ride Home NBC Cybill Shepherd Cybill Sheridan Cybill Virgin Mother Crone CBS 1996 48th Helen Hunt Jamie Buchman Mad About You The Finale NBC Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Morgan Ellen Witness ABC Fran Drescher Fran Fine The Nanny The Hockey Show CBS Cybill Shepherd Cybill Sheridan Cybill When You re Hot You re Hot Patricia Richardson Jill Taylor Home Improvement The Longest Day ABC 1997 49th Helen Hunt Jamie Buchman Mad About You The Birth NBC Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Morgan Ellen The Puppy Episode ABC Patricia Richardson Jill Taylor Home Improvement Family Unties Fran Drescher Fran Fine The Nanny The Facts of Lice CBS Cybill Shepherd Cybill Sheridan Cybill In Her Dreams 1998 50th Helen Hunt Jamie Buchman Mad About You Moody Blues NBC Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Morgan Ellen Neighbors ABC Jenna Elfman Dharma Montgomery Dharma amp Greg Haus Arrest Patricia Richardson Jill Taylor Home Improvement Bright Christmas Kirstie Alley Veronica Chase Veronica s Closet Pilot NBC Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal One Hundred Tears Away Fox 1999 51st Helen Hunt Jamie Buchman Mad About You The Final Frontier NBC Jenna Elfman Dharma Montgomery Dharma amp Greg Are You Ready for Some Football ABC Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Sideshow Fox Patricia Heaton Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond Be Nice CBS Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City The Drought HBO 2000s Year Actress Role Program Episode Submissions Network 2000 52nd Patricia Heaton Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond Bad Moon Rising CBS Jenna Elfman Dharma Montgomery Dharma amp Greg Lawyers Beer and Money ABC Jane Kaczmarek Lois Malcolm in the Middle Red Dress Fox Debra Messing Grace Adler Will amp Grace Das Boob NBC Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City Ex and the City HBO 2001 53rd Patricia Heaton Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond The Canister CBS Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Falling Up Fox Jane Kaczmarek Lois Malcolm in the Middle Flashback Debra Messing Grace Adler Will amp Grace Lows in the Mid Eighties NBC Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City Don t Ask Don t Tell HBO 2002 54th Jennifer Aniston Rachel Green Friends The One Where Rachel Has a Baby NBC Patricia Heaton Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond A Vote for Debra CBS Jane Kaczmarek Lois Malcolm in the Middle Poker Fox Debra Messing Grace Adler Will amp Grace Bed Bath and Beyond NBC Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City The Real Me HBO 2003 55th Debra Messing Grace Adler Will amp Grace The Kid Stays Out of the Picture NBC Jennifer Aniston Rachel Green Friends The One Where Monica Sings NBC Patricia Heaton Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond Baggage CBS Jane Kaczmarek Lois Malcolm in the Middle Baby Fox Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City Anchors Away HBO 2004 56th Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City An American Girl in Paris Part Deux HBO Jennifer Aniston Rachel Green Friends The One with Rachel s Going Away Party NBC Patricia Heaton Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond Fun with Debra CBS Bonnie Hunt Bonnie Malloy Life with Bonnie Ironing Out Our Differences ABC Jane Kaczmarek Lois Malcolm in the Middle Block Party Fox 2005 57th Felicity Huffman Lynette Scavo Desperate Housewives Pilot ABC Marcia Cross Bree Van de Kamp Desperate Housewives Running to Stand Still ABC Teri Hatcher Susan Mayer Move On Patricia Heaton Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond The Finale CBS Jane Kaczmarek Lois Malcolm in the Middle Lois Battles Jamie Fox 2006 58th Julia Louis Dreyfus Christine Campbell The New Adventures of Old Christine Supertramp CBS Stockard Channing Lydia Barnes Out of Practice And I ll Cry If I Want To CBS Jane Kaczmarek Lois Malcolm in the Middle Lois Strikes Back Fox Lisa Kudrow Valerie Cherish The Comeback Valerie Does Another Classic Leno HBO Debra Messing Grace Adler Will amp Grace The Finale NBC 2007 59th America Ferrera Betty Suarez Ugly Betty Pilot ABC Tina Fey Liz Lemon 30 Rock Up All Night NBC Felicity Huffman Lynette Scavo Desperate Housewives Bang ABC Julia Louis Dreyfus Christine Campbell The New Adventures of Old Christine Playdate with Destiny CBS Mary Louise Parker Nancy Botwin Weeds Mrs Botwin s Neighborhood Showtime 2008 60th Tina Fey Liz Lemon 30 Rock Sandwich Day NBC Christina Applegate Samantha Newly Samantha Who The Restraining Order ABC America Ferrera Betty Suarez Ugly Betty Odor in the Court Julia Louis Dreyfus Christine Campbell The New Adventures of Old Christine One and a Half Men CBS Mary Louise Parker Nancy Botwin Weeds Bill Sussman Showtime 2009 61st Toni Collette Tara Gregson United States of Tara Pilot Showtime Christina Applegate Samantha Newly Samantha Who The Pill ABC Tina Fey Liz Lemon 30 Rock Reunion NBC Julia Louis Dreyfus Christine Campbell The New Adventures of Old Christine Everyone Says I Love You Except Richie CBS Mary Louise Parker Nancy Botwin Weeds Lady s a Charm Showtime Sarah Silverman Sarah Silverman The Sarah Silverman Program There s No Place Like Homeless Comedy Central 2010s Year Actress Role Program Episode Submissions Network 2010 62nd Edie Falco Jackie Peyton Nurse Jackie Pilot Showtime Tina Fey Liz Lemon 30 Rock Dealbreakers Talk Show 0001 NBC Amy Poehler Leslie Knope Parks and Recreation Telethon Toni Collette Tara Gregson United States of Tara Torando Showtime Julia Louis Dreyfus Christine Campbell The New Adventures of Old Christine I Love What You Do for Me CBS Lea Michele Rachel Berry Glee Sectionals Fox 2011 63rd Melissa McCarthy Molly Flynn Mike amp Molly First Date CBS Edie Falco Jackie Peyton Nurse Jackie Rat Falls Showtime Tina Fey Liz Lemon 30 Rock Double Edged Sword NBC Laura Linney Cathy Jamison The Big C Pilot Showtime Martha Plimpton Virginia Chance Raising Hope Say Cheese Fox Amy Poehler Leslie Knope Parks and Recreation Flu Season NBC 2012 64th Julia Louis Dreyfus Selina Meyer Veep Tears HBO Zooey Deschanel Jessica Day New Girl Bad in Bed Fox Lena Dunham Hannah Horvath Girls She Did HBO Edie Falco Jackie Peyton Nurse Jackie Disneyland Sucks Showtime Tina Fey Liz Lemon 30 Rock The Tuxedo Begins NBC Melissa McCarthy Molly Flynn Mike amp Molly The Dress CBS Amy Poehler Leslie Knope Parks and Recreation Win Lose or Draw NBC 2013 65th Julia Louis Dreyfus Selina Meyer Veep Running HBO Laura Dern Amy Jellicoe Enlightened All I Ever Wanted HBO Lena Dunham Hannah Horvath Girls Bad Friend Edie Falco Jackie Peyton Nurse Jackie Luck of the Drawing Showtime Tina Fey Liz Lemon 30 Rock Hogcock Last Lunch NBC Amy Poehler Leslie Knope Parks and Recreation Emergency Response Leslie and Ben 2014 66th Julia Louis Dreyfus Selina Meyer Veep Crate HBO Lena Dunham Hannah Horvath Girls Beach House HBO Edie Falco Jackie Peyton Nurse Jackie Super Greens Showtime Melissa McCarthy Molly Flynn Mike amp Molly Mind Over Molly CBS Amy Poehler Leslie Knope Parks and Recreation Recall Vote NBC Taylor Schilling Piper Chapman Orange Is the New Black The Chickening Netflix 2015 67th Julia Louis Dreyfus Selina Meyer Veep Election Night HBO Edie Falco Jackie Peyton Nurse Jackie I Say a Little Prayer Showtime Lisa Kudrow Valerie Cherish The Comeback Valerie Is Taken Seriously HBO Amy Poehler Leslie Knope Parks and Recreation One Last Ride NBC Amy Schumer Various characters Inside Amy Schumer Cool With It Comedy Central Lily Tomlin Frankie Bergstein Grace and Frankie The Vows Netflix 2016 68th Julia Louis Dreyfus Selina Meyer Veep Mother HBO Ellie Kemper Kimmy Schmidt Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Goes to a Hotel Netflix Laurie Metcalf Dr Jenna James Getting On Am I Still Me HBO Tracee Ellis Ross Dr Rainbow Johnson Black ish Sink or Swim ABC Amy Schumer Various characters Inside Amy Schumer Welcome to the Gun Show Comedy Central Lily Tomlin Frankie Bergstein Grace and Frankie The Test Netflix 2017 69th Julia Louis Dreyfus Selina Meyer Veep Groundbreaking HBO Pamela Adlon Sam Fox Better Things Future Fever FX Allison Janney Bonnie Plunkett Mom Tush Push and Some Radishes CBS Ellie Kemper Kimmy Schmidt Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Goes to College Netflix Jane Fonda Grace Hanson Grace and Frankie The Pot Tracee Ellis Ross Dr Rainbow Johnson Black ish Being Bow racial ABC Lily Tomlin Frankie Bergstein Grace 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Last Hulu Issa Rae Issa Dee Insecure Reunited Okay HBO 2023 75th Quinta Brunson Janine Teagues Abbott Elementary Teacher Conference ABC Christina Applegate Jen Harding Dead to Me We ve Reached the End Netflix Rachel Brosnahan Miriam Midge Maisel The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Four Minutes Prime Video Natasha Lyonne Charlie Cale Poker Face Dead Man s Hand Peacock Jenna Ortega Wednesday Addams Goody Addams Wednesday Friend or Woe Netflix 2024 76th Jean Smart Deborah Vance Hacks Yes And Max Quinta Brunson Janine Teagues Abbott Elementary Party ABC Ayo Edebiri Sydney Adamu The Bear Sundae FX Selena Gomez Mabel Mora Only Murders in the Building Ghost Light Hulu Maya Rudolph Molly Novak Loot Space for Everyone Apple TV Kristen Wiig Maxine Dellacorte Simmons Palm Royale Maxine Throws a Party SuperlativesSuperlative Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Actress with most awards Julia Louis Dreyfus 7 Actress with most nominations Julia Louis Dreyfus 12 Actress with most nominations without ever winning Jane Kaczmarek 7 Programs with multiple wins6 wins Veep 5 wins Murphy Brown 4 wins Mad About You 3 wins All in the Family Father Knows Best The Golden Girls Hacks The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2 wins Cheers The Dick Van Dyke Show Everybody Loves Raymond The Ghost amp Mrs Muir Hazel Kate amp Allie The Lucy Show TaxiPerformers with multiple wins7 wins Julia Louis Dreyfus 6 consecutive 5 wins Candice Bergen 2 consecutive twice Mary Tyler Moore 2 consecutive twice 4 wins Helen Hunt consecutive 3 wins Lucille Ball 2 consecutive Jean Smart 2 consecutive Jean Stapleton 2 consecutive Jane Wyatt consecutive 2 wins Bea Arthur Shirley Booth consecutive Jane Curtin consecutive Patricia Heaton consecutive Hope Lange consecutive Programs with multiple nominations15 nominations The Golden Girls 9 nominations Cheers 8 nominations All in the Family 7 nominations 30 Rock Everybody Loves Raymond The Jeffersons Mad About You Malcolm in the Middle The Mary Tyler Moore Show Murphy Brown Soap Veep 6 nominations Bewitched Nurse Jackie Parks and Recreation Sex and the City 5 nominations Black ish The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Grace and Frankie Kate amp Allie The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Maude The New Adventures of Old Christine Will amp Grace 4 nominations Dead to Me Desperate Housewives The Donna Reed Show Ellen The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Home Improvement I Love Lucy The Loretta Young Show The Lucy Show Rhoda Roseanne That Girl 3 nominations Abbott Elementary Ally McBeal Cybill Dharma amp Greg The Dick Van Dyke Show Father Knows Best Friends Girls Hacks Hazel Insecure Mike amp Molly Mom Our Miss Brooks Private Secretary Taxi Weeds 2 nominations Better Things The Beverly Hillbillies The Bob Newhart Show Brooklyn Bridge The Comeback The Cosby Show December Bride Designing Women The Flight Attendant Get Smart The Ghost amp Mrs Muir Gimme a Break Inside Amy Schumer Love Sidney Mr Adams and Eve The Nanny Samantha Who Schitt s Creek Ugly Betty Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt United States of TaraPerformers with multiple nominations12 nominations Julia Louis Dreyfus 10 nominations Mary Tyler Moore 9 nominations Bea Arthur 8 nominations Lucille Ball Jean Stapleton 7 nominations Candice Bergen Tina Fey Patricia Heaton Helen Hunt Jane Kaczmarek Isabel Sanford Betty White 6 nominations Kirstie Alley Edie Falco Sarah Jessica Parker Amy Poehler 5 nominations Christina Applegate Rachel Brosnahan Blair Brown Debra Messing Elizabeth Montgomery Tracee Ellis Ross 4 nominations Gracie Allen Eve Arden Roseanne Barr Ellen DeGeneres Valerie Harper Katherine Helmond Shelley Long Rue McClanahan Donna Reed Patricia Richardson Ann Sothern Marlo Thomas Lily Tomlin Loretta Young 3 nominations Jennifer Aniston Shirley Booth Quinta Brunson Jane Curtin Cathryn Damon Lena Dunham Jenna Elfman Calista Flockhart Allison Janney Melissa McCarthy Mary Louise Parker Issa Rae Cybill Shepherd Jean Smart Jane Wyatt 2 nominations Pamela Adlon Delta Burke Spring Byington Nell Carter Toni Collette Kaley Cuoco Fran Drescher Barbara Feldon America Ferrera Felicity Huffman Ellie Kemper Lisa Kudrow Swoosie Kurtz Hope Lange Ida Lupino Natasha Lyonne Catherine O Hara Suzanne Pleshette Phylicia Rashad Marion Ross Irene Ryan Susan Saint James Amy SchumerTotal awards by networkCBS 26 NBC 16 HBO HBO Max Max 9 ABC 7 Showtime 2 Amazon 2 Pop TV 1See alsoPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Television Series Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy SeriesNotesEarly Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categoriesReferences 6th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners Best Female Star of Regular Series Emmys com Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences ATAS Retrieved 8 July 2017 7th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series Emmys com Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences ATAS Retrieved 8 July 2017 8th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners Best Actress Continuing Performance Emmys com Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences ATAS Retrieved 8 July 2017 9th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners Best Continuing Performance 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