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Primetime Emmy Awards
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2024
Quinta Brunson
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Abbott Elementary
Jean Smart
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Hacks
Kristen Wiig
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Palm Royale
Maya Rudolph
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Loot
2023
Natasha Lyonne
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Poker Face (2023)
Quinta Brunson
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Abbott Elementary
Jenna Ortega
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Wednesday
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2022
Jean Smart
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Hacks
Kaley Cuoco
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The Flight Attendant
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson
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Abbott Elementary
2021
Kaley Cuoco
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The Flight Attendant
Aidy Bryant
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Shrill
Jean Smart
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Hacks
2020
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Catherine O'Hara
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Schitt's Creek
2019
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Catherine O'Hara
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Schitt's Creek
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Natasha Lyonne
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Russian Doll
2018
Lily Tomlin
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Grace and Frankie
Pamela Adlon
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Better Things
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
Lily Tomlin
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Grace and Frankie
Jane Fonda
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Grace and Frankie
Pamela Adlon
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Better Things
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
2016
Lily Tomlin
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Grace and Frankie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Laurie Metcalf
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Getting On (US)
Amy Schumer
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Inside Amy Schumer
2015
Amy Schumer
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Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin
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Grace and Frankie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Lisa Kudrow
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The Comeback
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
2014
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Melissa McCarthy
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Mike & Molly
Lena Dunham
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Girls
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
2013
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Lena Dunham
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Girls
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
Laura Dern
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Enlightened
2012
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
Lena Dunham
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Girls
Melissa McCarthy
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Mike & Molly
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
2011
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Laura Linney
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The Big C
Melissa McCarthy
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Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton
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Raising Hope
2010
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
Toni Collette
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United States of Tara
Lea Michele
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Glee
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
2009
Christina Applegate
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Samantha Who?
Toni Collette
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United States of Tara
Mary-Louise Parker
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Weeds
Sarah Silverman
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The Sarah Silverman Program
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
2008
Christina Applegate
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Samantha Who?
America Ferrera
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Ugly Betty
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker
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Weeds
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
2007
Mary-Louise Parker
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Weeds
America Ferrera
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Ugly Betty
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
Felicity Huffman
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Desperate Housewives
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
2006
Stockard Channing
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Out of Practice
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Lisa Kudrow
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The Comeback
2005
Felicity Huffman
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Desperate Housewives
Marcia Cross
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Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher
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Desperate Housewives
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
2004
Bonnie Hunt
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Life with Bonnie
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
2003
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
2002
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
2001
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Calista Flockhart
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Ally McBeal
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
2000
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Jenna Elfman
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Dharma & Greg
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
1999
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
Calista Flockhart
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Ally McBeal
Jenna Elfman
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Dharma & Greg
1998
Patricia Richardson
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Home Improvement
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
Kirstie Alley
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Veronica's Closet
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen
Jenna Elfman
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Dharma & Greg
Calista Flockhart
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Ally McBeal
1997
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
Patricia Richardson
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Home Improvement
Cybill Shepherd
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Cybill
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen
1996
Patricia Richardson
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Home Improvement
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen
Cybill Shepherd
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Cybill
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
1995
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
Roseanne Barr
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Roseanne
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen
Cybill Shepherd
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Cybill
1994
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Annie Potts
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Love & War
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
Roseanne Barr
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Roseanne
Patricia Richardson
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Home Improvement
1993
Marion Ross
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Brooklyn Bridge
Roseanne Barr
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Roseanne
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
1992
Marion Ross
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Brooklyn Bridge
Tyne Daly
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Wings
Roseanne Barr
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Roseanne
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
1991
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Delta Burke
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Designing Women
1990
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Delta Burke
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Designing Women
1989
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
1988
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Jane Curtin
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Kate & Allie
1986
Phylicia Rashad
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The Cosby Show
1985
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Phylicia Rashad
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The Cosby Show
Susan Saint James
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Kate & Allie
Jane Curtin
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Kate & Allie
1984
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Jane Curtin
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Kate & Allie
Joanna Cassidy
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Buffalo Bill
Susan Saint James
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Kate & Allie
1983
Mariette Hartley
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Goodnight, Beantown
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Rita Moreno
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9 to 5
Nell Carter
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Gimme a Break!
Swoosie Kurtz
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Love, Sidney
1982
Charlotte Rae
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The Facts of Life
Swoosie Kurtz
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Love, Sidney
Nell Carter
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Gimme a Break!
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Bonnie Franklin
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One Day at a Time
1981
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
Lynn Redgrave
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House Calls
Cathryn Damon
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Soap
1980
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
Sheree North
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Archie Bunker's Place
Polly Holliday
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Flo
Cathryn Damon
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Soap
1979
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Linda Lavin
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Alice
1978
Cathryn Damon
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Soap
Suzanne Pleshette
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The Bob Newhart Show
Bea Arthur
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Maude
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
1977
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
Suzanne Pleshette
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The Bob Newhart Show
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Bea Arthur
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Maude
1976
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
Cloris Leachman
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Phyllis
Lee Grant
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Fay
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Bea Arthur
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Maude
1975
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
1974
Bea Arthur
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Maude
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
1973
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Bea Arthur
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Maude
1972
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Sandy Duncan
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Funny Face
1971
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
1970
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
Hope Lange
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
1969
Diahann Carroll
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Julia
Barbara Feldon
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Get Smart
Hope Lange
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
1968
Lucille Ball
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The Lucy Show
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
Paula Prentiss
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He & She
Barbara Feldon
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Get Smart
1967
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
Lucille Ball
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The Lucy Show
Agnes Moorehead
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Bewitched
1966
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
Lucille Ball
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The Lucy Show
1964
Irene Ryan
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The Beverly Hillbillies
1963
Lucille Ball
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The Lucy Show
Irene Ryan
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The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Donna Reed
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The Donna Reed Show
1961
Donna Reed
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The Donna Reed Show
1960
Jane Wyatt
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Father Knows Best
Donna Reed
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The Donna Reed Show
Ingrid Bergman
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Ford Startime
1959
Jane Wyatt
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Father Knows Best
Donna Reed
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The Donna Reed Show
1958
Jane Wyatt
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Father Knows Best
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