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