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Primetime Emmy Awards
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2025
Quinta Brunson
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Abbott Elementary
Uzo Aduba
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The Residence
Jean Smart
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Hacks (2021)
Kristen Bell
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Nobody Wants This
Jean Smart
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Hacks (2021)
2024
Maya Rudolph
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Loot
Quinta Brunson
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Abbott Elementary
Kristen Wiig
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Palm Royale
Jean Smart
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Hacks (2021)
2023
Jenna Ortega
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Wednesday
Quinta Brunson
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Abbott Elementary
Natasha Lyonne
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Poker Face (2023)
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2022
Jean Smart
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Hacks (2021)
Quinta Brunson
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Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco
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The Flight Attendant
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2021
Kaley Cuoco
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The Flight Attendant
Aidy Bryant
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Shrill
Jean Smart
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Hacks (2021)
2020
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Catherine O'Hara
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Schitt's Creek
2019
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
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2018
Rachel Brosnahan
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Lily Tomlin
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Grace and Frankie
Pamela Adlon
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Better Things
2017
Jane Fonda
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Grace and Frankie
Lily Tomlin
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Grace and Frankie
Pamela Adlon
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Better Things
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
2016
Laurie Metcalf
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Getting On (US)
Lily Tomlin
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Grace and Frankie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Amy Schumer
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Inside Amy Schumer
2015
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
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
Lisa Kudrow
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The Comeback
2014
Melissa McCarthy
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Mike & Molly
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Lena Dunham
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Girls
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
2013
Laura Dern
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Enlightened
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Lena Dunham
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Girls
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
2012
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
Melissa McCarthy
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Mike & Molly
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Veep
Lena Dunham
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Girls
2011
Laura Linney
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The Big C
Edie Falco
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Nurse Jackie
Melissa McCarthy
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Mike & Molly
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Martha Plimpton
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Raising Hope
2010
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
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
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
2009
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Toni Collette
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United States of Tara
Sarah Silverman
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The Sarah Silverman Program
Christina Applegate
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Samantha Who?
Mary-Louise Parker
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Weeds
2008
America Ferrera
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Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker
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Weeds
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
Christina Applegate
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Samantha Who?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
2007
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tina Fey
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30 Rock
America Ferrera
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Ugly Betty
Felicity Huffman
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Desperate Housewives
Mary-Louise Parker
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Weeds
2006
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
Stockard Channing
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Out of Practice
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Lisa Kudrow
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The Comeback
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
2005
Felicity Huffman
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Desperate Housewives
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Teri Hatcher
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Desperate Housewives
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Marcia Cross
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Desperate Housewives
2004
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Bonnie Hunt
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Life with Bonnie
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
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
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Calista Flockhart
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Ally McBeal
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
2000
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Debra Messing
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Will & Grace
Jane Kaczmarek
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Malcolm in the Middle
Jenna Elfman
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Dharma & Greg
1999
Calista Flockhart
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Ally McBeal
Patricia Heaton
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Jenna Elfman
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Dharma & Greg
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
1998
Jenna Elfman
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Dharma & Greg
Calista Flockhart
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Ally McBeal
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen
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
Patricia Richardson
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Home Improvement
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
Cybill Shepherd
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Cybill
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen
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
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
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
Patricia Richardson
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Home Improvement
Roseanne Barr
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Roseanne
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You
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
Roseanne Barr
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Roseanne
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Tyne Daly
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Wings
1991
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Delta Burke
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Designing Women
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
1990
Delta Burke
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Designing Women
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1989
Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
Blair Brown
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
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
Susan Saint James
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Kate & Allie
Jane Curtin
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Kate & Allie
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
1984
Jane Curtin
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Kate & Allie
Susan Saint James
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Kate & Allie
Joanna Cassidy
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Buffalo Bill
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
1983
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Nell Carter
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Gimme a Break!
Mariette Hartley
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Goodnight, Beantown
Swoosie Kurtz
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Love, Sidney
Rita Moreno
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9 to 5
1982
Nell Carter
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Gimme a Break!
Charlotte Rae
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The Facts of Life
Swoosie Kurtz
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Love, Sidney
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Bonnie Franklin
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One Day at a Time
1981
Lynn Redgrave
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House Calls
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Cathryn Damon
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Soap
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
1980
Sheree North
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Archie Bunker's Place
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Polly Holliday
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Flo
Cathryn Damon
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Soap
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
1979
Isabel Sanford
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The Jeffersons
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Linda Lavin
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Alice
1978
Katherine Helmond
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Soap
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Cathryn Damon
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Soap
Bea Arthur
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Maude
Suzanne Pleshette
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The Bob Newhart Show
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
1977
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
Bea Arthur
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Maude
Suzanne Pleshette
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The Bob Newhart Show
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1976
Cloris Leachman
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Phyllis
Bea Arthur
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Maude
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Lee Grant
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Fay
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
1975
Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Bea Arthur
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Maude
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
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
Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Jean Stapleton
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All in the Family
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
1970
Hope Lange
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
1969
Hope Lange
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
Barbara Feldon
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Get Smart
Diahann Carroll
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Julia
1968
Lucille Ball
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The Lucy Show
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Bewitched
Paula Prentiss
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He & She
Barbara Feldon
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Get Smart
1967
Agnes Moorehead
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Bewitched
Marlo Thomas
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That Girl
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
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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