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Primetime Emmy Awards
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2025
Sharon Horgan
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Bad Sisters
Kathy Bates
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Matlock (2024)
Keri Russell
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The Diplomat
2024
Carrie Coon
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The Gilded Age
Anna Sawai
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ShÅgun
2023
Sharon Horgan
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Bad Sisters
Keri Russell
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The Diplomat
Melanie Lynskey
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Yellowjackets
Sarah Snook
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Succession
2022
Jodie Comer
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Killing Eve
Sandra Oh
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Killing Eve
Melanie Lynskey
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Yellowjackets
2021
Jurnee Smollett
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Lovecraft Country
MJ Rodriguez
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Pose
2020
Jodie Comer
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Killing Eve
Sandra Oh
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Killing Eve
Zendaya
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Euphoria (US)
Jennifer Aniston
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The Morning Show
2019
Sandra Oh
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Killing Eve
Jodie Comer
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Killing Eve
Viola Davis
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How to Get Away with Murder
2018
Sandra Oh
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Killing Eve
Keri Russell
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The Americans (2013)
2017
Keri Russell
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The Americans (2013)
Viola Davis
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How to Get Away with Murder
House of Cards (US)
2016
Viola Davis
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How to Get Away with Murder
Keri Russell
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The Americans (2013)
Claire Danes
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Homeland
Taraji P. Henson
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Empire (2015)
House of Cards (US)
2015
Claire Danes
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Homeland
Taraji P. Henson
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Empire (2015)
House of Cards (US)
Viola Davis
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How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Lizzy Caplan
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Masters of Sex
House of Cards (US)
Kerry Washington
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Scandal (2012)
Claire Danes
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Homeland
Julianna Margulies
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The Good Wife
2013
Connie Britton
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Nashville (2012)
Kerry Washington
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Scandal (2012)
House of Cards (US)
Claire Danes
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Homeland
2012
Kathy Bates
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Harry's Law
Claire Danes
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Homeland
Glenn Close
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Damages
2011
Kathy Bates
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Harry's Law
Julianna Margulies
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The Good Wife
Connie Britton
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Friday Night Lights
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mireille Enos
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The Killing (US)
2010
Glenn Close
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Damages
Connie Britton
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Friday Night Lights
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Julianna Margulies
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The Good Wife
2009
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter
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Saving Grace (2007)
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Sally Field
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Brothers & Sisters
Glenn Close
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Damages
2008
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Holly Hunter
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Saving Grace (2007)
Glenn Close
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Damages
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sally Field
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Brothers & Sisters
2007
Minnie Driver
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The Riches
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Patricia Arquette
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Medium
Sally Field
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Brothers & Sisters
2006
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Frances Conroy
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Six Feet Under
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Geena Davis
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Commander In Chief
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
2005
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Frances Conroy
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Six Feet Under
Glenn Close
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The Shield
Patricia Arquette
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Medium
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
2004
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
Amber Tamblyn
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Joan of Arcadia
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
2003
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
Frances Conroy
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Six Feet Under
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
2002
Rachel Griffiths
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Six Feet Under
Amy Brenneman
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Judging Amy
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
Frances Conroy
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Six Feet Under
2001
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco
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The Sopranos
Sela Ward
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Once And Again
Amy Brenneman
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Judging Amy
2000
Sela Ward
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Once And Again
Lorraine Bracco
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The Sopranos
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Amy Brenneman
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Judging Amy
Julianna Margulies
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ER
1999
Christine Lahti
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Chicago Hope
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco
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The Sopranos
Julianna Margulies
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ER
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
1998
Julianna Margulies
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ER
Roma Downey
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Touched by an Angel
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
Christine Lahti
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Chicago Hope
Jane Seymour
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1997
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
Christine Lahti
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Chicago Hope
Sherry Stringfield
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ER
Julianna Margulies
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ER
Roma Downey
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Touched by an Angel
1996
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
Sherry Stringfield
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ER
Christine Lahti
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Chicago Hope
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
1995
Sherry Stringfield
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ER
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
Cicely Tyson
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Sweet Justice
1994
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
Swoosie Kurtz
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Sisters
Sela Ward
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Sisters
Jane Seymour
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
Janine Turner
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Northern Exposure
Swoosie Kurtz
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Sisters
Regina Taylor
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I'll Fly Away
1992
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Sharon Gless
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Kate Nelligan
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Road to Avonlea
Dana Delany
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China Beach
Regina Taylor
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I'll Fly Away
1991
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Sharon Gless
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Dana Delany
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China Beach
Patricia Wettig
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Thirtysomething
1990
Patricia Wettig
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Thirtysomething
Dana Delany
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China Beach
Jill Eikenberry
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L.A. Law
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Piper Laurie
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Twin Peaks
1989
Jill Eikenberry
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L.A. Law
Dana Delany
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China Beach
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Susan Dey
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L.A. Law
1988
Susan Dey
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L.A. Law
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Tyne Daly
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Cagney & Lacey
Sharon Gless
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Cagney & Lacey
Jill Eikenberry
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L.A. Law
1987
Jill Eikenberry
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L.A. Law
Sharon Gless
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Cagney & Lacey
Tyne Daly
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Cagney & Lacey
Susan Dey
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L.A. Law
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
1986
Tyne Daly
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Cagney & Lacey
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Sharon Gless
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Cagney & Lacey
1985
Debbie Allen
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Fame
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Sharon Gless
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Cagney & Lacey
Tyne Daly
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Cagney & Lacey
1984
Tyne Daly
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Cagney & Lacey
Sharon Gless
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Cagney & Lacey
Debbie Allen
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Fame
Joan Collins
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Dynasty
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
1983
Debbie Allen
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Fame
Tyne Daly
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Cagney & Lacey
Linda Evans
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Dynasty
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
Sharon Gless
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Cagney & Lacey
1982
Debbie Allen
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Fame
Michael Learned
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Nurse
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
Michele Lee
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Knots Landing
1981
Linda Gray
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Dallas
Michael Learned
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Nurse
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
Barbara Babcock
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Hill Street Blues
Barbara Bel Geddes
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Dallas
1980
Barbara Bel Geddes
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Dallas
Kristy McNichol
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Family
Sada Thompson
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Family
1979
Sada Thompson
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Family
Barbara Bel Geddes
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Dallas
1978
Kate Jackson
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Charlie's Angels
Fionnula Flanagan
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How the West Was Won
Sada Thompson
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Family
1977
Kate Jackson
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Charlie's Angels
Sada Thompson
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Family
Angie Dickinson
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Police Woman
Lindsay Wagner
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The Bionic Woman
Eva Marie Saint
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How the West Was Won
1976
Brenda Vaccaro
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Sara (1976)
Angie Dickinson
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Police Woman
Anne Meara
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Kate McShane
1975
Angie Dickinson
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Police Woman
Jean Marsh
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Upstairs, Downstairs
1974
Jeanette Nolan
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Dirty Sally
Jean Marsh
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Upstairs, Downstairs
1973
Susan St. James
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McMillan and Wife
Lynda Day George
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Mission: Impossible
1972
Susan St. James
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McMillan and Wife
Peggy Lipton
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The Mod Squad
Glenda Jackson
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Elizabeth R
1971
Susan Hampshire
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The First Churchills
Peggy Lipton
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The Mod Squad
Linda Cristal
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The High Chaparral
1970
Peggy Lipton
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The Mod Squad
Susan Hampshire
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The Forsyte Saga
Joan Blondell
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Here Come the Brides
1969
Joan Blondell
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Here Come the Brides
Barbara Bain
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Mission: Impossible
Peggy Lipton
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The Mod Squad
1968
Barbara Bain
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Mission: Impossible
Barbara Stanwyck
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The Big Valley
Diana Rigg
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The Avengers
1967
Barbara Bain
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Mission: Impossible
Barbara Stanwyck
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The Big Valley
Diana Rigg
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The Avengers
1966
Anne Francis
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Honey West
Barbara Stanwyck
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The Big Valley
Barbara Parkins
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Peyton Place
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