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