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