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