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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
Keri Russell
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The Diplomat
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
Sharon Horgan
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Bad Sisters
Keri Russell
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The Diplomat
Melanie Lynskey
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Yellowjackets
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
Jurnee Smollett
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Lovecraft Country
MJ Rodriguez
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Pose
2020
Zendaya
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Euphoria (US)
Jennifer Aniston
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The Morning Show
Sandra Oh
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Killing Eve
Jodie Comer
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Killing Eve
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
Keri Russell
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The Americans (2013)
Sandra Oh
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Killing Eve
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
Claire Danes
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Homeland
House of Cards (US)
Keri Russell
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The Americans (2013)
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)
Taraji P. Henson
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Empire (2015)
Claire Danes
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Homeland
Viola Davis
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How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Julianna Margulies
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The Good Wife
Claire Danes
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Homeland
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
Glenn Close
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Damages
Kathy Bates
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Harry's Law
Claire Danes
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Homeland
2011
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Connie Britton
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Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos
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The Killing (US)
Kathy Bates
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Harry's Law
Julianna Margulies
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The Good Wife
2010
Connie Britton
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Friday Night Lights
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Glenn Close
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Damages
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
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Holly Hunter
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Saving Grace (2007)
Sally Field
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Brothers & Sisters
Glenn Close
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Damages
2008
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sally Field
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Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Glenn Close
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Damages
Holly Hunter
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Saving Grace (2007)
2007
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer
Minnie Driver
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The Riches
Patricia Arquette
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Medium
Sally Field
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Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2006
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
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2005
Glenn Close
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The Shield
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
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
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Amber Tamblyn
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Joan of Arcadia
Mariska Hargitay
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2003
Frances Conroy
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Six Feet Under
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
2002
Amy Brenneman
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Judging Amy
Jennifer Garner
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Alias
Rachel Griffiths
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Six Feet Under
Frances Conroy
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Six Feet Under
Allison Janney
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The West Wing
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
Amy Brenneman
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Judging Amy
Lorraine Bracco
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The Sopranos
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Sela Ward
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Once And Again
Julianna Margulies
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ER
1999
Lorraine Bracco
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The Sopranos
Christine Lahti
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Chicago Hope
Edie Falco
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The Sopranos
Julianna Margulies
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ER
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
1998
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
Jane Seymour
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
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
1997
Julianna Margulies
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ER
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
Sherry Stringfield
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ER
Roma Downey
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Touched by an Angel
Christine Lahti
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Chicago Hope
1996
Sherry Stringfield
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ER
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Gillian Anderson
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The X-Files
Christine Lahti
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Chicago Hope
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
1995
Cicely Tyson
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Sweet Justice
Sherry Stringfield
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ER
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
1994
Swoosie Kurtz
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Sisters
Jane Seymour
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Sela Ward
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Sisters
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
1993
Kathy Baker
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Picket Fences
Swoosie Kurtz
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Sisters
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Regina Taylor
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I'll Fly Away
Janine Turner
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Northern Exposure
1992
Dana Delany
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China Beach
Sharon Gless
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Regina Taylor
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I'll Fly Away
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Kate Nelligan
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Road to Avonlea
1991
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Dana Delany
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China Beach
Patricia Wettig
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Thirtysomething
Sharon Gless
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
Piper Laurie
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Twin Peaks
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Jill Eikenberry
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L.A. Law
Patricia Wettig
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Thirtysomething
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
Jill Eikenberry
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L.A. Law
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
Susan Dey
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L.A. Law
1987
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
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
Susan Dey
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L.A. Law
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
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
Angela Lansbury
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Murder, She Wrote
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
Sharon Gless
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Cagney & Lacey
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
Linda Evans
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Dynasty
1982
Michael Learned
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Nurse
Debbie Allen
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Fame
Michele Lee
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Knots Landing
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
1981
Michael Learned
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Nurse
Veronica Hamel
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Hill Street Blues
Barbara Bel Geddes
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Dallas
Barbara Babcock
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Hill Street Blues
Linda Gray
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Dallas
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
Fionnula Flanagan
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How the West Was Won
Kate Jackson
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Charlie's Angels
Sada Thompson
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Family
1977
Angie Dickinson
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Police Woman
Lindsay Wagner
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The Bionic Woman
Kate Jackson
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Charlie's Angels
Eva Marie Saint
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How the West Was Won
Sada Thompson
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Family
1976
Brenda Vaccaro
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Sara (1976)
Anne Meara
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Kate McShane
Angie Dickinson
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Police Woman
1975
Angie Dickinson
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Police Woman
Jean Marsh
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Upstairs, Downstairs
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
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
Linda Cristal
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The High Chaparral
Peggy Lipton
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The Mod Squad
Susan Hampshire
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The First Churchills
1970
Joan Blondell
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Here Come the Brides
Susan Hampshire
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The Forsyte Saga
Peggy Lipton
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The Mod Squad
1969
Peggy Lipton
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The Mod Squad
Barbara Bain
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Mission: Impossible
Joan Blondell
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Here Come the Brides
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
Diana Rigg
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The Avengers
Barbara Bain
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Mission: Impossible
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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