Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy is a Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a musical or comedy television series for the calendar year.

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
The 2024 Recipient: Jean Smart
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
Country	United States
Presented by	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
First award	March 5, 1962
Currently held by	Jean Smart, Hacks (2024)
Most awards	Carol Burnett, (5)
Most nominations	Carol Burnett, (12)
Website	goldenglobes.org

It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962, under the title Best TV Star – Female, grouping all genres of television series, to Pauline Fredericks. The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963. The award initially honored actresses in both comedy and drama genres until 1969, when the award was split into categories that honored comedic and dramatic performances separately. It was presented under the new title Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy and in 1980 under its current title.

Since its inception, the award has been given to 43 actresses. Jean Smart is the current recipient of the award for her role as Deborah Vance on Hacks. Carol Burnett has won the most awards in this category with five wins and received the most nominations at 12.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Key	Meaning
‡	Indicates the winning actor.

Donna Reed won for The Donna Reed Show (1962)

Marlo Thomas won for That Girl in 1966.

Mary Tyler Moore won twice in 1964 and 1970 for her roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Diahann Carroll won for Julia (1968)

Carol Burnett won five times, the most wins in this category, for The Carol Burnett Show.

Jean Stapleton won twice playing Edith Bunker on All in the Family.

Cher won in 1973, tying with Jean Stapleton, for The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.

Valerie Harper won for Rhoda (1974)

Cloris Leachman won playing Phyllis Lindstrom on Phyllis.

Linda Lavin won twice Alice.

Katherine Helmond won for Soap in 1980.

Debbie Allen won in 1982 for Fame.

Shelley Long won for Cheers

Cybill Shepherd won thrice for Moonlighting and Cybill.

Tracey Ullman won for The Tracey Ullman Show.

Jamie Lee Curtis won for Anything but Love in 1998.

Kirstie Alley won for Rebecca Lowe on Cheers in 1990.

Candice Bergen won twice for Murphy Brown.

Helen Hunt won thrice for Mad About You in 1993-94, 96.

Calista Flockhart won in 1997 for Ally McBeal.

Sarah Jessica Parker won four times playing Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City.

Jennifer Aniston won playing Rachel Green in Friends in 2002.

Teri Hatcher won for playing Susan Mayer in Desperate Housewives in 2004.

Mary-Louise Parker won for Weeds in 2005.

America Ferrera won for playing Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty.

Tina Fey won for playing Liz Lemon in 30 Rock in 2007-08.

Toni Collette won for United States of Tara in 2009.

Laura Linney won for The Big C in 2010

Laura Dern won for Enlightened in 2011

Lena Dunham won for Girls in 2012

Amy Poehler won for Parks and Recreation in 2013

Gina Rodriguez won for Jane the Virgin in 2014.

Tracee Ellis Ross won for Black-ish in 2016.

Rachel Brosnahan won twice for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in 2017-18

Phoebe Waller-Bridge won for Fleabag

Catherine O'Hara won for Schitt's Creek

Jean Smart won for Hacks

Quinta Brunson won for Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri won for The Bear

1960s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
Best TV Star – Female
1961 (19th)
	Pauline Fredericks ‡				[1]
1962 (20th)
	Donna Reed ‡	Donna Stone	The Donna Reed Show	ABC	[2]
1963 (21st)
	Inger Stevens ‡	Katrin "Katy" Holstrum	The Farmer's Daughter	ABC	[3]
	Shirley Booth	Hazel Burke	Hazel	NBC
	Dorothy Loudon	Various Characters	The Garry Moore Show	CBS
	Carolyn Jones	Betsy / Meredith / Jane / Olivia	Burke's Law	ABC
	Gloria Swanson	Venus Walsh
1964 (22nd)
	Mary Tyler Moore ‡	Laura Petrie	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS	[4]
	Dorothy Malone	Constance Carson	Peyton Place	ABC
	Yvette Mimieux	Pat Holmes	Dr. Kildare	NBC
	Elizabeth Montgomery	Samantha Stephens	Bewitched	ABC
	Julie Newmar	Rhoda Miller	My Living Doll	CBS
1965 (23rd)
	Anne Francis ‡	Honey West	Honey West	ABC	[5]
	Patty Duke	Patty Lane / Cathy Lane	The Patty Duke Show	ABC
	Mia Farrow	Allison MacKenzie	Peyton Place
	Dorothy Malone	Constance Carson
	Barbara Stanwyck	Victoria Barkley	The Big Valley
1966 (24th)
	Marlo Thomas ‡	Ann Marie	That Girl	ABC	[6]
	Phyllis Diller	Phyllis Pruitt	The Pruitts of Southampton	ABC
	Barbara Eden	Jeannie	I Dream of Jeannie	NBC
	Elizabeth Montgomery	Samantha Stephens	Bewitched	ABC
	Barbara Stanwyck	Victoria Barkley	The Big Valley
1967 (25th)
	Carol Burnett ‡	Various Characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	[7]
	Barbara Bain	Cinnamon Carter	Mission: Impossible	CBS
	Lucille Ball	Lucy Carmichael	The Lucy Show
	Nancy Sinatra	Various characters	Movin' with Nancy	NBC
	Barbara Stanwyck	Victoria Barkley	The Big Valley	ABC
1968 (26th)
	Diahann Carroll ‡	Julia Baker	Julia	NBC	[8]
	Doris Day	Doris Martin	The Doris Day Show	CBS
	Hope Lange	Carolyn Muir	The Ghost & Mrs. Muir	NBC
	Elizabeth Montgomery	Samantha Stephens	Bewitched	ABC
	Nancy Sinatra	Various characters	The Nancy Sinatra Show	NBC
Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy
1969 (27th)
	Carol Burnett ‡	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	[9]
	Julie Sommars ‡	Jennifer Jo Drinkwater	The Governor & J.J.
	Lucille Ball	Lucy Carter	Here's Lucy	CBS
	Diahann Carroll	Julia Baker	Julia	NBC
	Barbara Eden	Jeannie	I Dream of Jeannie
	Debbie Reynolds	Debbie Thompson	The Debbie Reynolds Show

1970s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
1970 (28th)
	Mary Tyler Moore ‡	Mary Richards	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS	[10]
	Carol Burnett	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS
	Shirley Jones	Shirley Partridge	The Partridge Family	ABC
	Juliet Mills	Nanny Phoebe Figgalily	Nanny and the Professor
	Elizabeth Montgomery	Samantha Stephens	Bewitched
1971 (29th)
	Carol Burnett ‡	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	[11]
	Lucille Ball	Lucy Carter	Here's Lucy	CBS
	Shirley Jones	Shirley Partridge	The Partridge Family	ABC
	Mary Tyler Moore	Mary Richards	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	Jean Stapleton	Edith Bunker	All in the Family
1972 (30th)
	Jean Stapleton ‡	Edith Bunker	All in the Family	CBS	[12]
	Julie Andrews	Various characters	The Julie Andrews Hour	ABC
	Bea Arthur	Maude Findlay	Maude	CBS
	Carol Burnett	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show
	Mary Tyler Moore	Mary Richards	The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1973 (31st)
	Cher ‡	Various characters	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	CBS	[13]
	Jean Stapleton ‡	Edith Bunker	All in the Family
	Bea Arthur	Maude Findlay	Maude	CBS
	Carol Burnett	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show
	Mary Tyler Moore	Mary Richards	The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1974 (32nd)
	Valerie Harper ‡	Rhoda Morgenstern	Rhoda	CBS	[14]
	Carol Burnett	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS
	Mary Tyler Moore	Mary Richards	The Mary Tyler Moore Show
	Esther Rolle	Florida Evans	Good Times
	Jean Stapleton	Edith Bunker	All in the Family
1975 (33rd)
	Cloris Leachman ‡	Phyllis Lindstrom	Phyllis	CBS	[15]
	Bea Arthur	Maude Findlay	Maude	CBS
	Carol Burnett	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show
	Valerie Harper	Rhoda Morgenstern	Rhoda
	Mary Tyler Moore	Mary Richards	The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1976 (34th)
	Carol Burnett ‡	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	[16]
	Bernadette Peters	Charlotte "Charley" Drake	All's Fair	CBS
	Mary Tyler Moore	Mary Richards	The Mary Tyler Moore Show
	Isabel Sanford	Louise Jefferson	The Jeffersons
	Dinah Shore	Dinah	Dinah!	NBC
1977 (35th)
	Carol Burnett ‡	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	[17]
	Bea Arthur	Maude Findlay	Maude	CBS
	Penny Marshall	Laverne DeFazio	Laverne & Shirley	ABC
	Isabel Sanford	Louise Jefferson	The Jeffersons	CBS
	Jean Stapleton	Edith Bunker	All in the Family
	Cindy Williams	Shirley Feeney	Laverne & Shirley	ABC
1978 (36th)
	Linda Lavin ‡	Alice Hyatt	Alice	CBS	[18]
	Carol Burnett	Various characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS
	Penny Marshall	Laverne DeFazio	Laverne & Shirley	ABC
	Suzanne Somers	Chrissy Snow	Three's Company
	Jean Stapleton	Edith Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
1979 (37th)
	Linda Lavin ‡	Alice Hyatt	Alice	CBS	[19]
	Penny Marshall	Laverne DeFazio	Laverne & Shirley	ABC
	Donna Pescow	Angie Falco	Angie
	Jean Stapleton	Edith Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Loretta Swit	Maj. Margaret Houlihan	M*A*S*H

Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

1980s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
1980 (38th)
	Katherine Helmond ‡	Jessica Tate	Soap	ABC	[20]
	Loni Anderson	Jennifer Marlowe	WKRP in Cincinnati	CBS
	Polly Holliday	Florence Jean Castleberry	Flo
	Linda Lavin	Alice Hyatt	Alice
	Lynn Redgrave	Ann Atkinson	House Calls
1981 (39th)
	Eileen Brennan ‡	Capt. Doreen Lewis	Private Benjamin	CBS	[21]
	Loni Anderson	Jennifer Marlowe	WKRP in Cincinnati	CBS
	Bonnie Franklin	Ann Romano	One Day at a Time
	Barbara Mandrell	Herself	Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters	NBC
	Loretta Swit	Maj. Margaret Houlihan	M*A*S*H	CBS
1982 (40th)
	Debbie Allen ‡	Lydia Grant	Fame	NBC	[22]
	Eileen Brennan	Capt. Doreen Lewis	Private Benjamin	CBS
	Nell Carter	Nell Harper	Gimme a Break!	NBC
	Bonnie Franklin	Ann Romano	One Day at a Time	CBS
	Rita Moreno	Violet Newstead	9 to 5	ABC
	Isabel Sanford	Louise Jefferson	The Jeffersons	CBS
1983 (41st)
	Joanna Cassidy ‡	Jojo White	Buffalo Bill	NBC	[23]
	Debbie Allen	Lydia Grant	Fame	NBC
	Madeline Kahn	Madeline Wayne	Oh Madeline	ABC
	Shelley Long	Diane Chambers	Cheers	NBC
	Isabel Sanford	Louise Jefferson	The Jeffersons	CBS
1984 (42nd)
	Shelley Long ‡	Diane Chambers	Cheers	NBC	[24]
	Debbie Allen	Lydia Grant	Fame	NBC
	Nell Carter	Nell Harper	Gimme a Break!
	Susan Clark	Katherine Papadopalis	Webster	ABC
	Jane Curtin	Allie Lowell	Kate & Allie	CBS
	Isabel Sanford	Louise Jefferson	The Jeffersons
1985 (43rd)
	Estelle Getty ‡	Sophia Petrillo	The Golden Girls	NBC	[25]
	Cybill Shepherd ‡	Maddie Hayes	Moonlighting	ABC
	Bea Arthur	Dorothy Zbornak	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Rue McClanahan	Blanche Devereaux
	Betty White	Rose Nylund
1986 (44th)
	Cybill Shepherd ‡	Maddie Hayes	Moonlighting	ABC	[26]
	Bea Arthur	Dorothy Zbornak	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Estelle Getty	Sophia Petrillo
	Rue McClanahan	Blanche Devereaux
	Betty White	Rose Nylund
1987 (45th)
	Tracey Ullman ‡	Various characters	The Tracey Ullman Show	Fox	[27]
	Bea Arthur	Dorothy Zbornak	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Rue McClanahan	Blanche Devereaux
	Cybill Shepherd	Maddie Hayes	Moonlighting	ABC
	Betty White	Rose Nylund	The Golden Girls	NBC
1988 (46th)
	Candice Bergen ‡	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS	[28]
	Bea Arthur	Dorothy Zbornak	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Roseanne Barr	Roseanne Conner	Roseanne	ABC
	Tracey Ullman	Various characters	The Tracey Ullman Show	Fox
	Betty White	Rose Nylund	The Golden Girls	NBC
1989 (47th)
	Jamie Lee Curtis ‡	Hannah Miller	Anything but Love	ABC	[29]
	Kirstie Alley	Rebecca Howe	Cheers	NBC
	Stephanie Beacham	Sister Kate Lambert	Sister Kate
	Candice Bergen	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Tracey Ullman	Various characters	The Tracey Ullman Show	Fox

1990s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
1990 (48th)
	Kirstie Alley ‡	Rebecca Howe	Cheers	NBC	[30]
	Roseanne Barr	Roseanne Conner	Roseanne	ABC
	Candice Bergen	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Carol Burnett	Various Characters	Carol & Company	NBC
	Katey Sagal	Peggy Bundy	Married... with Children	Fox
1991 (49th)
	Candice Bergen ‡	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS	[31]
	Kirstie Alley	Rebecca Howe	Cheers	NBC
	Roseanne Barr	Roseanne Conner	Roseanne	ABC
	Jamie Lee Curtis	Hannah Miller	Anything but Love
	Katey Sagal	Peggy Bundy	Married... with Children	Fox
1992 (50th)
	Roseanne Barr ‡	Roseanne Conner	Roseanne	ABC	[32]
	Kirstie Alley	Rebecca Howe	Cheers	NBC
	Candice Bergen	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Helen Hunt	Jamie Buchman	Mad About You	NBC
	Katey Sagal	Peggy Bundy	Married... with Children	Fox
1993 (51st)
	Helen Hunt ‡	Jamie Buchman	Mad About You	NBC	[33]
	Roseanne Barr	Roseanne Conner	Roseanne	ABC
	Candice Bergen	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Patricia Richardson	Jill Taylor	Home Improvement	ABC
	Katey Sagal	Peggy Bundy	Married... with Children	Fox
1994 (52nd)
	Helen Hunt ‡	Jamie Buchman	Mad About You	NBC	[34]
	Candice Bergen	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Brett Butler	Grace Kelly	Grace Under Fire	ABC
	Ellen DeGeneres	Ellen Morgan	Ellen
	Patricia Richardson	Jill Taylor	Home Improvement
1995 (53rd)
	Cybill Shepherd ‡	Cybill Sheridan	Cybill	CBS	[35]
	Candice Bergen	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Ellen DeGeneres	Ellen Morgan	Ellen	ABC
	Fran Drescher	Fran Fine	The Nanny	CBS
	Helen Hunt	Jamie Buchman	Mad About You	NBC
1996 (54th)
	Helen Hunt ‡	Jamie Buchman	Mad About You	NBC	[36]
	Brett Butler	Grace Kelly	Grace Under Fire	ABC
	Fran Drescher	Fran Fine	The Nanny	CBS
	Cybill Shepherd	Cybill Sheridan	Cybill
	Brooke Shields	Susan Keane	Suddenly Susan	NBC
	Tracey Ullman	Various Characters	Tracey Takes On...	HBO
1997 (55th)
	Calista Flockhart ‡	Ally McBeal	Ally McBeal	Fox	[37]
	Kirstie Alley	Veronica Chase	Veronica's Closet	NBC
	Ellen DeGeneres	Ellen Morgan	Ellen	ABC
	Jenna Elfman	Dharma Montgomery	Dharma & Greg
	Helen Hunt	Jamie Buchman	Mad About You	NBC
	Brooke Shields	Susan Keane	Suddenly Susan
1998 (56th)
	Jenna Elfman ‡	Dharma Montgomery	Dharma & Greg	ABC	[38]
	Christina Applegate	Jesse Warner	Jesse	NBC
	Calista Flockhart	Ally McBeal	Ally McBeal	Fox
	Laura San Giacomo	Maya Gallo	Just Shoot Me!	NBC
	Sarah Jessica Parker	Carrie Bradshaw	Sex and the City	HBO
1999 (57th)
	Sarah Jessica Parker ‡	Carrie Bradshaw	Sex and the City	HBO	[39]
	Jenna Elfman	Dharma Montgomery	Dharma & Greg	ABC
	Calista Flockhart	Ally McBeal	Ally McBeal	Fox
	Felicity Huffman	Dana Whitaker	Sports Night	ABC
	Heather Locklear	Caitlin Moore	Spin City
	Debra Messing	Grace Adler	Will & Grace	NBC

2000s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
2000 (58th)
	Sarah Jessica Parker ‡	Carrie Bradshaw	Sex and the City	HBO	[40]
	Calista Flockhart	Ally McBeal	Ally McBeal	Fox
	Jane Kaczmarek	Lois Wilkerson	Malcolm in the Middle
	Debra Messing	Grace Adler	Will & Grace	NBC
	Bette Midler	Bette	Bette	CBS
2001 (59th)
	Sarah Jessica Parker ‡	Carrie Bradshaw	Sex and the City	HBO	[41]
	Calista Flockhart	Ally McBeal	Ally McBeal	Fox
	Jane Kaczmarek	Lois Wilkerson	Malcolm in the Middle
	Heather Locklear	Caitlin Moore	Spin City	ABC
	Debra Messing	Grace Adler	Will & Grace	NBC
2002 (60th)
	Jennifer Aniston ‡	Rachel Green	Friends	NBC	[42]
	Bonnie Hunt	Bonnie Molloy	Life with Bonnie	ABC
	Jane Kaczmarek	Lois Wilkerson	Malcolm in the Middle	Fox
	Debra Messing	Grace Adler	Will & Grace	NBC
	Sarah Jessica Parker	Carrie Bradshaw	Sex and the City	HBO
2003 (61st)
	Sarah Jessica Parker ‡	Carrie Bradshaw	Sex and the City	HBO	[43]
	Bonnie Hunt	Bonnie Molloy	Life with Bonnie	ABC
	Reba McEntire	Reba Hart	Reba	The WB
	Debra Messing	Grace Adler	Will & Grace	NBC
	Bitty Schram	Sharona Fleming	Monk	USA
	Alicia Silverstone	Kate Fox	Miss Match	NBC
2004 (62nd)
	Teri Hatcher ‡	Susan Mayer	Desperate Housewives	ABC	[44]
	Marcia Cross	Bree Van de Kamp	Desperate Housewives	ABC
	Felicity Huffman	Lynette Scavo
	Debra Messing	Grace Adler	Will & Grace	NBC
	Sarah Jessica Parker	Carrie Bradshaw	Sex and the City	HBO
2005 (63rd)
	Mary-Louise Parker ‡	Nancy Botwin	Weeds	Showtime	[45]
	Marcia Cross	Bree Van de Kamp	Desperate Housewives	ABC
	Teri Hatcher	Susan Mayer
	Felicity Huffman	Lynette Scavo
	Eva Longoria	Gabrielle Solis
2006 (64th)
	America Ferrera ‡	Betty Suarez	Ugly Betty	ABC	[46]
	Marcia Cross	Bree Van de Kamp	Desperate Housewives	ABC
	Felicity Huffman	Lynette Scavo
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Christine Campbell	The New Adventures of Old Christine	CBS
	Mary-Louise Parker	Nancy Botwin	Weeds	Showtime
2007 (65th)
	Tina Fey ‡	Liz Lemon	30 Rock	NBC	[47]
	Christina Applegate	Samantha "Sam" Newly	Samantha Who?	ABC
	America Ferrera	Betty Suarez	Ugly Betty
	Anna Friel	Charlotte "Chuck" Charles	Pushing Daisies
	Mary-Louise Parker	Nancy Botwin	Weeds	Showtime
2008 (66th)
	Tina Fey ‡	Liz Lemon	30 Rock	NBC	[48]
	Christina Applegate	Samantha "Sam" Newly	Samantha Who?	ABC
	America Ferrera	Betty Suarez	Ugly Betty
	Debra Messing	Molly Kagan	The Starter Wife	USA
	Mary-Louise Parker	Nancy Botwin	Weeds	Showtime
2009 (67th)
	Toni Collette ‡	Tara Gregson	United States of Tara	Showtime	[49]
	Courteney Cox	Jules Cobb	Cougar Town	ABC
	Edie Falco	Jackie Peyton	Nurse Jackie	Showtime
	Tina Fey	Liz Lemon	30 Rock	NBC
	Lea Michele	Rachel Berry	Glee	Fox

2010s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
2010 (68th)
	Laura Linney ‡	Cathy Jamison	The Big C	Showtime	[50]
	Toni Collette	Tara Gregson	United States of Tara	Showtime
	Edie Falco	Jackie Peyton	Nurse Jackie
	Tina Fey	Liz Lemon	30 Rock	NBC
	Lea Michele	Rachel Berry	Glee	Fox
2011 (69th)
	Laura Dern ‡	Amy Jellicoe	Enlightened	HBO	[51]
	Zooey Deschanel	Jessica Day	New Girl	Fox
	Tina Fey	Liz Lemon	30 Rock	NBC
	Laura Linney	Cathy Jamison	The Big C	Showtime
	Amy Poehler	Leslie Knope	Parks and Recreation	NBC
2012 (70th)
	Lena Dunham ‡	Hannah Horvath	Girls	HBO	[52]
	Zooey Deschanel	Jessica Day	New Girl	Fox
	Tina Fey	Liz Lemon	30 Rock	NBC
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Selina Meyer	Veep	HBO
	Amy Poehler	Leslie Knope	Parks and Recreation	NBC
2013 (71st)
	Amy Poehler ‡	Leslie Knope	Parks and Recreation	NBC	[53]
	Zooey Deschanel	Jessica Day	New Girl	Fox
	Lena Dunham	Hanna Horvath	Girls	HBO
	Edie Falco	Jackie Peyton	Nurse Jackie	Showtime
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Selina Meyer	Veep	HBO
2014 (72nd)
	Gina Rodriguez ‡	Jane Villanueva	Jane the Virgin	The CW	[54]
	Lena Dunham	Hannah Horvath	Girls	HBO
	Edie Falco	Jackie Peyton	Nurse Jackie	Showtime
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Selina Meyer	Veep	HBO
	Taylor Schilling	Piper Chapman	Orange is the New Black	Netflix
2015 (73rd)
	Rachel Bloom ‡	Rebecca Bunch	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	The CW	[55]
	Jamie Lee Curtis	Dean Cathy Munsch	Scream Queens	Fox
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Selina Meyer	Veep	HBO
	Gina Rodriguez	Jane Villanueva	Jane the Virgin	The CW
	Lily Tomlin	Frankie Bergstein	Grace and Frankie	Netflix
2016 (74th)
	Tracee Ellis Ross ‡	Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson	Black-ish	ABC	[56]
	Rachel Bloom	Rebecca Bunch	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	The CW
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Selina Meyer	Veep	HBO
	Sarah Jessica Parker	Frances Dufresne	Divorce
	Issa Rae	Issa Dee	Insecure
	Gina Rodriguez	Jane Villanueva	Jane the Virgin	The CW
2017 (75th)
	Rachel Brosnahan ‡	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Prime Video	[57]
	Pamela Adlon	Sam Fox	Better Things	FX
	Alison Brie	Ruth Wilder	GLOW	Netflix
	Issa Rae	Issa Dee	Insecure	HBO
	Frankie Shaw	Bridgette Bird	SMILF	Showtime
2018 (76th)
	Rachel Brosnahan ‡	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Prime Video	[58]
	Kristen Bell	Eleanor Shellstrop	The Good Place	NBC
	Candice Bergen	Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Alison Brie	Ruth Wilder	GLOW	Netflix
	Debra Messing	Grace Adler	Will & Grace	NBC
2019 (77th)
	Phoebe Waller-Bridge ‡	Fleabag	Fleabag	Prime Video	[59]
	Christina Applegate	Jen Harding	Dead to Me	Netflix
	Rachel Brosnahan	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Prime Video
	Kirsten Dunst	Krystal Stubbs	On Becoming a God in Central Florida	Showtime
	Natasha Lyonne	Nadia Vulvokov	Russian Doll	Netflix

2020s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
2020 (78th)
	Catherine O'Hara ‡	Moira Rose	Schitt's Creek	Pop TV	[60]
	Lily Collins	Emily Cooper	Emily in Paris	Netflix
	Kaley Cuoco	Cassie Bowden	The Flight Attendant	HBO Max
	Elle Fanning	Catherine the Great	The Great	Hulu
	Jane Levy	Zoey Clarke	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	NBC
2021 (79th)
	Jean Smart ‡	Deborah Vance	Hacks	HBO Max	[61]
	Hannah Einbinder	Ava Daniels	Hacks	HBO Max
	Elle Fanning	Catherine the Great	The Great	Hulu
	Issa Rae	Issa Dee	Insecure	HBO
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson	Black-ish	ABC
2022 (80th)
	Quinta Brunson ‡	Janine Teagues	Abbott Elementary	ABC	[62]
	Kaley Cuoco	Cassie Bowden	The Flight Attendant	HBO Max
	Selena Gomez	Mabel Mora	Only Murders in the Building	Hulu
	Jenna Ortega	Wednesday Addams	Wednesday	Netflix
	Jean Smart	Deborah Vance	Hacks	HBO Max
2023 (81st)
	Ayo Edebiri ‡	Sydney Adamu	The Bear	FX	[63]
	Rachel Brosnahan	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Prime Video
	Quinta Brunson	Janine Teagues	Abbott Elementary	ABC
	Elle Fanning	Catherine the Great	The Great	Hulu
	Selena Gomez	Mabel Mora	Only Murders in the Building
	Natasha Lyonne	Charlie Cale	Poker Face	Peacock
2024 (82nd)
	Jean Smart ‡	Deborah Vance	Hacks	HBO / Max	[64]
	Kristen Bell	Joanne	Nobody Wants This	Netflix
	Quinta Brunson	Janine Teagues	Abbott Elementary	ABC
	Ayo Edebiri	Sydney Adamu	The Bear	FX
	Selena Gomez	Mabel Mora	Only Murders in the Building	Hulu
	Kathryn Hahn	Agatha Harkness / Agnes O'Connor	Agatha All Along	Disney+

Superlatives

Superlative	Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy
Actress with most awards	Carol Burnett (5)
Actress with most nominations	Carol Burnett (12)
Actress with most nominations without ever winning	Bea Arthur (8) Debra Messing (8)

Multiple winners

Wins	Name
5	Carol Burnett
4	Sarah Jessica Parker
3	Helen Hunt
	Cybill Shepherd
2	Candice Bergen
	Rachel Brosnahan
	Tina Fey
	Linda Lavin
	Mary Tyler Moore
	Jean Smart
	Jean Stapleton

Multiple nominations

Nominations	Name
12	Carol Burnett
9	Candice Bergen
8	Bea Arthur
	Debra Messing
	Sarah Jessica Parker
7	Mary Tyler Moore
	Jean Stapleton
6	Tina Fey
	Helen Hunt
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus
5	Kirstie Alley
	Roseanne Barr
	Calista Flockhart
	Isabel Sanford
	Cybill Shepherd
4	Christina Applegate
	Rachel Brosnahan
	Edie Falco
	Felicity Huffman
	Mary-Louise Parker
	Katey Sagal
	Tracey Ullman
	Betty White
3	Debbie Allen
	Lucille Ball
	Quinta Brunson
	Marcia Cross
	Jamie Lee Curtis
	Ellen DeGeneres
	Zooey Deschanel
	Lena Dunham
	Jenna Elfman
	Elle Fanning
	America Ferrera
	Selena Gomez
	Jane Kaczmarek
	Linda Lavin
	Penny Marshall
	Rue McClanahan
	Amy Poehler
	Issa Rae
	Gina Rodriguez
	Jean Smart
2	Loni Anderson
	Kristen Bell
	Rachel Bloom
	Eileen Brennan
	Alison Brie
	Brett Butler
	Nell Carter
	Toni Collette
	Kaley Cuoco
	Fran Drescher
	Ayo Edebiri
	Bonnie Franklin
	Estelle Getty
	Valerie Harper
	Teri Hatcher
	Bonnie Hunt
	Shirley Jones
	Laura Linney
	Heather Locklear
	Shelley Long
	Natasha Lyonne
	Lea Michele
	Patricia Richardson
	Tracee Ellis Ross
	Brooke Shields
	Loretta Swit

See also

• TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy
• Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series