Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series explained

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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Awarded For:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Presenter:Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1954
Holder:Ayo Edebiri,
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This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre-, or even gender-, specific. Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, supporting actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances often included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:

Winners and nominations

1950s

YearActressRoleProgramNetwork
Best Series Supporting Actress
1954

[1]
Vivian VanceEthel MertzI Love LucyCBS
Bea BenaderetBlanche MortonThe George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowCBS
Ruth GilbertVarious charactersThe Milton Berle ShowNBC
Marion LorneMrs. GurneyMister Peepers
Audrey MeadowsAlice KramdenThe Jackie Gleason ShowCBS
Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series
1955

[2]
Audrey MeadowsAlice KramdenThe Jackie Gleason ShowCBS
Bea BenaderetBlanche MortonThe George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowCBS
Jean HagenMargaret WilliamsMake Room for DaddyABC
Marion LorneMrs. GurneyMister PeepersNBC
Vivian VanceEthel MertzI Love LucyCBS
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1956

[3]
Nanette FabrayVarious charactersCaesar's HourNBC
Ann B. DavisCharmaine SchultzThe Bob Cummings ShowCBS
Jean HagenMargaret WilliamsMake Room for DaddyABC
Audrey MeadowsAlice KramdenThe HoneymoonersCBS
Thelma Ritter #Aggie HurleyAlcoa-Goodyear PlayhouseNBC
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress
1957

[4]
Pat CarrollVarious charactersCaesar's HourNBC
Ann B. DavisCharmaine SchultzThe Bob Cummings ShowCBS
Audrey MeadowsVarious charactersThe Jackie Gleason Show
Mildred Natwick #Madame ArcatiFord Star Jubilee
Vivian VanceEthel MertzI Love Lucy
Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series
1958

[5]
Ann B. DavisCharmaine SchultzThe Bob Cummings ShowCBS & NBC
Pat CarrollVarious charactersCaesar's HourNBC
Verna FeltonHilda CrockerDecember BrideCBS
Marion LorneMyrtle BanfordSallyNBC
Vivian VanceEthel MertzI Love Lucy
Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series
1959
Ann B. DavisCharmaine SchultzThe Bob Cummings ShowNBC
Rosemary DeCampMargaret MacDonaldThe Bob Cummings ShowNBC
Elinor DonahueBettyFather Knows BestCBS & NBC
Verna FeltonHilda CrockerDecember BrideCBS
Kathleen NolanKate McCoyThe Real McCoysABC
ZaSu PittsSusanna PomeroyOh, SusannaCBS

1960s

YearActressRoleProgramNetwork
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead or Support)
1960
Jane WyattMargaret AndersonFather Knows BestCBS
Donna Stone The Donna Reed Show ABC
NBC Sunday Showcase NBC
Various characters The Loretta Young Show
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series
1961

[6]
Don KnottsBarney FifeThe Andy Griffith ShowCBS
Abby DaltonLt. Martha HaleHenneseyCBS
Barbara HaleDella StreetPerry Mason
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress
1962

[7]
Pamela Brown #Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldHallmark Hall of FameNBC
Jeanne Cooper §Anna MedalleBen CaseyABC
Colleen Dewhurst #Gertrude HartFocusNBC
Joan Hackett §Ellen ParkerBen CaseyABC
Mary WickesMaxfieldThe Gertrude Berg ShowCBS
1963

[8]
Glenda Farrell §Martha MorrisonBen CaseyABC
Davey Davison §Laura HunterThe Eleventh HourNBC
Nancy MaloneLibby KingstonNaked CityABC
Rose MarieSally RogersThe Dick Van Dyke ShowCBS
Kate Reid #Queen VictoriaHallmark Hall of FameNBC
1964

[9]
Ruth White #Shelagh ManganHallmark Hall of FameNBC
Martine Bartlett §Miranda Ledoux PorterArrest and TrialABC
Anjanette Comer §Annabelle Selinsky
Rose MarieSally RogersThe Dick Van Dyke ShowCBS
Claudia McNeil §Mrs. HillThe Nurses
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers
1965

[10]
Leonard BernsteinConductorNew York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard BernsteinCBS
Lynn FontanneFanny Bowditch HolmesHallmark Hall of Fame

"The Magnificent Yankee"

NBC
Alfred LuntOliver Wendell Holmes
Barbra StreisandHerselfMy Name Is BarbraCBS
Dick Van DykeRob PetrieThe Dick Van Dyke Show
Julie AndrewsHerselfThe Andy Williams ShowNBC
Johnny CarsonHimselfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Gladys CooperMargaret St. ClairThe Rogues
Robert CooteTimmy St. Clair
Richard CrennaJames SlatterySlattery's PeopleCBS
Julie HarrisFlorence NightingaleHallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror"NBC
Bob HopeHimselfChrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Dean JaggerPrincipal Albert VaneMr. Novak
Danny KayeHimselfThe Danny Kaye ShowCBS
David McCallumIllya KuryakinThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.NBC
Red SkeltonHimselfThe Red Skelton HourCBS
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series
1966
Alice Pearce (posthumously)Gladys KravitzBewitchedABC
Rose MarieSally RogersThe Dick Van Dyke ShowCBS
Agnes MooreheadEndoraBewitchedABC
1967
Frances BavierAunt BeeThe Andy Griffith ShowCBS
Nancy KulpJane HathawayThe Beverly HillbilliesCBS
Marion LorneAunt ClaraBewitchedABC
1968
Marion Lorne (posthumously)Aunt ClaraBewitchedABC
Agnes MooreheadEndoraBewitchedABC
Marge RedmondSister JacquelineThe Flying Nun
Nita Talbot §MaryaHogan's HeroesCBS
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series
1969

[11]
Susan Saint JamesPeggy MaxwellThe Name of the GameNBC
Barbara AndersonOfficer Eve WhitfieldIronsideNBC
Agnes MooreheadEndoraBewitchedABC

1970s

YearActressRoleProgramNetwork
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy
1970
Karen ValentineMiss Alice JohnsonRoom 222ABC
Agnes MooreheadEndoraBewitchedABC
Lurene TuttleHannah YarbyJuliaNBC
1971
Valerie HarperRhoda MorgensternThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Agnes MooreheadEndoraBewitchedABC
Karen ValentineMiss Alice JohnstonRoom 222
1972
Valerie HarperRhoda MorgensternThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Sally StruthersGloria StivicAll in the Family
Cloris LeachmanPhyllis LindstromThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
1973
Valerie HarperRhoda MorgensternThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Cloris LeachmanPhyllis LindstromThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Sally StruthersGloria StivicAll in the Family
Best Supporting Actress in Comedy
1974
Cloris LeachmanPhyllis LindstromThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Valerie HarperRhoda MorgensternThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Sally StruthersGloria StivicAll in the Family
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*H
Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
1975
Betty WhiteSue Ann NivensThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Julie KavnerBrenda MorgensternRhodaCBS
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*H
Nancy WalkerIda MorgensternRhoda
1976
Betty WhiteSue Ann NivensThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Georgia EngelGeorgette FranklinThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Julie KavnerBrenda MorgensternRhoda
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*H
Nancy WalkerIda MorgensternRhoda
1977
Mary Kay PlaceLoretta HaggersMary Hartman, Mary HartmanSyndicated
Georgia EngelGeorgette FranklinThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowCBS
Julie KavnerBrenda MorgensternRhoda
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*H
Betty WhiteSue Ann NivensThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1978
Julie KavnerBrenda MorgensternRhodaCBS
Polly HollidayFlorence Jean CastleberryAliceCBS
Sally StruthersGloria StivicAll in the Family
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*H
Nancy WalkerIda MorgensternRhoda
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
1979
Sally StruthersGloria StivicAll in the FamilyCBS
Polly HollidayFlorence Jean CastleberryAliceCBS
Marion RossMarion CunninghamHappy DaysABC
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*HCBS

1980s

YearActressRoleProgramNetwork
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
1980
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*HCBS
Loni AndersonJennifer MarloweWKRP in CincinnatiCBS
Polly HollidayFlorence Jean CastleberryAlice
Inga SwensonGretchen KrausBensonABC
1981
Eileen BrennanCpt. Doreen LewisPrivate BenjaminCBS
Loni AndersonJennifer MarloweWKRP in CincinnatiCBS
Marla GibbsFlorence JohnstonThe Jeffersons
Anne MearaVeronica RooneyArchie Bunker's Place
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*H
1982
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*HCBS
Eileen BrennanCpt. Doreen LewisPrivate BenjaminCBS
Marla GibbsFlorence JohnstonThe Jeffersons
Andrea MartinVarious CharactersSCTV NetworkNBC
Anne MearaVeronica RooneyArchie Bunker's PlaceCBS
Inga SwensonGretchen KrausBensonABC
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series
1983
Carol KaneSimka DahblitzTaxiNBC
Eileen BrennanCpt. Doreen LewisPrivate BenjaminCBS
Marla GibbsFlorence JohnstonThe Jeffersons
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheersNBC
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret HoulihanM*A*S*HCBS
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
1984
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheersNBC
Julia DuffyStephanie VanderkellenNewhartCBS
Marla GibbsFlorence JohnstonThe Jeffersons
Paula KellyLiz WilliamsNight CourtNBC
Marion RossMarion CunninghamHappy DaysABC
1985
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheersNBC
Selma DiamondSelma HackerNight CourtNBC
Julia DuffyStephanie VanderkellenNewhartCBS
Marla GibbsFlorence JohnstonThe Jeffersons
Inga SwensonGretchen KrausBensonABC
1986
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheersNBC
Justine BatemanMallory KeatonFamily TiesNBC
Lisa BonetDenise HuxtableThe Cosby Show
Julia DuffyStephanie VanderkellenNewhartCBS
Estelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden GirlsNBC
Keshia Knight PulliamRudy HuxtableThe Cosby ShowNBC
1987
Jackée HarrySandra Clark227NBC
Justine BatemanMallory KeatonFamily TiesNBC
Julia DuffyStephanie VanderkellenNewhartCBS
Estelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden GirlsNBC
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheers
1988
Estelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden GirlsNBC
Julia DuffyStephanie VanderkellenNewhartCBS
Jackée HarrySandra Clark227NBC
Katherine HelmondMona RobinsonWho's the Boss?ABC
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheersNBC
1989
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheersNBC
Julia DuffyStephanie VanderkellenNewhartCBS
Faith FordCorky SherwoodMurphy Brown
Estelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden GirlsNBC
Katherine HelmondMona RobinsonWho's the Boss?ABC

1990s

YearActressRoleProgramEpisode SubmissionsNetwork
1990
Bebe NeuwirthLilith SterninCheers"The Stork Brings a Crane" + "Severe Crane Damage" + "The Ghost and Mrs Lebec"NBC
Julia DuffyStephanie VanderkellenNewhart"Cupcake in a Cage" + "Lights, Camera, Contradictions!" + "Seein' Double"CBS
Faith FordCorky SherwoodMurphy Brown"And the Whiner Is..." + "Bad Girls" + "Going to the Chapel"
Estelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden Girls"Sick and Tired" + "Not Another Monday" + "Clinton Avenue Memoirs"NBC
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheers"Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" + "50-50 Carla" + "The Ghost and Mrs Lebec"
1991
Bebe NeuwirthLilith SterninCheers"Veggie-Boyd" + "Rat Girl"NBC
Elizabeth AshleyFrieda EvansEvening Shade"There Once Was a Boy Named Wood" + "Chip Off the Old Brick"CBS
Faith FordCorky SherwoodMurphy Brown"Trouble in Sherwood-Forrest" + "Corky's Place"
Estelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden Girls"Ebbtide's Revenge" + "There Goes the Bride: Part 1"NBC
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheers"Carla Loves Clavin" + "Pitch It Again, Sam"
1992
Laurie MetcalfJackie HarrisRoseanne"Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker" + "Kansas City, Here We Come"ABC
Faith FordCorky SherwoodMurphy Brown"Love is a Blonde" + "A Chance of Showers"CBS
Estelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden Girls"One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest"NBC
Alice GhostleyBernice CliftonDesigning Women"The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita" + "Just Say Doe"CBS
Julia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeld"The Pen" + "The Tape"NBC
Frances Sternhagen §Esther ClavinCheers"Heeeeeere's... Cliffy!"
1993
Laurie MetcalfJackie HarrisRoseanne"Crime and Punishment" + "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home"ABC
Shelley FabaresChristine Armstrong-FoxCoach"Love Me Tender" + "Vows"ABC
Sara GilbertDarlene ConnerRoseanne"Good Girls, Bad Girls" + "Playing With Matches"
Julia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeld"The Contest" + "The Airport"NBC
Rhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheers"Loathe and Marriage" + "It's Lonely on the Top"
1994
Laurie MetcalfJackie HarrisRoseanne"Labor Day" + "Past Imperfect"ABC
Shelley FabaresChristine Armstrong-FoxCoach"Nice Job If You Can Get It" + "The Stand-In"ABC
Faith FordCorky SherwoodMurphy Brown"The Young and the Rest of Us" + "The More Things Stay the Same"CBS
Sara GilbertDarlene ConnerRoseanne"Two Down, One to Go" + "Everybody Comes to Jackie's"ABC
Julia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeld"The Mango" + "The Opposite"NBC
Liz TorresMahalia SanchezThe John Larroquette Show"Pilot" + "God"
1995
Christine BaranskiMaryann ThorpeCybill"Starting on the Wrong Foot"CBS
Lisa KudrowPhoebe BuffayFriends"The One with the Monkey" + "The One with Two Parts: Part 1 "NBC
Julia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeld"The Beard" + "The Fusilli Jerry"
Laurie MetcalfJackie HarrisRoseanne"Bed and Bored" + "Single Married Female"ABC
Liz TorresMahalia SanchezThe John Larroquette Show"Faith" + "In the Pink"NBC
1996
Julia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeld"The Soup Nazi" + "The Wait Out"NBC
Christine BaranskiMaryann ThorpeCybill"A Who's Who for What's His Name" + "Wedding Bell Blues"CBS
Janeane GarofaloPaulaThe Larry Sanders Show"Conflict of Interest" + "I Was a Teenage Lesbian"HBO
Jayne MeadowsAlice Morgan-DuPont-Sutton-Cushing-FerrukeHigh Society"Family Val's" + "Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore"CBS
Renée TaylorSylvia FineThe Nanny"Where's the Pearls?" + "The Cantor Show"
1997
Kristen JohnstonSally Solomon3rd Rock from the Sun"My Mother the Alien" + "Fifteen Minutes of Dick"NBC
Christine BaranskiMaryann ThorpeCybillCBS
Janeane GarofaloPaulaThe Larry Sanders ShowHBO
Lisa KudrowPhoebe BuffayFriends"The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel" + "The One with the Flashback"NBC
Julia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeld"The Little Kicks"
1998
Lisa KudrowPhoebe BuffayFriends"The One with Ross's Wedding"NBC
Christine BaranskiMaryann ThorpeCybill"The Golden Years"CBS
Kristen JohnstonSally Solomon3rd Rock from the SunNBC
Jane LeevesDaphne MoonFrasier"Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name" + "First Date"
Julia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeld
1999
Kristen JohnstonSally Solomon3rd Rock from the Sun"Two-Faced Dick" + "Dick 'The Mouth' Solomon"NBC
Lisa KudrowPhoebe BuffayFriends"The One Hundredth" + "The One Where Everybody Finds Out"NBC
Lucy LiuLing WooAlly McBeal"Angels and Blimps" + "Sex, Lies, and Politics"Fox
Wendie MalickNina Van HornJust Shoot Me!"Two Girls for Every Boy" + "Slow Donnie"NBC
Doris RobertsMarie BaroneEverybody Loves Raymond"The Toaster" + "Frank's Tribute"CBS

2000s

YearActressRoleProgramEpisode SubmissionsNetwork
2000
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"To Serve and Disinfect" + "Polk Defeats Truman"NBC
Jennifer AnistonRachel GreenFriends"The One with Rachel's Sister" + "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry"NBC
Kim CattrallSamantha JonesSex and the City"The Awful Truth" + "The Freak Show"HBO
Lisa KudrowPhoebe BuffayFriends"The One That Could Have Been"NBC
Doris RobertsMarie BaroneEverybody Loves Raymond"Sex Talk" + "Robert's Divorce"CBS
2001
Doris RobertsMarie BaroneEverybody Loves Raymond"The Sneeze" + "Ray's Journal"CBS
Jennifer AnistonRachel GreenFriends"The One with Rachel's Assistant" + "The One Where They All Turn Thirty"NBC
Kim CattrallSamantha JonesSex and the City"Where There's Smoke..." + "Running with Scissors"HBO
Lisa KudrowPhoebe BuffayFriends"The One with Phoebe's Cookies" + "The One with Joey's New Brain"NBC
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"Husbands and Trophy Wives" + "Crazy in Love"
2002
Doris RobertsMarie BaroneEverybody Loves Raymond"Lucky Suit" + "Marie's Sculpture"CBS
Kim CattrallSamantha JonesSex and the City"Belles of the Balls" + "I Heart NY"HBO
Wendie MalickNina Van HornJust Shoot Me!"Nina Van Grandma" + "The Boys in the Band"NBC
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"Grace in the Hole" + "A.I.: Artificial Insemination"
Cynthia NixonMiranda HobbesSex and the City"My Motherboard, My Self" + "Change of a Dress"HBO
2003
Doris RobertsMarie BaroneEverybody Loves Raymond"Marie's Vision" + "Robert's Wedding"CBS
Kim CattrallSamantha JonesSex and the City"Cover Girl" + "Critical Condition"HBO
Cheryl HinesCheryl DavidCurb Your Enthusiasm"The Terrorist Attack" + "Krazee-Eyez Killa"
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"The Honeymoon's Over" + "23"NBC
Cynthia NixonMiranda HobbesSex and the City"Anchors Away" + "Cover Girl"HBO
2004
Cynthia NixonMiranda HobbesSex and the City"One" + "The Ick Factor"HBO
Kim CattrallSamantha JonesSex and the City"Out of the Frying Pan" + "An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)"HBO
Kristin DavisCharlotte York Goldenblatt"Hop, Skip, and a Week" + "Splat!"
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"Heart Like a Wheelchair" + "Speechless"NBC
Doris RobertsMarie BaroneEverybody Loves Raymond"Thank You Notes" + "Liars"CBS
2005
Doris RobertsMarie BaroneEverybody Loves Raymond"Tasteless Frank" + "The Finale"CBS
Conchata FerrellBertaTwo and a Half Men"Can You Eat Human Flesh with Wooden Teeth?" + "Woo-Hoo, a Hernia Exam!"CBS
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"The Birds and the Bees" + "Saving Grace, Again: Part I"NBC
Holland TaylorEvelyn HarperTwo and a Half Men"Those Big Pink Things with Coconut" + "A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On"CBS
Jessica WalterLucille BluthArrested Development"Motherboy XXX" + "Spring Breakout"Fox
2006
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"The Finale"NBC
Cheryl HinesCheryl DavidCurb Your Enthusiasm"The Bowtie" + "The Korean Bookie"HBO
Elizabeth PerkinsCelia HodesWeeds"You Can't Miss the Bear" + "The Punishment Light"Showtime
Jaime PresslyJoy TurnerMy Name Is Earl"Joy's Wedding" + "The Bounty Hunter"NBC
Alfre WoodardBetty ApplewhiteDesperate Housewives"You'll Never Get Away From Me" + "I Know Things Now"ABC
2007
Jaime PresslyJoy TurnerMy Name Is Earl"Jump for Joy"NBC
Conchata FerrellBertaTwo and a Half Men"Repeated Blows to His Unformed Head"CBS
Jenna FischerPam BeeslyThe Office"The Job"NBC
Elizabeth PerkinsCelia HodesWeeds"Pittsburgh"Showtime
Holland TaylorEvelyn HarperTwo and a Half Men"The Sea Is a Harsh Mistress"CBS
Vanessa WilliamsWilhelmina SlaterUgly Betty"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"ABC
2008
Jean SmartRegina NewlySamantha Who?"The Girlfriend"ABC
Kristin ChenowethOlive SnookPushing Daisies"Girth"ABC
Amy PoehlerVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Tina Fey"NBC
Holland TaylorEvelyn HarperTwo and a Half Men"Media Room Slash Dungeon"CBS
Vanessa WilliamsWilhelmina SlaterUgly Betty"Bananas for Betty"ABC
2009
Kristin ChenowethOlive SnookPushing Daisies"Bad Habits"ABC
Jane KrakowskiJenna Maroney30 Rock"The Ones"NBC
Elizabeth PerkinsCelia HodesWeeds"No Man Is Pudding"Showtime
Amy PoehlerVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Josh Brolin"NBC
Kristen Wiig"Host: Neil Patrick Harris"
Vanessa WilliamsWilhelmina SlaterUgly Betty"The Fall Issue"ABC

2010s

YearActressRoleProgramEpisode SubmissionsNetwork
2010

[12]
Jane LynchSue SylvesterGlee"The Power of Madonna"Fox
Julie BowenClaire DunphyModern Family"My Funky Valentine"ABC
Jane KrakowskiJenna Maroney30 Rock"Black Light Attack!"NBC
Sofía VergaraGloria PritchettModern Family"Not in My House"ABC
Holland TaylorEvelyn HarperTwo and a Half Men"Give Me Your Thumb"CBS
Kristen WiigVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: James Franco"NBC
2011

[13]
Julie BowenClaire DunphyModern Family"Strangers on a Treadmill"ABC
Jane KrakowskiJenna Maroney30 Rock"Queen of Jordan"NBC
Jane LynchSue SylvesterGlee"Funeral"Fox
Sofía VergaraGloria PritchettModern Family"Slow Down Your Neighbors"ABC
Betty WhiteElka OstrovskyHot in Cleveland"Free Elka"TV Land
Kristen WiigVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Jane Lynch"NBC
2012

[14]
Julie BowenClaire DunphyModern Family"Go Bullfrogs!"ABC
Mayim BialikAmy Farrah FowlerThe Big Bang Theory"The Shiny Trinket Maneuver"CBS
Kathryn Joosten[15] Karen McCluskeyDesperate Housewives"Give Me the Blame" + "Finishing the Hat"ABC
Sofía VergaraGloria PritchettModern Family"Tableau Vivant"
Merritt WeverZoey BarkowNurse Jackie"One-Armed Jacks"Showtime
Kristen WiigVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Mick Jagger"NBC
2013

[16]
Merritt WeverZoey BarkowNurse Jackie"Teachable Moments"Showtime
Mayim BialikAmy Farrah FowlerThe Big Bang Theory"The Fish Guts Displacement"CBS
Julie BowenClaire DunphyModern Family"My Hero"ABC
Anna ChlumskyAmy BrookheimerVeep"First Response"HBO
Jane KrakowskiJenna Maroney30 Rock"Hogcock!" + "Last Lunch"NBC
Jane LynchSue SylvesterGlee"Feud"Fox
Sofía VergaraGloria Delgado-PritchettModern Family"Yard Sale"ABC
2014

[17]
Allison JanneyBonnie PlunkettMom"Estrogen and a Hearty Breakfast"CBS
Mayim BialikAmy Farrah FowlerThe Big Bang Theory"The Indecision Amalgamation"CBS
Julie BowenClaire DunphyModern Family"The Feud"ABC
Anna ChlumskyAmy BrookheimerVeep"Detroit"HBO
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Anna Kendrick"NBC
Kate MulgrewGalina "Red" ReznikovOrange Is the New Black"Tit Punch"Netflix
2015

[18]
Allison JanneyBonnie PlunkettMom"Dropped Soap and a Big Guy on a Throne"CBS
Mayim BialikAmy Farrah FowlerThe Big Bang Theory"The Prom Equivalency"CBS
Julie BowenClaire DunphyModern Family""ABC
Anna ChlumskyAmy BrookheimerVeep"Convention"HBO
Gaby HoffmannAli PfeffermanTransparent"Rollin'"Amazon
Jane KrakowskiJacqueline VoorheesUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"Kimmy Gets a Job!"Netflix
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Taraji P. Henson"NBC
Niecy NashDenise "DiDi" OrtleyGetting On"The 7th Annual Christmas Card Competition"HBO
2016

[19]
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Ariana Grande"NBC
Anna ChlumskyAmy BrookheimerVeep"C**tgate"HBO
Gaby HoffmannAli PfeffermanTransparent"Bulnerable"Amazon
Allison JanneyBonnie PlunkettMom"Terrorists and Gingerbread"CBS
Judith LightShelly PfeffermanTransparent"Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump"Amazon
Niecy NashDenise "DiDi" OrtleyGetting On"Don't Let It Get in You or on You"HBO
2017

[20]
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Dave Chappelle"NBC
Vanessa BayerVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Dwayne Johnson"NBC
Anna ChlumskyAmy BrookheimerVeep"Groundbreaking"HBO
Kathryn HahnRaquel FeinTransparent"Life Sucks and Then You Die"Amazon
Leslie JonesVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Tom Hanks"NBC
Judith LightShelly PfeffermanTransparent"Exciting and New"Amazon
2018

[21]
Alex BorsteinSusie MyersonThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"Doink"Amazon
Zazie BeetzVanessa "Van" KeeferAtlanta"Helen"FX
Aidy BryantVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Chadwick Boseman"NBC
Betty GilpinDebbie "Liberty Belle" EaganGLOW"Debbie Does Something"Netflix
Leslie JonesVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Donald Glover"NBC
Kate McKinnon"Host: Bill Hader"
Laurie MetcalfJackie HarrisRoseanne"No Country for Old Women"ABC
Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & Grace"Rosario's Quinceanera"NBC
2019

[22]
Alex BorsteinSusie MyersonThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy"Amazon
Anna ChlumskyAmy BrookheimerVeep"Pledge"HBO
Sian CliffordClaireFleabag"Episode 203"Amazon
Olivia ColmanGodmother"Episode 204"
Betty GilpinDebbie "Liberty Belle" EaganGLOW"Mother of All Matches"Netflix
Sarah GoldbergSally ReedBarry"The Audition"HBO
Marin HinkleRose WeissmanThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"Simone"Amazon
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Liev Schreiber"NBC

2020s

YearActressRoleProgramEpisode SubmissionNetwork
2020

[23]
Annie MurphyAlexis RoseSchitt's Creek"The Presidential Suite"Pop TV
Alex BorsteinSusie MyersonThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"Marvelous Radio"Amazon
D'Arcy CardenJanetThe Good Place"You've Changed, Man"NBC
Betty GilpinDebbie "Liberty Belle" EaganGLOW"A Very GLOW Christmas"Netflix
Marin HinkleRose WeissmanThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..."Amazon
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Daniel Craig"NBC
Yvonne OrjiMolly CarterInsecure"Lowkey Lost"HBO
Cecily StrongVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Eddie Murphy"NBC
2021

[24]
Hannah WaddinghamRebecca WeltonTed Lasso"All Apologies"Apple TV+
Aidy BryantVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Regé-Jean Page"NBC
Hannah EinbinderAva DanielsHacks"I Think She Will"HBO Max
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Bill Burr"NBC
Rosie PerezMegan BriscoeThe Flight Attendant"Arrivals and Departures"HBO Max
Cecily StrongVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Anya Taylor-Joy"NBC
Juno TempleKeeley JonesTed Lasso"For the Children"Apple TV+
2022

[25]
Sheryl Lee RalphBarbara HowardAbbott Elementary"New Tech"ABC
Alex BorsteinSusie MyersonThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"Everything Is Bellmore"Prime Video
Hannah EinbinderAva DanielsHacks"The Captain's Wife"HBO Max
Janelle JamesAva ColemanAbbott Elementary"Ava vs. Superintendent"ABC
Kate McKinnonVarious charactersSaturday Night Live"Host: Natasha Lyonne"NBC
Sarah NilesDr. Sharon FieldstoneTed Lasso"Headspace"Apple TV+
Juno TempleKeeley Jones"Midnight Train to Royston"
Hannah WaddinghamRebecca Welton"No Weddings and a Funeral"
2023

[26]
Ayo EdebiriSydney AdamuThe Bear"Review"FX
Alex BorsteinSusie MyersonThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"The Testi-Roastial"Prime Video
Janelle JamesAva ColemanAbbott Elementary"Fundraiser"ABC
Sheryl Lee RalphBarbara Howard"Fire"
Juno TempleKeeley JonesTed Lasso"We'll Never Have Paris"Apple TV+
Hannah WaddinghamRebecca Welton"International Break"
Jessica WilliamsGabyShrinking"Boop"
2024

[27]
Carol BurnettNorma DellacortePalm Royale"Maxine Shakes the Tree"Apple TV+
Liza Colón-ZayasTina MarreroThe Bear"Pop"FX
Hannah EinbinderAva DanielsHacks"Bulletproof"Max
Janelle JamesAva ColemanAbbott Elementary"Career Day, Part 1"ABC
Sheryl Lee RalphBarbara Howard"Librarian"
Meryl StreepLoretta DurkinOnly Murders in the Building"Grab Your Hankies"Hulu

Superlatives

Superlative Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Actress with most awardsRhea Perlman, Doris Roberts (4)
Actress with most nominationsRhea Perlman, Loretta Swit (10)
Actress with most nominations
without ever winning
Julia Duffy (7)
Television program with most winsCheers, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (6)
Television program with most nominationsSaturday Night Live (21)
Actress with most consecutive winsValerie Harper, Rhea Perlman, Laurie Metcalf, Doris Roberts (3)
First actress with multiple and consecutive winsAnn B. Davis

Programs with multiple wins

6 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins

Programs with multiple nominations

22 nominations
13 nominations
12 nominations
10 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Performers with multiple awards

4 awards
3 awards
2 awards

Performers with multiple nominations

10 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

Notes and References

  1. Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre-specific acting categories
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  12. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  13. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  14. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  15. News: Kathryn Joosten of ‘Desperate Housewives’ earns posthumous Emmy Award nomination . Maura . Judkis . . July 19, 2012 . June 8, 2018.
  16. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  17. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  18. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  19. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  20. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . May 27, 2017.
  21. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 12, 2018.
  22. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 16, 2019.
  23. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 28, 2020.
  24. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 13, 2021.
  25. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 12, 2022.
  26. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 16, 2023.
  27. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 18, 2024.