| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 1954 |
| Currently held by | Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear (2024) |
| Website | emmys |
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:
- # – Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film, prior to the category's creation
- § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation
Winners and nominations
1950s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Series Supporting Actress | ||||
| 1954 (6th) | ||||
| Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS | |
| Bea Benaderet | Blanche Morton | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS | |
| Ruth Gilbert | Various characters | The Milton Berle Show | NBC | |
| Marion Lorne | Mrs. Gurney | Mister Peepers | ||
| Audrey Meadows | Alice Kramden | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series | ||||
| 1955 (7th) | ||||
| Audrey Meadows | Alice Kramden | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
| Bea Benaderet | Blanche Morton | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS | |
| Jean Hagen | Margaret Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC | |
| Marion Lorne | Mrs. Gurney | Mister Peepers | NBC | |
| Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | ||||
| 1956 (8th) | ||||
| Nanette Fabray | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC | |
| Natalie Schafer | Charmaine Schultz | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS | |
| Jean Hagen | Margaret Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC | |
| Audrey Meadows | Alice Kramden | The Honeymooners | CBS | |
| Thelma Ritter # | Aggie Hurley | Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse | NBC | |
| Best Supporting Performance by an Actress | ||||
| 1957 (9th) | ||||
| Pat Carroll | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC | |
| Ann B. Davis | Charmaine Schultz | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS | |
| Audrey Meadows | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | ||
| Mildred Natwick # | Madame Arcati | Ford Star Jubilee | ||
| Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | ||
| Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | ||||
| 1958 (10th) | ||||
| Verna Felton | Charmaine Schultz | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS & NBC | |
| Pat Carroll | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC | |
| Verna Felton | Hilda Crocker | December Bride | CBS | |
| Marion Lorne | Myrtle Banford | Sally | NBC | |
| Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | ||
| Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | ||||
| 1959 (11th) | ||||
| Ann B. Davis | Charmaine Schultz | The Bob Cummings Show | NBC | |
| Rosemary DeCamp | Margaret MacDonald | The Bob Cummings Show | NBC | |
| Elinor Donahue | Betty | Father Knows Best | CBS & NBC | |
| Verna Felton | Hilda Crocker | December Bride | CBS | |
| Kathleen Nolan | Kate McCoy | The Real McCoys | ABC | |
| ZaSu Pitts | Susanna Pomeroy | Oh, Susanna | CBS | |
1960s
1970s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy | ||||
| 1970 (22nd) | ||||
| Karen Valentine | Miss Alice Johnson | Room 222 | ABC | |
| Agnes Moorehead | Endora | Bewitched | ABC | |
| Lurene Tuttle | Hannah Yarby | Julia | NBC | |
| 1971 (23rd) | ||||
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Agnes Moorehead | Endora | Bewitched | ABC | |
| Karen Valentine | Miss Alice Johnston | Room 222 | ||
| 1972 (24th) | ||||
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Sally Struthers | Gloria Stivic | All in the Family | ||
| Cloris Leachman | Phyllis Lindstrom | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| 1973 (25th) | ||||
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Cloris Leachman | Phyllis Lindstrom | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Sally Struthers | Gloria Stivic | All in the Family | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in Comedy | ||||
| 1974 (26th) | ||||
| Cloris Leachman | Phyllis Lindstrom | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Sally Struthers | Gloria Stivic | All in the Family | ||
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | ||
| Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | ||||
| 1975 (27th) | ||||
| Betty White | Sue Ann Nivens | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Julie Kavner | Brenda Morgenstern | Rhoda | CBS | |
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | ||
| Nancy Walker | Ida Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| 1976 (28th) | ||||
| Betty White | Sue Ann Nivens | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Georgia Engel | Georgette Franklin | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Julie Kavner | Brenda Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | ||
| Nancy Walker | Ida Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| 1977 (29th) | ||||
| Mary Kay Place | Loretta Haggers | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Syndicated | |
| Georgia Engel | Georgette Franklin | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | |
| Julie Kavner | Brenda Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | ||
| Betty White | Sue Ann Nivens | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
| 1978 (30th) | ||||
| Julie Kavner | Brenda Morgenstern | Rhoda | CBS | |
| Polly Holliday | Florence Jean Castleberry | Alice | CBS | |
| Sally Struthers | Gloria Stivic | All in the Family | ||
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | ||
| Nancy Walker | Ida Morgenstern | Rhoda | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series | ||||
| 1979 (31st) | ||||
| Sally Struthers | Gloria Stivic | All in the Family | CBS | |
| Marion Ross | Marion Cunningham | Happy Days | ABC | |
| Polly Holliday | Florence Jean Castleberry | Alice | CBS | |
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
1980s
1990s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (42nd) | |||||
| Bebe Neuwirth | Lilith Sternin | Cheers | "The Stork Brings a Crane" + "Severe Crane Damage" + "The Ghost and Mrs Lebec" | NBC | |
| Julia Duffy | Stephanie Vanderkellen | Newhart | "Cupcake in a Cage" + "Lights, Camera, Contradictions!" + "Seein' Double" | CBS | |
| Faith Ford | Corky Sherwood | Murphy Brown | "And the Whiner Is..." + "Bad Girls" + "Going to the Chapel" | ||
| Estelle Getty | Sophia Petrillo | The Golden Girls | "Sick and Tired" + "Not Another Monday" + "Clinton Avenue Memoirs" | NBC | |
| Rhea Perlman | Carla Tortelli | Cheers | "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" + "50-50 Carla" + "The Ghost and Mrs Lebec" | ||
| 1991 (43rd) | |||||
| Bebe Neuwirth | Lilith Sternin | Cheers | "Veggie-Boyd" + "Rat Girl" | NBC | |
| Elizabeth Ashley | Frieda Evans | Evening Shade | "There Once Was a Boy Named Wood" + "Chip Off the Old Brick" | CBS | |
| Faith Ford | Corky Sherwood | Murphy Brown | "Trouble in Sherwood-Forrest" + "Corky's Place" | ||
| Estelle Getty | Sophia Petrillo | The Golden Girls | "Ebbtide's Revenge" + "There Goes the Bride: Part 1" | NBC | |
| Rhea Perlman | Carla Tortelli | Cheers | "Carla Loves Clavin" + "Pitch It Again, Sam" | ||
| 1992 (44th) | |||||
| Laurie Metcalf | Jackie Harris | Roseanne | "Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker" + "Kansas City, Here We Come" | ABC | |
| Faith Ford | Corky Sherwood | Murphy Brown | "Love is a Blonde" + "A Chance of Showers" | CBS | |
| Estelle Getty | Sophia Petrillo | The Golden Girls | "One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest" | NBC | |
| Alice Ghostley | Bernice Clifton | Designing Women | "The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita" + "Just Say Doe" | CBS | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes | Seinfeld | "The Pen" + "The Tape" | NBC | |
| Frances Sternhagen § | Esther Clavin | Cheers | "Heeeeeere's... Cliffy!" | ||
| 1993 (45th) | |||||
| Laurie Metcalf | Jackie Harris | Roseanne | "Crime and Punishment" + "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" | ABC | |
| Shelley Fabares | Christine Armstrong-Fox | Coach | "Love Me Tender" + "Vows" | ABC | |
| Sara Gilbert | Darlene Conner | Roseanne | "Good Girls, Bad Girls" + "Playing With Matches" | ||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes | Seinfeld | "The Contest" + "The Airport" | NBC | |
| Rhea Perlman | Carla Tortelli | Cheers | "Loathe and Marriage" + "It's Lonely on the Top" | ||
| 1994 (46th) | |||||
| Laurie Metcalf | Jackie Harris | Roseanne | "Labor Day" + "Past Imperfect" | ABC | |
| Shelley Fabares | Christine Armstrong-Fox | Coach | "Nice Job If You Can Get It" + "The Stand-In" | ABC | |
| Faith Ford | Corky Sherwood | Murphy Brown | "The Young and the Rest of Us" + "The More Things Stay the Same" | CBS | |
| Sara Gilbert | Darlene Conner | Roseanne | "Two Down, One to Go" + "Everybody Comes to Jackie's" | ABC | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes | Seinfeld | "The Mango" + "The Opposite" | NBC | |
| Liz Torres | Mahalia Sanchez | The John Larroquette Show | "Pilot" + "God" | ||
| 1995 (47th) | |||||
| Christine Baranski | Maryann Thorpe | Cybill | "Starting on the Wrong Foot" | CBS | |
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | Friends | "The One with the Monkey" + "The One with Two Parts: Part 1 " | NBC | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes | Seinfeld | "The Beard" + "The Fusilli Jerry" | ||
| Laurie Metcalf | Jackie Harris | Roseanne | "Bed and Bored" + "Single Married Female" | ABC | |
| Liz Torres | Mahalia Sanchez | The John Larroquette Show | "Faith" + "In the Pink" | NBC | |
| 1996 (48th) | |||||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes | Seinfeld | "The Soup Nazi" + "The Wait Out" | NBC | |
| Christine Baranski | Maryann Thorpe | Cybill | "A Who's Who for What's His Name" + "Wedding Bell Blues" | CBS | |
| Janeane Garofalo | Paula | The Larry Sanders Show | "Conflict of Interest" + "I Was a Teenage Lesbian" | HBO | |
| Jayne Meadows | Alice Morgan-DuPont-Sutton-Cushing-Ferruke | High Society | "Family Val's" + "Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore" | CBS | |
| Renée Taylor | Sylvia Fine | The Nanny | "Where's the Pearls?" + "The Cantor Show" | ||
| 1997 (49th) | |||||
| Kristen Johnston | Sally Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "My Mother the Alien" + "Fifteen Minutes of Dick" | NBC | |
| Christine Baranski | Maryann Thorpe | Cybill | — | CBS | |
| Janeane Garofalo | Paula | The Larry Sanders Show | — | HBO | |
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | Friends | "The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel" + "The One with the Flashback" | NBC | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes | Seinfeld | "The Little Kicks" | ||
| 1998 (50th) | |||||
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | Friends | "The One with Ross's Wedding" | NBC | |
| Christine Baranski | Maryann Thorpe | Cybill | "The Golden Years" | CBS | |
| Kristen Johnston | Sally Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | — | NBC | |
| Jane Leeves | Daphne Moon | Frasier | "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name" + "First Date" | ||
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes | Seinfeld | — | ||
| 1999 (51st) | |||||
| Kristen Johnston | Sally Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Two-Faced Dick" + "Dick 'The Mouth' Solomon" | NBC | |
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | Friends | "The One Hundredth" + "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" | NBC | |
| Lucy Liu | Ling Woo | Ally McBeal | "Angels and Blimps" + "Sex, Lies, and Politics" | Fox | |
| Wendie Malick | Nina Van Horn | Just Shoot Me! | "Two Girls for Every Boy" + "Slow Donnie" | NBC | |
| Doris Roberts | Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Toaster" + "Frank's Tribute" | CBS |
2000s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (52nd) | |||||
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "To Serve and Disinfect" + "Polk Defeats Truman" | NBC | |
| Jennifer Aniston | Rachel Green | Friends | "The One with Rachel's Sister" + "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry" | NBC | |
| Kim Cattrall | Samantha Jones | Sex and the City | "The Awful Truth" + "The Freak Show" | HBO | |
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | Friends | "The One That Could Have Been" | NBC | |
| Doris Roberts | Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Sex Talk" + "Robert's Divorce" | CBS | |
| 2001 (53rd) | |||||
| Doris Roberts | Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Sneeze" + "Ray's Journal" | CBS | |
| Jennifer Aniston | Rachel Green | Friends | "The One with Rachel's Assistant" + "The One Where They All Turn Thirty" | NBC | |
| Kim Cattrall | Samantha Jones | Sex and the City | "Where There's Smoke..." + "Running with Scissors" | HBO | |
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | Friends | "The One with Phoebe's Cookies" + "The One with Joey's New Brain" | NBC | |
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "Husbands and Trophy Wives" + "Crazy in Love" | ||
| 2002 (54th) | |||||
| Doris Roberts | Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Lucky Suit" + "Marie's Sculpture" | CBS | |
| Kim Cattrall | Samantha Jones | Sex and the City | "Belles of the Balls" + "I Heart NY" | HBO | |
| Wendie Malick | Nina Van Horn | Just Shoot Me! | "Nina Van Grandma" + "The Boys in the Band" | NBC | |
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "Grace in the Hole" + "A.I.: Artificial Insemination" | ||
| Cynthia Nixon | Miranda Hobbes | Sex and the City | "My Motherboard, My Self" + "Change of a Dress" | HBO | |
| 2003 (55th) | |||||
| Doris Roberts | Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Marie's Vision" + "Robert's Wedding" | CBS | |
| Kim Cattrall | Samantha Jones | Sex and the City | "Cover Girl" + "Critical Condition" | HBO | |
| Cheryl Hines | Cheryl David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Terrorist Attack" + "Krazee-Eyez Killa" | ||
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "The Honeymoon's Over" + "23" | NBC | |
| Cynthia Nixon | Miranda Hobbes | Sex and the City | "Anchors Away" + "Cover Girl" | HBO | |
| 2004 (56th) | |||||
| Cynthia Nixon | Miranda Hobbes | Sex and the City | "One" + "The Ick Factor" | HBO | |
| Kim Cattrall | Samantha Jones | Sex and the City | "Out of the Frying Pan" + "An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)" | HBO | |
| Kristin Davis | Charlotte York Goldenblatt | "Hop, Skip, and a Week" + "Splat!" | |||
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "Heart Like a Wheelchair" + "Speechless" | NBC | |
| Doris Roberts | Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Thank You Notes" + "Liars" | CBS | |
| 2005 (57th) | |||||
| Doris Roberts | Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Tasteless Frank" + "The Finale" | CBS | |
| Conchata Ferrell | Berta | Two and a Half Men | "Can You Eat Human Flesh with Wooden Teeth?" + "Woo-Hoo, a Hernia Exam!" | CBS | |
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "The Birds and the Bees" + "Saving Grace, Again: Part I" | NBC | |
| Holland Taylor | Evelyn Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Those Big Pink Things with Coconut" + "A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On" | CBS | |
| Jessica Walter | Lucille Bluth | Arrested Development | "Motherboy XXX" + "Spring Breakout" | Fox | |
| 2006 (58th) | |||||
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "The Finale" | NBC | |
| Cheryl Hines | Cheryl David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Bowtie" + "The Korean Bookie" | HBO | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | Celia Hodes | Weeds | "You Can't Miss the Bear" + "The Punishment Light" | Showtime | |
| Jaime Pressly | Joy Turner | My Name Is Earl | "Joy's Wedding" + "The Bounty Hunter" | NBC | |
| Alfre Woodard | Betty Applewhite | Desperate Housewives | "You'll Never Get Away From Me" + "I Know Things Now" | ABC | |
| 2007 (59th) | |||||
| Jaime Pressly | Joy Turner | My Name Is Earl | "Jump for Joy" | NBC | |
| Conchata Ferrell | Berta | Two and a Half Men | "Repeated Blows to His Unformed Head" | CBS | |
| Jenna Fischer | Pam Beesly | The Office | "The Job" | NBC | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | Celia Hodes | Weeds | "Pittsburgh" | Showtime | |
| Holland Taylor | Evelyn Harper | Two and a Half Men | "The Sea Is a Harsh Mistress" | CBS | |
| Vanessa Williams | Wilhelmina Slater | Ugly Betty | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | ABC | |
| 2008 (60th) | |||||
| Jean Smart | Regina Newly | Samantha Who? | "The Girlfriend" | ABC | |
| Kristin Chenoweth | Olive Snook | Pushing Daisies | "Girth" | ABC | |
| Amy Poehler | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Tina Fey" | NBC | |
| Holland Taylor | Evelyn Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Media Room Slash Dungeon" | CBS | |
| Vanessa Williams | Wilhelmina Slater | Ugly Betty | "Bananas for Betty" | ABC | |
| 2009 (61st) | |||||
| Kristin Chenoweth | Olive Snook | Pushing Daisies | "Bad Habits" | ABC | |
| Jane Krakowski | Jenna Maroney | 30 Rock | "The Ones" | NBC | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | Celia Hodes | Weeds | "No Man Is Pudding" | Showtime | |
| Amy Poehler | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Josh Brolin" | NBC | |
| Kristen Wiig | "Host: Neil Patrick Harris" | ||||
| Vanessa Williams | Wilhelmina Slater | Ugly Betty | "The Fall Issue" | ABC |
2010s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (62nd) | |||||
| Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester | Glee | "The Power of Madonna" | Fox | |
| Julie Bowen | Claire Dunphy | Modern Family | "My Funky Valentine" | ABC | |
| Jane Krakowski | Jenna Maroney | 30 Rock | "Black Light Attack!" | NBC | |
| Sofía Vergara | Gloria Pritchett | Modern Family | "Not in My House" | ABC | |
| Holland Taylor | Evelyn Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Give Me Your Thumb" | CBS | |
| Kristen Wiig | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: James Franco" | NBC | |
| 2011 (63rd) | |||||
| Julie Bowen | Claire Dunphy | Modern Family | "Strangers on a Treadmill" | ABC | |
| Jane Krakowski | Jenna Maroney | 30 Rock | "Queen of Jordan" | NBC | |
| Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester | Glee | "Funeral" | Fox | |
| Sofía Vergara | Gloria Pritchett | Modern Family | "Slow Down Your Neighbors" | ABC | |
| Betty White | Elka Ostrovsky | Hot in Cleveland | "Free Elka" | TV Land | |
| Kristen Wiig | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Jane Lynch" | NBC | |
| 2012 (64th) | |||||
| Julie Bowen | Claire Dunphy | Modern Family | "Go Bullfrogs!" | ABC | |
| Mayim Bialik | Amy Farrah Fowler | The Big Bang Theory | "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" | CBS | |
| Kathryn Joosten | Karen McCluskey | Desperate Housewives | "Give Me the Blame" + "Finishing the Hat" | ABC | |
| Sofía Vergara | Gloria Pritchett | Modern Family | "Tableau Vivant" | ||
| Merritt Wever | Zoey Barkow | Nurse Jackie | "One-Armed Jacks" | Showtime | |
| Kristen Wiig | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Mick Jagger" | NBC | |
| 2013 (65th) | |||||
| Merritt Wever | Zoey Barkow | Nurse Jackie | "Teachable Moments" | Showtime | |
| Mayim Bialik | Amy Farrah Fowler | The Big Bang Theory | "The Fish Guts Displacement" | CBS | |
| Julie Bowen | Claire Dunphy | Modern Family | "My Hero" | ABC | |
| Anna Chlumsky | Amy Brookheimer | Veep | "First Response" | HBO | |
| Jane Krakowski | Jenna Maroney | 30 Rock | "Hogcock!" + "Last Lunch" | NBC | |
| Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester | Glee | "Feud" | Fox | |
| Sofía Vergara | Gloria Delgado-Pritchett | Modern Family | "Yard Sale" | ABC | |
| 2014 (66th) | |||||
| Allison Janney | Bonnie Plunkett | Mom | "Estrogen and a Hearty Breakfast" | CBS | |
| Mayim Bialik | Amy Farrah Fowler | The Big Bang Theory | "The Indecision Amalgamation" | CBS | |
| Julie Bowen | Claire Dunphy | Modern Family | "The Feud" | ABC | |
| Anna Chlumsky | Amy Brookheimer | Veep | "Detroit" | HBO | |
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Anna Kendrick" | NBC | |
| Kate Mulgrew | Galina "Red" Reznikov | Orange Is the New Black | "Tit Punch" | Netflix | |
| 2015 (67th) | |||||
| Allison Janney | Bonnie Plunkett | Mom | "Dropped Soap and a Big Guy on a Throne" | CBS | |
| Mayim Bialik | Amy Farrah Fowler | The Big Bang Theory | "The Prom Equivalency" | CBS | |
| Julie Bowen | Claire Dunphy | Modern Family | "Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister" | ABC | |
| Anna Chlumsky | Amy Brookheimer | Veep | "Convention" | HBO | |
| Gaby Hoffmann | Ali Pfefferman | Transparent | "Rollin'" | Amazon | |
| Jane Krakowski | Jacqueline Voorhees | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | "Kimmy Gets a Job!" | Netflix | |
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Taraji P. Henson" | NBC | |
| Niecy Nash | Denise "DiDi" Ortley | Getting On | "The 7th Annual Christmas Card Competition" | HBO | |
| 2016 (68th) | |||||
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Ariana Grande" | NBC | |
| Anna Chlumsky | Amy Brookheimer | Veep | "C**tgate" | HBO | |
| Gaby Hoffmann | Ali Pfefferman | Transparent | "Bulnerable" | Amazon | |
| Allison Janney | Bonnie Plunkett | Mom | "Terrorists and Gingerbread" | CBS | |
| Judith Light | Shelly Pfefferman | Transparent | "Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump" | Amazon | |
| Niecy Nash | Denise "DiDi" Ortley | Getting On | "Don't Let It Get in You or on You" | HBO | |
| 2017 (69th) | |||||
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | NBC | |
| Vanessa Bayer | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Dwayne Johnson" | NBC | |
| Anna Chlumsky | Amy Brookheimer | Veep | "Groundbreaking" | HBO | |
| Kathryn Hahn | Raquel Fein | Transparent | "Life Sucks and Then You Die" | Amazon | |
| Leslie Jones | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Tom Hanks" | NBC | |
| Judith Light | Shelly Pfefferman | Transparent | "Exciting and New" | Amazon | |
| 2018 (70th) | |||||
| Alex Borstein | Susie Myerson | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Doink" | Amazon | |
| Zazie Beetz | Vanessa "Van" Keefer | Atlanta | "Helen" | FX | |
| Aidy Bryant | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Chadwick Boseman" | NBC | |
| Betty Gilpin | Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan | GLOW | "Debbie Does Something" | Netflix | |
| Leslie Jones | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Donald Glover" | NBC | |
| Kate McKinnon | "Host: Bill Hader" | ||||
| Laurie Metcalf | Jackie Harris | Roseanne | "No Country for Old Women" | ABC | |
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | Will & Grace | "Rosario's Quinceanera" | NBC | |
| 2019 (71st) | |||||
| Alex Borstein | Susie Myerson | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy" | Amazon | |
| Anna Chlumsky | Amy Brookheimer | Veep | "Pledge" | HBO | |
| Sian Clifford | Claire | Fleabag | "Episode 203" | Amazon | |
| Olivia Colman | Godmother | "Episode 204" | |||
| Betty Gilpin | Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan | GLOW | "Mother of All Matches" | Netflix | |
| Sarah Goldberg | Sally Reed | Barry | "The Audition" | HBO | |
| Marin Hinkle | Rose Weissman | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Simone" | Amazon | |
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Liev Schreiber" | NBC |
2020s
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submission | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (72nd) | |||||
| Annie Murphy | Alexis Rose | Schitt's Creek | "The Presidential Suite" | Pop TV | |
| Alex Borstein | Susie Myerson | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Marvelous Radio" | Amazon | |
| D'Arcy Carden | Janet | The Good Place | "You've Changed, Man" | NBC | |
| Betty Gilpin | Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan | GLOW | "A Very GLOW Christmas" | Netflix | |
| Marin Hinkle | Rose Weissman | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..." | Amazon | |
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Daniel Craig" | NBC | |
| Yvonne Orji | Molly Carter | Insecure | "Lowkey Lost" | HBO | |
| Cecily Strong | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Eddie Murphy" | NBC | |
| 2021 (73rd) | |||||
| Hannah Waddingham | Rebecca Welton | Ted Lasso | "All Apologies" | Apple TV+ | |
| Aidy Bryant | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Regé-Jean Page" | NBC | |
| Hannah Einbinder | Ava Daniels | Hacks | "I Think She Will" | HBO Max | |
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Bill Burr" | NBC | |
| Rosie Perez | Megan Briscoe | The Flight Attendant | "Arrivals and Departures" | HBO Max | |
| Cecily Strong | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Anya Taylor-Joy" | NBC | |
| Juno Temple | Keeley Jones | Ted Lasso | "For the Children" | Apple TV+ | |
| 2022 (74th) | |||||
| Sheryl Lee Ralph | Barbara Howard | Abbott Elementary | "New Tech" | ABC | |
| Alex Borstein | Susie Myerson | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Everything Is Bellmore" | Prime Video | |
| Hannah Einbinder | Ava Daniels | Hacks | "The Captain's Wife" | HBO Max | |
| Janelle James | Ava Coleman | Abbott Elementary | "Ava vs. Superintendent" | ABC | |
| Kate McKinnon | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Natasha Lyonne" | NBC | |
| Sarah Niles | Dr. Sharon Fieldstone | Ted Lasso | "Headspace" | Apple TV+ | |
| Juno Temple | Keeley Jones | "Midnight Train to Royston" | |||
| Hannah Waddingham | Rebecca Welton | "No Weddings and a Funeral" | |||
| 2023 (75th) | |||||
| Ayo Edebiri | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | "Review" | FX | |
| Alex Borstein | Susie Myerson | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "The Testi-Roastial" | Prime Video | |
| Janelle James | Ava Coleman | Abbott Elementary | "Fundraiser" | ABC | |
| Sheryl Lee Ralph | Barbara Howard | "Fire" | |||
| Juno Temple | Keeley Jones | Ted Lasso | "We'll Never Have Paris" | Apple TV+ | |
| Hannah Waddingham | Rebecca Welton | "International Break" | |||
| Jessica Williams | Gaby | Shrinking | "Boop" | ||
| 2024 (76th) | |||||
| Liza Colón-Zayas | Tina Marrero | The Bear | "Pop" | FX | |
| Carol Burnett | Norma Dellacorte | Palm Royale | "Maxine Shakes the Tree" | Apple TV+ | |
| Hannah Einbinder | Ava Daniels | Hacks | "Bulletproof" | Max | |
| Janelle James | Ava Coleman | Abbott Elementary | "Career Day, Part 1" | ABC | |
| Sheryl Lee Ralph | Barbara Howard | "Librarian" | |||
| Meryl Streep | Loretta Durkin | Only Murders in the Building | "Grab Your Hankies" | Hulu |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Rhea Perlman, Doris Roberts (4) | |
| Actress with most nominations | Rhea Perlman, Loretta Swit (10) | |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning |
Julia Duffy (7) | |
| Television program with most wins | Cheers, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (6) | |
| Television program with most nominations | Saturday Night Live (21) | |
| Actress with most consecutive wins | Valerie Harper, Rhea Perlman, Laurie Metcalf, Doris Roberts (3) | |
| First actress with multiple and consecutive wins | Ann B. Davis | |
Programs with multiple wins
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Performers with multiple nominations
See also
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Notes
References
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- Judkis, Maura (July 19, 2012). "Kathryn Joosten of 'Desperate Housewives' earns posthumous Emmy Award nomination". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 18, 2024.