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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country	United States
Currently held by	Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee (2011)
Official website	http://www.emmys.com/

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Contents

1 Award winners
- 1.1 1970s
- 1.2 1980s
- 1.3 1990s
- 1.4 2000s
- 1.5 2010s
2 Multiple winners
3 Multiple nominees

Award winners

1970s

Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series

1975: Cloris Leachman – The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Zohra Lampert – Kojak (tie)

1980s

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series

1986: Roscoe Lee Browne – The Cosby Show as Dr. Barnabus Foster
- Stevie Wonder - The Cosby Show as Himself
- Clarice Taylor - The Cosby Show as Anna Huxtable
- Earle Hyman - The Cosby Show as Russell Huxtable
- Danny Kaye - The Cosby Show as Dr. Burns

1987: John Cleese – Cheers as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
- Nancy Walker - The Golden Girls as Angela
- Herb Edelman - The Golden Girls as Stan
- Lois Nettleton - The Golden Girls as Jean
- Art Carney - The Cavanaughs as James 'Weasel' Cavanaugh

1988: Beah Richards – Frank's Place as Mrs. Varden
- Geraldine Fitzgerald - The Golden Girls as Anna
- Herb Edelman - The Golden Girls as Stan
- Eileen Heckart - The Cosby Show as Mrs. Hickson
- Gilda Radner - It's Garry Shandling's Show as herself

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

1989: Colleen Dewhurst - Murphy Brown as Avery Brown
- Eileen Brennan - Newhart as Corine Denby
- Diahann Carroll - A Different World as Marion Gilbert
- Doris Roberts - Perfect Strangers as Mrs. Bailey
- Maxine Stuart - The Wonder Years as Mrs. Carples

1990s

1990: Swoosie Kurtz - Carol & Company as Laurie
- Georgia Brown - Cheers as Madame Lazora
- Morgan Fairchild - Murphy Brown as Julia St. Martin
- Alexis Smith - Cheers as Alice Anne Volkman
- Liz Torres - The Famous Teddy Z as Angie

1991: Colleen Dewhurst - Murphy Brown as Avery Brown
- Whoopi Goldberg - A Different World as Professor Jordan
- Frances Sternhagen - Cheers as Esther Clavin
- Sada Thompson - Cheers as Mama Lozupone
- Brenda Vaccaro - The Golden Girls as Angela Petrillo

1992: no award

1993: Tracey Ullman - Love & War as Dava Levine
- Carol Burnett - The Larry Sanders Show as herself
- Ruby Dee - Evening Shade as Aurelia Danforth
- Shelley Long - Cheers as Diane Chambers
- Gwen Verdon - Dream On as Kitty

1994: Eileen Heckart - Love & War as Rose Stein
- Diane Ladd - Grace Under Fire as Louise Burdett
- Cyndi Lauper - Mad About You as Marianne Lugasso
- Marlee Matlin - Seinfeld as Laura
- Marcia Wallace - Murphy Brown as Secretary 66

1995: Cyndi Lauper - Mad About You as Marianne Lugasso
- Bebe Neuwirth - Frasier as Lilith Sternin
- Christina Pickles - Friends as Judy Geller
- Jean Stapleton - Grace Under Fire as Aunt Vivian
- JoBeth Williams - Frasier as Madeline

1996: Betty White - The John Larroquette Show as herself
- Shelley Long - Frasier as Diane Chambers
- Rosie O'Donnell - The Larry Sanders Show as herself
- Marlo Thomas - Friends as Sandra Green
- Irene Worth - Remember WENN as Mrs. Mellon

1997: Carol Burnett - Mad About You as Theresa Stemple
- Laura Dern - Ellen as Susan Richmond
- Ellen DeGeneres - The Larry Sanders Show as herself
- Marsha Mason - Frasier as Sherry
- Betty White - Suddenly Susan as Midge Haber

1998: Emma Thompson - Ellen as herself
- Carol Burnett - Mad About You as Theresa Stemple
- Jan Hooks - 3rd Rock from the Sun as Vicki Dubcek
- Patti LuPone - Frasier as Zora
- Bette Midler - Murphy Brown as Caprice Feldman

1999: Tracey Ullman - Ally McBeal as Tracy Clark
- Christine Baranski - Frasier as Dr. Nora Fairchild
- Kathy Bates - 3rd Rock from the Sun as Charlotte Everly
- Piper Laurie - Frasier as Mrs. Mulhern
- Laurie Metcalf - 3rd Rock from the Sun as Jennifer

2000s

2000: Jean Smart - Frasier as Lorna Lenley
- Beatrice Arthur - Malcolm in the Middle as Mrs. White
- Cheri Oteri - Just Shoot Me! as Cindy
- Debbie Reynolds - Will & Grace as Bobbi Adler
- Holland Taylor - The Lot as Letitia DeVine

2001: Jean Smart - Frasier as Lana Gardner
- Jami Gertz - Ally McBeal as Kimmy Bishop
- Cloris Leachman - Malcolm in the Middle as Grandma Ida
- Bernadette Peters - Ally McBeal as Cassandra Lewis
- Susan Sarandon - Friends as Cecilia Monroe

2002: Cloris Leachman - Malcolm in the Middle as Grandma Ida
- Glenn Close - Will & Grace as Fannie Lieber
- Katherine Helmond - Everybody Loves Raymond as Lois
- Susan Sarandon - Malcolm in the Middle as Meg
- Frances Sternhagen - Sex and the City as Bunny MacDougal

2003: Christina Applegate - Friends as Amy Green
- Georgia Engel - Everybody Loves Raymond as Pat
- Betty Garrett - Becker as Molly Firth
- Cloris Leachman - Malcolm in the Middle as Grandma Ida
- Betty White - Yes, Dear as Sylvia

2004: Laura Linney - Frasier as Charlotte
- Christina Applegate - Friends as Amy Green
- Eileen Brennan - Will & Grace as Zandra
- Georgia Engel - Everybody Loves Raymond as Pat
- Cloris Leachman - Malcolm in the Middle as Grandma Ida

2005: Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives as Karen McCluskey
- Blythe Danner - Will & Grace as Marilyn Truman
- Georgia Engel - Everybody Loves Raymond as Pat
- Cloris Leachman - Malcolm in the Middle as Grandma Ida
- Lupe Ontiveros - Desperate Housewives as Juanita Solis

2006: Cloris Leachman - Malcolm in the Middle as Grandma Ida
- Blythe Danner - Will & Grace as Marilyn Truman
- Shirley Knight - Desperate Housewives as Phyllis Van De Kamp
- Laurie Metcalf - Monk as Cora
- Kate Winslet - Extras as Herself

2007: Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock as Colleen Donaghy
- Dixie Carter - Desperate Housewives as Gloria Hodge
- Salma Hayek - Ugly Betty as Sofia Reyes
- Judith Light - Ugly Betty as Claire Meade
- Laurie Metcalf - Desperate Housewives as Carolyn Bigsby

2008: Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives as Karen McCluskey
- Polly Bergen - Desperate Housewives as Stella Wingfield
- Carrie Fisher - 30 Rock as Rosemary Howard
- Edie Falco - 30 Rock as Celeste Cunningham
- Sarah Silverman - Monk as Marci Maven
- Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock as Colleen Donaghy

2009: Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live as Sarah Palin
- Jennifer Aniston - 30 Rock as Claire Harper
- Christine Baranski - The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
- Gena Rowlands - Monk as Marge
- Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock as Colleen Donaghy
- Betty White - My Name Is Earl as Mrs. Weezmer

2010s

2010: Betty White - Saturday Night Live as Various Characters
- Christine Baranski - The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
- Kristin Chenoweth - Glee as April Rhodes
- Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live as Various Characters
- Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives as Karen McCluskey
- Jane Lynch - Two and a Half Men as Dr. Linda Freeman
- Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock as Colleen Donaghy

2011: Gwyneth Paltrow - Glee as Holly Holiday
- Elizabeth Banks - 30 Rock as Avery Jessup-Donaghy
- Kristin Chenoweth - Glee as April Rhodes
- Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live as Various Characters
- Cloris Leachman - Raising Hope as Maw Maw
- Dot Marie Jones - Glee as Shannon Beiste

Multiple winners

2 wins

3 wins

Cloris Leachman

Multiple nominees

2 nominations

3 nominations

4 nominations

Elaine Stritch

5 nominations

Betty White

8 nominations

Cloris Leachman

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series

1975–2000

Cloris Leachman (1975)
Beah Richards (1988)
Colleen Dewhurst (1989)
Swoosie Kurtz (1990)
Colleen Dewhurst (1991)
Tracey Ullman (1993)
Eileen Heckart (1994)
Cyndi Lauper (1995)
Betty White (1996)
Carol Burnett (1997)
Emma Thompson (1998)
Tracey Ullman (1999)
Jean Smart (2000)

2001–present

v t e Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programming	Comedy Series Drama Series Variety, Music or Comedy Series Miniseries Made for TV Movie Variety, Music or Comedy Special Directing – Comedy Series Directing – Drama Series Directing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Writing – Comedy Series Writing – Drama Series Writing – Variety, Music or Comedy Program Writing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Reality Program Reality-Competition Program

Performance	Lead Actor – Comedy Series Lead Actor – Drama Series Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Lead Actress – Comedy Series Lead Actress – Drama Series Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Supporting Actor – Comedy Series Supporting Actor – Drama Series Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Supporting Actress – Comedy Series Supporting Actress – Drama Series Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Guest Actor – Comedy Series Guest Actor – Drama Series Guest Actress – Comedy Series Guest Actress – Drama Series Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Creative Arts	Animated Program – Less Than One Hour Animated Program – More Than One Hour Voice-Over Performance Casting – Comedy Series Casting – Drama Series Casting – Miniseries, Movie or a Special Choreography Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Music Composition for a Series Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Drama Series Visual Effects for a Series Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

Retired	Actor of the Year Actress of the Year Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series

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