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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country	United States
Currently held by	Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy (2011)
Official website	http://www.emmys.com/

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Guest Supporting Actress.

Contents

1 Award winners and nominations
2 Multiple winners
3 Multiple nominations

Award winners and nominations

1970s

1975: Zohra Lampert – Kojak (tie with Cloris Leachman -Mary Tyler Moore)
1976: Fionnula Flanagan – Rich Man, Poor Man
1977: Beulah Bondi – The Waltons
1978: Rita Moreno – The Rockford Files

1980s

1987: Alfre Woodard – L.A. Law
1988: Shirley Knight – thirtysomething
1989: Kay Lenz – Midnight Caller

1990s

1990: Viveca Lindfors – Life Goes On as Mrs. Doubcha
- Ruby Dee - China Beach as Ruby
- Colleen Dewhurst - Road to Avonlea as Marilla Cuthbert
- Shirley Knight - thirtysomething as Ruth Murdoch
- Kay Lenz - Midnight Caller as Tina Cassidy

1991: Peggy McCay – The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as Irene Hayes
- Eileen Brennan - thirtysomething as Margaret Weston
- Colleen Dewhurst - Road to Avonlea as Marilla Cuthbert
- Penny Fuller - China Beach as Margaret Mary McMurphy
1992: no award

1993: Elaine Stritch – Law & Order as Lanie Stieglitz
- Bibi Besch - Northern Exposure as Jane O'Connell
- Rosanna Carter - I'll Fly Away as various characters
- Diane Ladd - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Charlotte Cooper
- Gwen Verdon - Homicide: Life on the Street as Jessie Doohen

1994: Faye Dunaway – Columbo: It's All in the Game as Lauren Staton
- Bonnie Bedelia - Fallen Angels as Sally Creighton
- Stockard Channing - Road to Avonlea as Viola Elliot
- Laura Dern - Fallen Angels as Annie Ainsley
- Penny Fuller - NYPD Blue as Roberta Taub
- Marlee Matlin - Picket Fences as Mayor Laurie Bey

1995: Shirley Knight – NYPD Blue as Agnes Cantwell
- Amy Brenneman - NYPD Blue as Janice Licalsi
- Rosemary Clooney - ER as Madame X/ Mary Cavanaugh
- Colleen Flynn - ER as Jodi O'Brien
- CCH Pounder - The X-Files as Agent Lucy Kazdin

1996: Amanda Plummer – The Outer Limits as Dr. Theresa Givens
- Louise Fletcher - Picket Fences as Christine Bey
- Penny Fuller - ER as Mrs. Constantine
- Carol Kane - Chicago Hope as Marguerite Birch
- Maureen Stapleton - Road to Avonlea as Maggie MacPhee
- Lily Tomlin - Homicide: Life on the Street as Rose Halligan

1997: Dianne Wiest – Road to Avonlea as Lillian Hepworth
- Veronica Cartwright - ER as Norma Houston
- Diane Ladd - Touched by an Angel as Carolyn Sellers
- Anne Meara - Homicide: Life on the Street as Donna DiGrazi
- Isabella Rossellini - Chicago Hope as Prof. Marina Giannini

1998: Cloris Leachman – Promised Land as Aunt Ethel Mooster
- Veronica Cartwright - The X-Files as Cassandra Spender
- Swoosie Kurtz - ER as Tina Marie Chambliss
- Lili Taylor - The X-Files as Marty Glenn
- Alfre Woodard - Homicide: Life on the Street as Dr. Roxanne Turner

1999: Debra Monk – NYPD Blue as Katie Sipowicz
- Veronica Cartwright - The X-Files as Cassandra Spender
- Patty Duke - Touched by an Angel as Nancy Williams
- Julia Roberts - Law & Order as Katrina Ludlow
- Marion Ross - Touched by an Angel as Emma

2000s

2000: Beah Richards – The Practice as Gertrude Turner
- Jane Alexander – Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Regina Mulroney
- Kathy Baker – Touched by an Angel as Ellen
- Marlee Matlin – The Practice as Sally Berg
- Tracy Pollan – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Harper Anderson

2001: Sally Field – ER as Maggie Lockhart
- Kathy Baker – Boston Public as Meredith Peters
- Dana Delany – Family Law as Mary Sullivan
- Annabella Sciorra – The Sopranos as Gloria Trillo
- Jean Smart – The District as Sherry Regan

2002: Patricia Clarkson – Six Feet Under as Sarah O'Connor
- Illeana Douglas – Six Feet Under as Angela
- Mary McDonnell – ER as Eleanor Carter
- Martha Plimpton – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Claire Rinato
- Lili Taylor – Six Feet Under as Lisa Kimmel Fisher

2003: Alfre Woodard – The Practice as Denise Freeman
- Barbara Barrie – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Paula Haggerty
- Kathy Bates – Six Feet Under as Bettina
- Farrah Fawcett – The Guardian as Mary Gressler
- Tovah Feldshuh – Law & Order as Danielle Melnick
- Sally Field – ER as Maggie Lockhart

2004: Sharon Stone – The Practice as Sheila Carlisle
- Louise Fletcher – Joan of Arcadia as Eva
- Marlee Matlin – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Amy Solwey
- Betty White – The Practice as Catherine Piper
- Mare Winningham – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sandra Blaine

2005: Amanda Plummer – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Miranda Cole
- Jill Clayburgh – Nip/Tuck as Bobbi Broderick
- Swoosie Kurtz – Huff as Madeleine Sullivan
- Angela Lansbury – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Eleanor Duvall
- Cloris Leachman – Joan of Arcadia as Aunt Olive

2006: Patricia Clarkson – Six Feet Under as Sarah O'Connor
- Kate Burton – Grey's Anatomy as Ellis Grey
- Joanna Cassidy – Six Feet Under as Margaret Chenowith
- Swoosie Kurtz – Huff as Madeleine Sullivan
- Christina Ricci – Grey's Anatomy as Hannah Davies

2007: Leslie Caron – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lorraine Delmas
- Kate Burton – Grey's Anatomy as Ellis Grey
- Marcia Gay Harden – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Special Agent Dana Lewis
- Elizabeth Reaser – Grey's Anatomy as Rebecca Pope
- Jean Smart – 24 as Martha Logan

2008: Cynthia Nixon – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Janis Donovan
- Ellen Burstyn – Big Love as Nancy Davis Dutton
- Diahann Carroll – Grey's Anatomy as Jane Burke
- Sharon Gless – Nip/Tuck as Colleen Rose
- Anjelica Huston – Medium as Cynthia Keener

2009: Ellen Burstyn – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Bernie Stabler
- Brenda Blethyn – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Linnie Malcolm/Caroline Cantwell
- Carol Burnett – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Birdie Sulloway
- Sharon Lawrence – Grey's Anatomy as Robbie Stevens
- CCH Pounder – The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Mrs. Curtin

2010s

2010: Ann-Margret – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rita Wills
- Shirley Jones – The Cleaner as Lola Zellman
- Elizabeth Mitchell – Lost as Juliet Burke
- Mary Kay Place – Big Love as Adaleen Grant
- Sissy Spacek – Big Love as Marilyn Densham
- Lily Tomlin – Damages as Marilyn Tobin

2011: Loretta Devine – Grey's Anatomy as Adele Webber
- Cara Buono – Mad Men as Faye Miller
- Joan Cusack – Shameless as Sheila Jackson
- Randee Heller – Mad Men as Miss Ida Blankenship
- Mary McDonnell – The Closer as Capt. Sharon Raydor
- Julia Stiles – Dexter as Lumen Pierce
- Alfre Woodard – True Blood as Ruby Jean Reynolds

Multiple winners

2 wins

Multiple nominations

2 nominations

3 nominations

4 nominations

Alfre Woodard

v d e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Drama Series

1974–2000	Zohra Lampert (1974) · Fionnula Flanagan (1976) · Beulah Bondi (1977) · Rita Moreno (1978) · Alfre Woodard (1987) · Shirley Knight (1988) · Kay Lenz (1989) · Viveca Lindfors (1990) · Peggy McCay (1991) · Elaine Stritch (1993) · Faye Dunaway (1994) · Shirley Knight (1995) · Amanda Plummer (1996) · Dianne Wiest (1997) · Cloris Leachman (1998) · Debra Monk (1999) · Beah Richards (2000)

2001–present	Sally Field (2001) · Patricia Clarkson (2002) · Alfre Woodard (2003) · Sharon Stone (2004) · Amanda Plummer (2005) · Patricia Clarkson (2006) · Leslie Caron (2007) · Cynthia Nixon (2008) · Ellen Burstyn (2009) · Ann-Margret (2010) · Loretta Devine (2011)

Complete List · (1974–2000) · (2001–2025)

v d 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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