The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Tracee Ellis Ross | Tisha Campbell-Martin Jasmine Guy |
Holly Robinson Peete Mo'Nique Tichina Arnold |
America Ferrera Tia Mowry Brandy (singer) Phylicia Rashad |
Kellita Smith Queen Latifah Kim Coles Cassi Davis |
| Total Nominations | 8 nominations | 6 nominations | 5 nominations | 4 nominations | 3 nominations |
| Year | Actress | Television Series | Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Marla Gibbs | The Jeffersons | |
| 1988 | Phylicia Rashad | The Cosby Show | |
| 1989 | Phylicia Rashad | The Cosby Show | |
| 1990 | Jasmine Guy | A Different World | |
| 1991 | Jasmine Guy | A Different World | |
| 1992 | Jasmine Guy | A Different World | |
| 1993 | Jasmine Guy | A Different World | |
| 1994 | Jasmine Guy | A Different World | |
| 1995 | Jasmine Guy | A Different World | |
| 1996 | Erika Alexander | Living Single | Tisha Campbell-Martin-"Martin" Kim Fields-"Living Single" Kim Coles-"Living Single" Queen Latifah-"Living Single" |
| 1997 | Phylicia Rashad | Cosby | Tisha Campbell-Martin-"Martin" Queen Latifah-"Living Single" Kim Coles-"Living Single" Erika Alexander-"Living Single" |
| 1998 | Erika Alexander | Living Single | Brandy (singer)-"Moesha" Phylicia Rashad-"Cosby" Queen Latifah-"Living Single" Kim Coles-"Living Single" |
| 1999 | Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry | Sister, Sister | Holly Robinson Peete-"For Your Love" Vivica A. Fox-"Getting Personal" Pam Grier-"Linc's" Brandy-"Moesha" |
| 2000 | Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry | Sister, Sister | Elise Neal-"The Hughleys" Brandy-"Moesha" Pam Grier-"Linc's" Holly Robinson Peete-"For Your Love" |
| 2001 | Mo'Nique | The Parkers | Wendy Raquel Robinson-"The Steve Harvey Show" Holly Robinson Peete-"For Your Love" Brandy-"Moesha" Elise Neal-"The Hughleys" |
| 2002 | Mo'Nique | The Parkers | Tracee Ellis Ross-"Girlfriends" Tisha Campbell-Martin-"My Wife and Kids" Wendy Raquel Robinson-"The Steve Harvey Show" Holly Robinson Peete-"For Your Love" |
| 2003 | Tisha Campbell Martin | My Wife and Kids | Mo'Nique-"The Parkers" Golden Brooks-"Girlfriends" Kellita Smith-"The Bernie Mac Show" Tracee Ellis Ross-"Girlfriends" |
| 2004 | Mo'Nique | The Parkers | Kellita Smith-"The Bernie Show" Whoopi Goldberg-"Whoopi" Tracee Ellis Ross-"Girlfriends" Tisha Campbell-Martin-"My Wife and Kids" |
| 2005 | Mo'Nique | The Parkers | Eve (rapper)-"Eve" Tracee Ellis Ross-"Girlfriends" Tisha Campbell-Martin-"My Wife and Kids" Kellita Smith-"The Bernie Show" |
| 2006 | Tichina Arnold | Everybody Hates Chris | Holly Robinson Peete-"Love, Inc." Rachel True-"Half & Half" Jill Marie Jones-"Girlfriends" Tracee Ellis Ross-"Girlfriends" |
| 2007 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Girlfriends | Tichina Arnold-"Everybody Hates Chris" Raven Symone-"That's So Raven" Maya Rudolph-"Saturday Night Live" America Ferrera-"Ugly Betty" |
| 2008 | America Ferrera | Ugly Betty | Golden Brooks-"Girlfriends" Tia Mowry-"The Game" Tracee Ellis Ross-"Girlfriends" Tichina Arnold-"Everybody Hates Chris" |
| 2009 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Girlfriends | Tichina Arnold-"Everybody Hates Chris" Tia Mowry-"The Game" Cassi Davis-"House of Payne" America Ferrera-"Ugly Betty" |
| 2010 | Cassi Davis | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Tichina Arnold-"Everybody Hates Chris" America Ferrera-"Ugly Betty" CCH Pounder-"Brothers" Sherri Shepherd-"Sherri" |
| 2011 | Vanessa Williams | Desperate Housewives | Cassi Davis-"House of Payne" Tatyana Ali-"Love That Girl!" Salli Richardson-Whitfield-"Eureka" Essence Atkins-"Are We There Yet?" |