Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

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 1.1 1990s 1.2 2000s 1.3 2010s 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

• Alfre Woodard
• Patricia Clarkson
• Amanda Plummer

Multiple nominations

2 nominations

• Kathy Baker
• Ellen Burstyn
• Kate Burton
• Patricia Clarkson
• Colleen Dewhurst
• Sally Field
• Louise Fletcher
• Shirley Knight
• Diane Ladd
• Cloris Leachman
• Mary McDonnell
• Amanda Plummer
• CCH Pounder
• Lili Taylor
• Lily Tomlin

3 nominations

• Veronica Cartwright
• Penny Fuller
• Swoosie Kurtz
• Marlee Matlin

4 nominations

• Alfre Woodard

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)

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 ·