The Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest female acting achievement in a comedy series. Actresses are eligible for the award whether they appear in leading or supporting roles in their respective programs.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus holds the record for both the most wins (5) and nominations (12). She won twice for playing Elaine Benes in Seinfeld (1996, 1997) and thrice for playing Selina Meyer in Veep (2013, 2016, 2017). Tina Fey has earned four wins for her role as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock. Actresses who received seven nominations include Edie Falco, Tina Fey and Megan Mullally.
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Actress Film Role(s) 1994 (1st) Helen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Buchman Roseanne Barr Roseanne Roseanne Conner Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Ellen Morgan Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seinfeld Elaine Benes 1995 (2nd) Christine Baranski Cybill Maryann Thorpe Candice Bergen Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Helen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Buchman Lisa Kudrow Friends Phoebe Buffay Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seinfeld Elaine Benes 1996 (3rd) Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seinfeld Elaine Benes Christine Baranski Cybill Maryann Thorpe Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Ellen Morgan Helen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Buchman Kristen Johnston 3rd Rock from the Sun Sally Solomon 1997 (4th) Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seinfeld Elaine Benes Kirstie Alley Veronica's Closet Veronica Chase Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Ellen Morgan Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Helen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Buchman 1998 (5th) Tracey Ullman Tracey Takes On... Various Characters Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Lisa Kudrow Friends Phoebe Buffay Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seinfeld Elaine Benes Amy Pietz Caroline in the City Annie Spadaro 1999 (6th) Lisa Kudrow Friends Phoebe Buffay Calista FlockhartAlly McBeal Ally McBeal Lucy Liu Ling Woo Sarah Jessica Parker Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw Tracey Ullman Tracey Takes On... Various Characters
2000s Year Actress Film Role(s) 2000 (7th) Sarah Jessica Parker Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Jane Kaczmarek Malcolm in the Middle Lois Debra MessingWill & Grace Grace Adler Megan Mullally Karen Walker 2001 (8th) Megan Mullally Will & Grace Karen Walker Jennifer Aniston Friends Rachel Green Kim Cattrall Sex and the City Samantha Jones Patricia Heaton Everybody Loves Raymond Debra Barone Sarah Jessica Parker Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw 2002 (9th) Megan Mullally Will & Grace Karen Walker Jennifer Aniston Friends Rachel Green Kim Cattrall Sex and the City Samantha Jones Patricia Heaton Everybody Loves Raymond Debra Barone Jane Kaczmarek Malcolm in the Middle Lois 2003 (10th) Megan Mullally Will & Grace Karen Walker Patricia Heaton Everybody Loves Raymond Debra Barone Lisa Kudrow Friends Phoebe Buffay Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler Doris Roberts Everybody Loves Raymond Marie Barone 2004 (11th) Teri Hatcher Desperate Housewives Susan Mayer Patricia Heaton Everybody Loves Raymond Debra Barone Megan Mullally Will & Grace Karen Walker Sarah Jessica Parker Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw Doris Roberts Everybody Loves Raymond Marie Barone 2005 (12th) Felicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo Candice Bergen Boston Legal Shirley Schmidt Patricia Heaton Everybody Loves Raymond Debra Barone Megan Mullally Will & Grace Karen Walker Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin 2006 (13th) America Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez Felicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell Megan Mullally Will & Grace Karen Walker Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Jaime Pressly My Name Is Earl Joy Turner 2007 (14th) Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon Christina Applegate Samantha Who? Samantha Newly America Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Vanessa Williams Ugly Betty Wilhelmina Slater 2008 (15th) Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon Christina Applegate Samantha Who? Samantha Newly America Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Tracey Ullman Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Various Characters 2009 (16th) Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon Christina Applegate Samantha Who? Samantha Newly Toni Collette The United States of Tara Tara Gregson Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell
2010s Year Actress Film Role(s) 2010 (17th) Betty White Hot in Cleveland Elka Ostrovsky Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon Jane Lynch Glee Sue Sylvester Sofía Vergara Modern Family Gloria Delgado-Pritchett 2011 (18th) Betty White Hot in Cleveland Elka Ostrovsky Julie Bowen Modern Family Claire Dunphy Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon Sofía Vergara Modern Family Gloria Delgado-Pritchett 2012 (19th) Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope Sofía Vergara Modern Family Gloria Delgado-Pritchett Betty White Hot in Cleveland Elka Ostrovsky 2013 (20th) Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer Mayim Bialik The Big Bang Theory Amy Farrah Fowler Julie Bowen Modern Family Claire Dunphy Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon 2014 (21st) Uzo Aduba Orange Is the New Black Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren Julie Bowen Modern Family Claire Dunphy Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope 2015 (22nd) Uzo Aduba Orange Is the New Black Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope 2016 (23rd) Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer Uzo Aduba Orange Is the New Black Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren Jane Fonda Grace and Frankie Grace Hanson Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt Lily Tomlin Grace and Frankie Frankie Bergstein 2017 (24th) Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer Uzo Aduba Orange Is the New Black Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren Alison Brie GLOW Ruth Wilder Jane Fonda Grace and Frankie Grace Hanson Lily Tomlin Frankie Bergstein 2018 (25th) Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Alex Borstein The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Susie Myerson Alison Brie GLOW Ruth Wilder Jane Fonda Grace and Frankie Grace Hanson Lily Tomlin Frankie Bergstein 2019 (26th) Phoebe Waller-Bridge Fleabag Fleabag Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Alex Borstein The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Susie Myerson Rachel Brosnahan Miriam "Midge" Maisel Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose
2020s Year Actress Film Role(s) 2020 (27th) Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Linda Cardellini Judy Hale Kaley Cuoco The Flight Attendant Cassie Bowden Annie Murphy Schitt's Creek Alexis Rose 2021 (28th) Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance Elle Fanning The Great Catherine the Great Sandra Oh The Chair Ji-Yoon Kim Juno Temple Ted Lasso Keeley Jones Hannah Waddingham Rebecca Welton 2022 (29th) Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues Jenna Ortega Wednesday Wednesday Addams 2023 (30th) Ayo Edebiri The Bear Sydney Adamu Alex Borstein The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Susie Myerson Rachel Brosnahan Miriam "Midge" Maisel Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues Hannah Waddingham Ted Lasso Rebecca Welton 2024 (31st) Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance Kristen Bell Nobody Wants This Joanne Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues Liza Colón-ZayasThe Bear Tina Marrero Ayo Edebiri Sydney Adamu 2025 (32nd) Catherine O'Hara (posthumous) The Studio Patty Leigh Kathryn HahnThe Studio Maya Mason Jenna Ortega Wednesday Wednesday Addams Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance Kristen Wiig Palm Royale Maxine Simmons
Superlatives Superlative Female Actor - Drama Series Female Actor - Comedy Series Overall Actress with most awards Julianna Margulies 4 Julia Louis-Dreyfus 5 Julia Louis-Dreyfus 5 Actress with most nominations Julianna Margulies 9 Julia Louis-Dreyfus 12 Edie Falco 14 Actress with most nominations without ever winning Kyra Sedgwick 7 Edie Falco 7 Kyra Sedgwick 7 Television program with most wins The Crown 4 30 Rock 4 30 Rock / The Crown 4 Television program with most nominations The Sopranos 12 Will & Grace 9 The Sopranos 12
Actors with multiple awards
5 wins Julia Louis-Dreyfus
4 wins Tina Fey
3 wins Megan Mullally Jean Smart
2 wins Uzo Aduba Catherine O'Hara Betty White
Series with multiple awards
4 wins 30 Rock (NBC)
3 wins Hacks (HBO Max) Veep (HBO) Will & Grace (NBC)
2 wins Desperate Housewives (ABC) Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) Seinfeld (NBC)
Actors with multiple nominations
12 nominations Julia Louis-Dreyfus
7 nominations Edie Falco Tina Fey Megan Mullally
6 nominations Christina Applegate
5 nominations Patricia Heaton
4 nominations Uzo Aduba Rachel Brosnahan Calista Flockhart Helen Hunt Lisa Kudrow Mary-Louise Parker Sarah Jessica Parker Jean Smart
3 nominations Candice Bergen Alex Borstein Julie Bowen Quinta Brunson Ellen DeGeneres America Ferrera Jane Fonda Catherine O'Hara Amy Poehler Lily Tomlin Tracey Ullman Sofía Vergara Betty White
2 nominations Jennifer Aniston Christine Baranski Alison Brie Kim Cattrall Ayo Edebiri Felicity Huffman Jane Kaczmarek Ellie Kemper Debra Messing Jenna Ortega Doris Roberts Hannah Waddingham
Series with multiple nominations
9 nominations Will & Grace (NBC)
7 nominations 30 Rock (NBC) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
6 nominations Grace and Frankie (Netflix) Modern Family (ABC) Sex and the City (HBO)
5 nominations Ally McBeal (Fox) Friends (NBC) Seinfeld (NBC) Veep (HBO)
4 nominations Dead to Me (Netflix) Hacks (HBO Max) Mad About You (NBC) Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) Ugly Betty (ABC) Weeds (Showtime)
3 nominations Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (FX) Desperate Housewives (ABC) Ellen (ABC) Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Samantha Who? (ABC) Schitt's Creek (PopTV) Ted Lasso (Apple TV)
2 nominations Cybill (CBS) GLOW (Netflix) Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Murphy Brown (CBS) The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) The Studio (Apple TV) Tracey Takes On... (HBO) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Wednesday (Netflix)
See also Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
External links SAG Awards official site