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
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	1975
Currently held by	Margo Martindale, The Americans (2016)
Official website	emmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees 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. These awards, like the other "Guest" awards, are not presented at the Primetime Emmy Award ceremony, but rather at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony.

Winners and nominations

1970s

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

1980s

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Network
1985–1986 (38th)
	John Lithgow	Amazing Stories	John Walters	NBC
	Whoopi Goldberg	Moonlighting	Camille	ABC
	Edward Herrmann	St. Elsewhere	Father Joseph McCabe	NBC
	Peggy McCay	Cagney & Lacey	Mrs. Carruthers	CBS
	James Stacy	Cagney & Lacey	Ted Peters	CBS
1986–1987 (39th)
	Alfre Woodard	L.A. Law	Adrianne Moore	NBC
	Steve Allen	St. Elsewhere	Lech Osoranski	NBC
	Jeanne Cooper	L.A. Law	Gladys Becker
	Edward Herrmann	St. Elsewhere	Father Joseph McCabe
	Jayne Meadows	St. Elsewhere	Olga Osoranski
1987–1988 (40th)
	Shirley Knight	thirtysomething	Ruth Murdock	ABC
	Imogene Coca	Moonlighting	Clara DiPesto	ABC
	Lainie Kazan	St. Elsewhere	Frieda Fiscus	NBC
	Gwen Verdon	Magnum, P.I.	Catherine Peters	CBS
	Alfre Woodard	St. Elsewhere	Dr. Roxanne Turner	NBC

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Network
1988–1989 (41st)
	Kay Lenz	Midnight Caller	Tina Cassidy	NBC
	Shirley Knight	The Equalizer	Kay	CBS
	Jean Simmons	Murder, She Wrote	Eudora McVeigh	CBS
	Maureen Stapleton	B.L. Stryker	Auntie Sue	ABC
	Chloe Webb	China Beach	Laurette Barber	ABC
	Teresa Wright	Dolphin Cove	Nina Rothman	CBS

1990s

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Network
1989–1990 (42nd)
	Viveca Lindfors	Life Goes On	Mrs. Doubcha	ABC
	Ruby Dee	China Beach	Ruby	ABC
	Colleen Dewhurst	Road to Avonlea	Marilla Cuthbert	Disney Channel
	Shirley Knight	thirtysomething	Ruth Murdoch	ABC
	Kay Lenz	Midnight Caller	Tina Cassidy	NBC
1990–1991 (43rd)
	Peggy McCay	The Trials of Rosie O'Neill	Irene Hayes	ABC
	Eileen Brennan	thirtysomething	Margaret Weston	ABC
	Colleen Dewhurst	Road to Avonlea	Marilla Cuthbert	Disney Channel
	Penny Fuller	China Beach	Margaret Mary McMurphy	ABC
1991–1992 (44th)	No award
1992–1993 (45th)
	Elaine Stritch	Law & Order	Lanie Stieglitz	NBC
	Bibi Besch	Northern Exposure	Jane O'Connell	CBS
	Rosanna Carter	I'll Fly Away	Eulalia Jefferson	NBC
	Diane Ladd	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Charlotte Cooper	CBS
	Gwen Verdon	Homicide: Life on the Street	Jessie Doohen	NBC
1993–1994 (46th)
	Faye Dunaway	Columbo: It's All in the Game	Lauren Staton	ABC
	Bonnie Bedelia	Fallen Angels	Sally Creighton	Showtime
	Stockard Channing	Road to Avonlea	Viola Elliott	Disney Channel
	Laura Dern	Fallen Angels	Annie Ainsley	Showtime
	Penny Fuller	NYPD Blue	Roberta Taub	ABC
	Marlee Matlin	Picket Fences	Laurie Bey	CBS
1994–1995 (47th)
	Shirley Knight	NYPD Blue	Agnes Cantwell	ABC
	Amy Brenneman	NYPD Blue	Janice Licalsi	ABC
	Rosemary Clooney	ER	Madame X / Mary Cavanaugh	NBC
	Colleen Flynn	ER	Jodi O'Brien	NBC
	C. C. H. Pounder	The X-Files	Agent Lucy Kazdin	Fox
1995–1996 (48th)
	Amanda Plummer	The Outer Limits	Dr. Theresa Givens	Showtime
	Louise Fletcher	Picket Fences	Christine Bey	CBS
	Penny Fuller	ER	Mrs. Constantine	NBC
	Carol Kane	Chicago Hope	Marguerite Birch	CBS
	Maureen Stapleton	Road to Avonlea	Maggie MacPhee	Disney Channel
	Lily Tomlin	Homicide: Life on the Street	Rose Halligan	NBC
1996–1997 (49th)
	Dianne Wiest	Road to Avonlea	Lillian Hepworth	Disney Channel
	Veronica Cartwright	ER	Norma Houston	NBC
	Diane Ladd	Touched by an Angel	Carolyn Sellers	CBS
	Anne Meara	Homicide: Life on the Street	Donna DiGrazi	NBC
	Isabella Rossellini	Chicago Hope	Prof. Marina Giannini	CBS
1997–1998 (50th)
	Cloris Leachman	Promised Land	Aunt Mooster	CBS
	Veronica Cartwright	The X-Files	Cassandra Spender	Fox
	Swoosie Kurtz	ER	Tina Marie Chambliss	NBC
	Lili Taylor	The X-Files	Marty Glenn	Fox
	Alfre Woodard	Homicide: Life on the Street	Dr. Roxanne Turner	NBC
1998–1999 (51st)
	Debra Monk	NYPD Blue	Katie Sipowicz	ABC
	Veronica Cartwright	The X-Files	Cassandra Spender	Fox
	Patty Duke	Touched by an Angel	Nancy Williams	CBS
	Julia Roberts	Law & Order	Katrina Ludlow	NBC
	Marion Ross	Touched by an Angel	Emma	CBS

2000s

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Network
1999–2000 (52nd)
	Beah Richards	The Practice	Gertrude Turner	ABC
	Jane Alexander	Law & Order	Regina Mulroney	NBC
	Jane Alexander	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Regina Mulroney	NBC
	Kathy Baker	Touched by an Angel	Ellen	CBS
	Marlee Matlin	The Practice	Sally Berg	ABC
	Tracy Pollan	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Harper Anderson	NBC
2000–2001 (53rd)
	Sally Field	ER	Maggie Wyczenski	NBC
	Kathy Baker	Boston Public	Meredith Peters	Fox
	Dana Delany	Family Law	Mary Sullivan	CBS
	Annabella Sciorra	The Sopranos	Gloria Trillo	HBO
	Jean Smart	The District	Sherry Regan	CBS
2001–2002 (54th)
	Patricia Clarkson	Six Feet Under	Sarah O'Connor	HBO
	Illeana Douglas	Six Feet Under	Angela	HBO
	Mary McDonnell	ER	Eleanor Carter	NBC
	Martha Plimpton	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Claire Rinato	NBC
	Lili Taylor	Six Feet Under	Lisa Kimmel Fisher	HBO
2002–2003 (55th)
	Alfre Woodard	The Practice	Denise Freeman	ABC
	Barbara Barrie	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Paula Haggerty	NBC
	Kathy Bates	Six Feet Under	Bettina	HBO
	Farrah Fawcett	The Guardian	Mary Gressler	CBS
	Tovah Feldshuh	Law & Order	Danielle Melnick	NBC
	Sally Field	ER	Maggie Lockhart	NBC
2003–2004 (56th)
	Sharon Stone	The Practice	Sheila Carlisle	ABC
	Louise Fletcher	Joan of Arcadia	Eva	CBS
	Marlee Matlin	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Amy Solwey	NBC
	Betty White	The Practice	Catherine Piper	ABC
	Mare Winningham	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sandra Blaine	NBC
2004–2005 (57th)
	Amanda Plummer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Miranda Cole	NBC
	Jill Clayburgh	Nip/Tuck	Bobbi Broderick	FX
	Swoosie Kurtz	Huff	Madeleine Sullivan	Showtime
	Angela Lansbury	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Eleanor Duvall	NBC
	Angela Lansbury	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Eleanor Duvall	NBC
	Cloris Leachman	Joan of Arcadia	Aunt Olive	CBS
2005–2006 (58th)
	Patricia Clarkson	Six Feet Under	Sarah O'Connor	HBO
	Kate Burton	Grey's Anatomy	Ellis Grey	ABC
	Joanna Cassidy	Six Feet Under	Margaret Chenowith	HBO
	Swoosie Kurtz	Huff	Madeleine Sullivan	Showtime
	Christina Ricci	Grey's Anatomy	Hannah Davies	ABC
2006–2007 (59th)
	Leslie Caron	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lorraine Delmas	NBC
	Kate Burton	Grey's Anatomy	Ellis Grey	ABC
	Marcia Gay Harden	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dana Lewis	NBC
	Elizabeth Reaser	Grey's Anatomy	Rebecca Pope / Ava	ABC
	Jean Smart	24	Martha Logan	Fox
2007–2008 (60th)
	Cynthia Nixon	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Janis Donovan	NBC
	Ellen Burstyn	Big Love	Nancy Davis Dutton	HBO
	Diahann Carroll	Grey's Anatomy	Jane Burke	ABC
	Sharon Gless	Nip/Tuck	Colleen Rose	FX
	Anjelica Huston	Medium	Cynthia Keener	NBC
2008–2009 (61st)
	Ellen Burstyn	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Bernie Stabler	NBC
	Brenda Blethyn	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Linnie Malcolm / Caroline Cresswell	NBC
	Carol Burnett	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Birdie Sulloway	NBC
	Sharon Lawrence	Grey's Anatomy	Robbie Stevens	ABC
	C. C. H. Pounder	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	Andrea Curtin	HBO

2010s

Year	Actress	Program	Role	Episode	Network
2009–2010 (62nd)
	Ann-Margret	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rita Wills	"Bedtime"	NBC
	Shirley Jones	The Cleaner	Lola Zellman	"Does Everybody Have a Drink?"	A&E
	Elizabeth Mitchell	Lost	Dr. Juliet Burke	"The End"	ABC
	Mary Kay Place	Big Love	Adaleen Grant	"The Mighty and Strong"	HBO
	Sissy Spacek	Big Love	Marilyn Densham	"End of Days"	HBO
	Lily Tomlin	Damages	Marilyn Tobin	"Your Secrets Are Safe"	FX
2010–2011 (63rd)
	Loretta Devine	Grey's Anatomy	Adele Webber	"This Is How We Do It"	ABC
	Cara Buono	Mad Men	Dr. Faye Miller	"Chinese Wall"	AMC
	Joan Cusack	Shameless	Sheila Jackson	"Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"	Showtime
	Randee Heller	Mad Men	Ida Blankenship	"The Beautiful Girls"	AMC
	Mary McDonnell	The Closer	Sharon Raydor	"Help Wanted"	TNT
	Julia Stiles	Dexter	Lumen Pierce	"In the Beginning"	Showtime
	Alfre Woodard	True Blood	Ruby Jean Reynolds	"Night of the Sun"	HBO
2011–2012 (64th)
	Martha Plimpton	The Good Wife	Patti Nyholm	"The Dream Team"	CBS
	Joan Cusack	Shameless	Sheila Jackson	"Can I Have a Mother?"	Showtime
	Loretta Devine	Grey's Anatomy	Adele Webber	"If Only You Were Lonely"	ABC
	Julia Ormond	Mad Men	Marie Calvet	"The Phantom"	AMC
	Jean Smart	Harry's Law	Roseanna Remmick	"The Rematch"	NBC
	Uma Thurman	Smash	Rebecca Duvall	"Tech"	NBC
2012–2013 (65th)
	Carrie Preston	The Good Wife	Elsbeth Tascioni	"Je Ne Sais What?"	CBS
	Linda Cardellini	Mad Men	Sylvia Rosen	"Man with a Plan"	AMC
	Joan Cusack	Shameless	Sheila Jackson	"A Long Way From Home"	Showtime
	Jane Fonda	The Newsroom	Leona Lansing	"The 112th Congress"	HBO
	Margo Martindale	The Americans	Claudia	"The Colonel"	FX
	Diana Rigg	Game of Thrones	Lady Olenna Tyrell	"And Now His Watch Is Ended"	HBO
2013–2014 (66th)
	Allison Janney	Masters of Sex	Margaret Scully	"Brave New World"	Showtime
	Kate Burton	Scandal	Vice President Sally Langston	"A Door Marked Exit"	ABC
	Jane Fonda	The Newsroom	Leona Lansing	"Red Team III"	HBO
	Kate Mara	House of Cards	Zoe Barnes	"Chapter 14"	Netflix
	Margo Martindale	The Americans	Claudia	"Behind the Red Door"	FX
	Diana Rigg	Game of Thrones	Lady Olenna Tyrell	"The Lion and the Rose"	HBO
2014–2015 (67th)
	Margo Martindale	The Americans	Claudia	"I Am Abassin Zadran"	FX
	Khandi Alexander	Scandal	Maya Pope	"Where the Sun Don't Shine"	ABC
	Rachel Brosnahan	House of Cards	Rachel Posner	"Chapter 39"	Netflix
	Allison Janney	Masters of Sex	Margaret Scully	"Parallax"	Showtime
	Diana Rigg	Game of Thrones	Lady Olenna Tyrell	"The Gift"	HBO
	Cicely Tyson	How to Get Away with Murder	Ophelia Hartness	"Mama's Here Now"	ABC
2015–2016 (68th)^[1]
	Margo Martindale	The Americans	Claudia	"The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears"	FX
	Ellen Burstyn	House of Cards	Elizabeth Hale	"Chapter 41"	Netflix
	Allison Janney	Masters of Sex	Margaret Scully	"Matters of Gravity"	Showtime
	Laurie Metcalf	Horace and Pete	Sarah Marsh	"Episode 3"	louisck.net
	Molly Parker	House of Cards	Jackie Sharp	"Chapter 45"	Netflix
	Carrie Preston	The Good Wife	Elsbeth Tascioni	"Targets"	CBS

Multiple awards

2 awards

Multiple nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

↑ "Nominees/Winners". Retrieved July 14, 2016.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

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)
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)
Martha Plimpton (2012)
Carrie Preston (2013)
Allison Janney (2014)
Margo Martindale (2015)
Margo Martindale (2016)

Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited Series Television Movie Variety Talk Series Variety Sketch Series Reality-Competition Program Animated Program Children's Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Informational Series or Special Short-Format Animation Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Short Form Variety Series Special Class Program Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special

Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Narrator

Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for Nonfiction Programming

Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for Nonfiction Programming

Creative Arts	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Choreography Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Cinematography for a Reality Program Commercial Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Achievement in Animation Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Music and Lyrics Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Music Composition for a Series Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Sound Editing for a Series Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special Special and Visual Effects / Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie

Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award

Retired	Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Animated Program (One Hour or More) Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Miniseries or Movie New Series Picture Editing for Reality Programming Program of the Year Reality Program Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program Stunt Coordination Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance

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