A list of actresses and television series that won and were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy.
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1960s
- 1961note : Pauline Frederick
- 1962note : Donna Reed for The Donna Reed Show as Donna Stone
- 1963note : Inger Stevens for The Farmer's Daughter as Katrin "Katy" Holstrum
- Shirley Booth for Hazel as Hazel Burke
- Dorothy Loudon for The Garry Moore Show as various characters
- Carolyn Jones for Burke's Law as Betsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Jane Richards
- Gloria Swanson for Burke's Law as Venus Walsh
- 1964note : Mary Tyler Moore for The Dick Van Dyke Show as Laura Petrie
- Dorothy Malone for Peyton Place as Constance MacKenzie
- Yvette Mimieux for Dr. Kildare as Pat Holmes
- Elizabeth Montgomery for Bewitched as Samantha Stephens
- Julie Newmar for My Living Doll as Rhoda Miller
- 1965note : Anne Francis for Honey West as Honey West
- Patty Duke for The Patty Duke Show as Patty Lane / Cathy Lane
- Mia Farrow for Peyton Place as Allison MacKenzie
- Dorothy Malone for Peyton Place as Constance MacKenzie
- Barbara Stanwyck for The Big Valley as Victoria Barkley
- 1966note : Marlo Thomas for That Girl as Ann Marie
- Phyllis Diller for The Pruitts of Southampton as Phyllis Pruitt
- Barbara Eden for I Dream of Jeannie as Jeannie
- Elizabeth Montgomery for Bewitched as Samantha Stephens
- Barbara Stanwyck for The Big Valley as Victoria Barkley
- 1967note : Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Barbara Bain for Mission: Impossible as Cinnamon Carter
- Lucille Ball for The Lucy Show as Lucy Carmichael
- Nancy Sinatra for Movin' with Nancy as various characters
- Barbara Stanwyck for The Big Valley as Victoria Barkley
- 1968note : Diahann Carroll for Julia as Julia Baker
- Doris Day for The Doris Day Show as Doris Martin
- Hope Lange for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir as Carolyn Muir
- Elizabeth Montgomery for Bewitched as Samantha Stephens
- Nancy Sinatra for The Nancy Sinatra Show as various characters
- 1969note : Tie
- Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Julie Sommars for The Governor and J.J. as Jennifer Jo "J.J." Drinkwater
- Lucille Ball for Here's Lucy as Lucy Carter
- Diahann Carroll for Julia as Julia Baker
- Barbara Eden for I Dream of Jeannie as Jeannie
- Debbie Reynolds for The Debbie Reynolds Show as Debbie Thompson
1970s
- 1970note : Mary Tyler Moore for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards
- Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Shirley Jones for The Partridge Family as Shirley Partridge
- Juliet Mills for Nanny and the Professor as Phoebe "Nanny" Figgalily
- Elizabeth Montgomery for Bewitched as Samantha Stephens
- 1971note : Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Lucille Ball for Here's Lucy as Lucy Carter
- Shirley Jones for The Partridge Family as Shirley Partridge
- Mary Tyler Moore for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards
- Jean Stapleton for All in the Family as Edith Bunker
- 1972note : Jean Stapleton for All in the Family as Edith Bunker
- Julie Andrews for The Julie Andrews Hour as various characters
- Bea Arthur for Maude as Maude Findlay
- Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Mary Tyler Moore for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards
- 1973note : Tie
- Cher for The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour as various characters
- Jean Stapleton for All in the Family as Edith Bunker
- Bea Arthur for Maude as Maude Findlay
- Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Mary Tyler Moore for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards
- 1974note : Valerie Harper for Rhoda as Rhoda Morgenstern
- Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Mary Tyler Moore for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards
- Esther Rolle for Good Times as Florida Evans
- Jean Stapleton for All in the Family as Edith Bunker
- 1975note : Cloris Leachman for Phyllis as Phyllis Lindstrom
- Bea Arthur for Maude as Maude Findlay
- Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Valerie Harper for Rhoda as Rhoda Morgenstern
- Mary Tyler Moore for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards
- 1976note : Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Bernadette Peters for All's Fair as Charlotte "Charley" Drake
- Mary Tyler Moore for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards
- Isabel Sanford for The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
- Dinah Shore for Dinah! as Dinah
- 1977note : Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Bea Arthur for Maude as Maude Findlay
- Penny Marshall for Laverne & Shirley as Laverne DeFazio
- Isabel Sanford for The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
- Jean Stapleton for All in the Family as Edith Bunker
- Cindy Williams for Laverne & Shirley as Shirley Feeney
- 1978note : Linda Lavin for Alice as Alice Hyatt
- Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show as various characters
- Penny Marshall for Laverne & Shirley as Laverne DeFazio
- Suzanne Somers for Three's Company as Christmas "Chrissy" Snow
- Jean Stapleton for All in the Family as Edith Bunker
- 1979note : Linda Lavin for Alice as Alice Hyatt
- Penny Marshall for Laverne & Shirley as Laverne DeFazio
- Donna Pescow for Angie as Angelica "Angie" Falco
- Jean Stapleton for All in the Family as Edith Bunker
- Loretta Swit for M*A*S*H as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
1980s
- 1980note : Katherine Helmond for Soap as Jessica Tate
- Loni Anderson for WKRP in Cincinnati as Jennifer Marlowe
- Polly Holliday for Flo as Florence "Flo" Castleberry
- Linda Lavin for Alice as Alice Hyatt
- Lynn Redgrave for House Calls as Ann Atkinson
- 1981: Eileen Brennan for Private Benjamin as Captain Doreen Lewis
- Loni Anderson for WKRP in Cincinnati as Jennifer Marlowe
- Bonnie Franklin for One Day at a Time as Ann Romano
- Barbara Mandrell for Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters as herself
- Loretta Swit for M*A*S*H as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
- 1982: Debbie Allen for Fame as Lydia Grant
- Eileen Brennan for Private Benjamin as Captain Doreen Lewis
- Nell Carter for Gimme a Break! as Nellie "Nell" Harper
- Bonnie Franklin for One Day at a Time as Ann Romano
- Rita Moreno for 9 to 5 as Violet Newstead
- Isabel Sanford for The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
- 1983: Joanna Cassidy for Buffalo Bill as Joanna "Jo-Jo" White
- Debbie Allen for Fame as Lydia Grant
- Madeline Kahn for Oh Madeline as Madeline Wayne
- Shelley Long for Cheers as Diane Chambers
- Isabel Sanford for The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
- 1984: Shelley Long for Cheers as Diane Chambers
- Debbie Allen for Fame as Lydia Grant
- Nell Carter for Gimme a Break! as Nellie "Nell" Harper
- Susan Clark for Webster as Katherine Papadopolis
- Jane Curtin for Kate & Allie as Allison "Allie" Lowell
- Isabel Sanford for The Jeffersons as Louise Jefferson
- 1985: Tie
- Estelle Getty for The Golden Girls as Sophia Petrillo
- Cybill Shepherd for Moonlighting as Madelyn "Maddie" Hayes
- Bea Arthur for The Golden Girls as Dorothy Zbornak
- Rue McClanahan for The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux
- Betty White for The Golden Girls as Rose Nylund
- 1986: Cybill Shepherd for Moonlighting as Madelyn "Maddie" Hayes
- Bea Arthur for The Golden Girls as Dorothy Zbornak
- Estelle Getty for The Golden Girls as Sophia Petrillo
- Rue McClanahan for The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux
- Betty White for The Golden Girls as Rose Nylund
- 1987: Tracey Ullman for The Tracey Ullman Show as various characters
- Bea Arthur for The Golden Girls as Dorothy Zbornak
- Rue McClanahan for The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux
- Cybill Shepherd for Moonlighting as Madelyn "Maddie" Hayes
- Betty White for The Golden Girls as Rose Nylund
- 1988: Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Bea Arthur for The Golden Girls as Dorothy Zbornak
- Roseanne Barr for Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
- Tracey Ullman for The Tracey Ullman Show as various characters
- Betty White for The Golden Girls as Rose Nylund
- 1989: Jamie Lee Curtis for Anything but Love as Hannah Miller
- Kirstie Alley for Cheers as Rebecca Howe
- Stephanie Beacham for Sister Kate as Sister Katherine "Kate" Lambert
- Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Tracey Ullman for The Tracey Ullman Show as various characters
1990s
- 1990: Kirstie Alley for Cheers as Rebecca Howe
- Roseanne Barr for Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
- Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Carol Burnett for Carol & Company as various characters
- Katey Sagal for Married... with Children as Margaret "Peggy" Bundy
- 1991: Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Kirstie Alley for Cheers as Rebecca Howe
- Roseanne Barr for Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
- Jamie Lee Curtis for Anything but Love as Hannah Miller
- Katey Sagal for Married... with Children as Margaret "Peggy" Bundy
- 1992: Roseanne Barr for Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
- Kirstie Alley for Cheers as Rebecca Howe
- Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Helen Hunt for Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
- Katey Sagal for Married... with Children as Margaret "Peggy" Bundy
- 1993: Helen Hunt for Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
- Roseanne Barr for Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
- Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Patricia Richardson for Home Improvement as Jillian "Jill" Taylor
- Katey Sagal for Married... with Children as Margaret "Peggy" Bundy
- 1994: Helen Hunt for Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
- Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Brett Butler for Grace Under Fire as Grace Kelly
- Ellen DeGeneres for Ellen as Ellen Morgan
- Patricia Richardson for Home Improvement as Jillian "Jill" Taylor
- 1995: Cybill Shepherd for Cybill as Cybill Sheridan
- Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Ellen DeGeneres for Ellen as Ellen Morgan
- Fran Drescher for The Nanny as Francine "Fran" Fine
- Helen Hunt for Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
- 1996: Helen Hunt for Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
- Brett Butler for Grace Under Fire as Grace Kelly
- Fran Drescher for The Nanny as Francine "Fran" Fine
- Cybill Shepherd for Cybill as Cybill Sheridan
- Brooke Shields for Suddenly Susan as Susan Keane
- Tracey Ullman for Tracey Takes On... as various characters
- 1997: Calista Flockhart for Ally McBeal as Allison "Ally" McBeal
- Kirstie Alley for Veronica's Closet as Veronica "Ronnie" Chase
- Ellen DeGeneres for Ellen as Ellen Morgan
- Jenna Elfman for Dharma & Greg as Dharma Montgomery
- Helen Hunt for Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
- Brooke Shields for Suddenly Susan as Susan Keane
- 1998: Jenna Elfman for Dharma & Greg as Dharma Montgomery
- Christina Applegate for Jesse as Jesse Warner
- Calista Flockhart for Ally McBeal as Allison "Ally" McBeal
- Laura San Giacomo for Just Shoot Me! as Maya Gallo
- Sarah Jessica Parker for Sex and the City as Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw
- 1999: Sarah Jessica Parker for Sex and the City as Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw
- Jenna Elfman for Dharma & Greg as Dharma Montgomery
- Calista Flockhart for Ally McBeal as Allison "Ally" McBeal
- Felicity Huffman for Sports Night as Dana Whitaker
- Heather Locklear for Spin City as Caitlin Moore
- Debra Messing for Will & Grace as Grace Adler
2000s
- 2000: Sarah Jessica Parker for Sex and the City as Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw
- Calista Flockhart for Ally McBeal as Allison "Ally" McBeal
- Jane Kaczmarek for Malcolm in the Middle as Lois Wilkerson
- Debra Messing for Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- Bette Midler for Bette as herself
- 2001: Sarah Jessica Parker for Sex and the City as Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw
- Calista Flockhart for Ally McBeal as Allison "Ally" McBeal
- Jane Kaczmarek for Malcolm in the Middle as Lois Wilkerson
- Heather Locklear for Spin City as Caitlin Moore
- Debra Messing for Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- 2002: Jennifer Aniston for Friends as Rachel Green
- Bonnie Hunt for Life With Bonnie as Bonnie Molloy
- Jane Kaczmarek for Malcolm in the Middle as Lois Wilkerson
- Debra Messing for Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- Sarah Jessica Parker for Sex and the City as Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw
- 2003: Sarah Jessica Parker for Sex and the City as Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw
- Bonnie Hunt for Life With Bonnie as Bonnie Molloy
- Reba McEntire for Reba as Reba Hart
- Debra Messing for Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- Bitty Schram for Monk as Sharona Fleming
- Alicia Silverstone for Miss Match as Kate Fox
- 2004: Teri Hatcher for Desperate Housewives as Susan Mayer
- Marcia Cross for Desperate Housewives as Bree Van de Kamp
- Felicity Huffman for Desperate Housewives as Lynette Scavo
- Debra Messing for Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- Sarah Jessica Parker for Sex and the City as Caroline "Carrie" Bradshaw
- 2005: Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds as Nancy Botwin
- Marcia Cross for Desperate Housewives as Bree Van de Kamp
- Felicity Huffman for Desperate Housewives as Lynette Scavo
- Teri Hatcher for Desperate Housewives as Susan Mayer
- Eva Longoria for Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle "Gaby" Solis
- 2006: America Ferrera for Ugly Betty as Beatriz "Betty" Suarez
- Marcia Cross for Desperate Housewives as Bree Van de Kamp
- Felicity Huffman for Desperate Housewives as Lynette Scavo
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for The New Adventures of Old Christine as Christine Campbell
- Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds as Nancy Botwin
- 2007: Tina Fey for 30 Rock as Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon
- Christina Applegate for Samantha Who? as Samantha "Sam" Newly
- America Ferrera for Ugly Betty as Beatriz "Betty" Suarez
- Anna Friel for Pushing Daisies as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles
- Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds as Nancy Botwin
- 2008: Tina Fey for 30 Rock as Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon
- Christina Applegate for Samantha Who? as Samantha "Sam" Newly
- America Ferrera for Ugly Betty as Beatriz "Betty" Suarez
- Debra Messing for The Starter Wife as Molly Kagan
- Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds as Nancy Botwin
- 2009: Toni Collette for United States of Tara as Tara Gregson
- Courteney Cox for Cougar Town as Jules Cobb
- Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton
- Tina Fey for 30 Rock as Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon
- Lea Michele for Glee as Rachel Berry
2010s
- 2010: Laura Linney for The Big C as Cathy Jamison
- Toni Collette for United States of Tara as Tara Gregson
- Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton
- Tina Fey for 30 Rock as Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon
- Lea Michele for Glee as Rachel Berry
- 2011: Laura Dern for Enlightened as Amy Jellicoe
- Zooey Deschanel for New Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day
- Tina Fey for 30 Rock as Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon
- Laura Linney for The Big C as Cathy Jamison
- Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
- 2012: Lena Dunham for Girls as Hannah Horvath
- Zooey Deschanel for New Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day
- Tina Fey for 30 Rock as Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep as Vice President Selina Meyer
- Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
- 2013: Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
- Zooey Deschanel for New Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day
- Lena Dunham for Girls as Hannah Horvath
- Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep as Vice President Selina Meyer
- 2014: Gina Rodriguez for Jane the Virgin as Jane Villanueva
- Lena Dunham for Girls as Hannah Horvath
- Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep as President Selina Meyer
- Taylor Schilling for Orange Is the New Black as Piper Chapman
- 2015: Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rebecca Bunch
- Jamie Lee Curtis for Scream Queens as Dean Cathy Munsch
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep as President Selina Meyer
- Gina Rodriguez for Jane the Virgin as Jane Villanueva
- Lily Tomlin for Grace and Frankie as Frances "Frankie" Bergstein
- 2016: Tracee Ellis Ross for Blackish as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson
- Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rebecca Bunch
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep as President Selina Meyer
- Sarah Jessica Parker for Divorce as Frances Dufresne
- Issa Rae for Insecure as Issa Dee
- Gina Rodriguez for Jane the Virgin as Jane Villanueva
- 2017: Rachel Brosnahan for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
- Pamela Adlon for Better Things as Sam Fox
- Alison Brie for GLOW as Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder
- Issa Rae for Insecure as Issa Dee
- Frankie Shaw for SMILF as Bridgette Bird
- 2018: Rachel Brosnahan for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
- Kristen Bell for The Good Place as Eleanor Shellstrop
- Candice Bergen for Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- Alison Brie for GLOW as Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder
- Debra Messing for Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- 2019: Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag as Fleabag
- Christina Applegate for Dead to Me as Jen Harding
- Rachel Brosnahan for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
- Kirsten Dunst for On Becoming a God in Central Florida as Krystal Stubbs
- Natasha Lyonne for Russian Doll as Nadia Vulvokov
2020s
- 2020: Catherine O'Hara for Schitt's Creek as Moira Rose
- Lily Collins for Emily in Paris as Emily Cooper
- Kaley Cuoco for The Flight Attendant as Cassandra "Cassie" Bowden
- Elle Fanning for The Great as Catherine the Great
- Jane Levy for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Zoey Clarke
- 2021: Jean Smart for Hacks as Deborah Vance
- Hannah Einbinder for Hacks as Ava Daniels
- Elle Fanning for The Great as Catherine the Great
- Issa Rae for Insecure as Issa Dee
- Tracee Ellis Ross for Blackish as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson
- 2022: Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues
- Kaley Cuoco for The Flight Attendant as Cassandra "Cassie" Bowden
- Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building as Mabel Mora
- Jenna Ortega for Wednesday as Wednesday Addams
- Jean Smart for Hacks as Deborah Vance
- 2023: Ayo Edebiri for The Bear as Sydney Adamu
- Rachel Brosnahan for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
- Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues
- Elle Fanning for The Great as Catherine the Great
- Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building as Mabel Mora
- Natasha Lyonne for Poker Face as Charlie Cale
