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Emmy Awards

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Most Drama Lead Actress Wins

This list features the actors that have won the most drama lead actress awards at the Emmy Awards.

RANK

ACTOR

WINS

YEARS

1

Michael Lerned

4

The Waltons (1973), (1974), (1976)

Nurse (1982)

2

Tyne Daly

4

Cagney & Lacy (1983), (1984), (1985), (1988)

3

Loretta Young

3

The Loretta Young Show (1955), (1957), (1959)

4

Barbara Bain

3

Mission: Impossible (1967), (1968), (1969)

5

Kathy Baker

3

Picket Fences (1993), (1995), (1996)

6

Edie Falco

3

The Sopranos (1999), (2001), (2003)

7

Jane Wyatt

2

Father Knows Best (1958), (1960)

8

Barbara Stanwyck

2

The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1961)

The Big Valley (1966)

9

Susan Hampshire

2

The Forsyte Saga (1970)

The First Churchills (1971)

10

Sharon Gless

2

Cagney & Lacy (1986), (1987)

11

Patricia Wettig

2

Thirtysomething (1990), (1991)

12

Dana Delany

2

China Beach (1989), (1992)

13

Sela Ward

2

Sisters (1994)

Once and Again (2000)

14

Allison Janney

2

The West Wing (2002), (2004)

15

Glenn Close

2

Damages (2008), (2009)

16

Claire Danes

2

Homeland (2012), (2013)

17

Julianna Margulies

2

The Good Wife (2011), (2014)

18

Zendaya

2

Euphoria (2020), (2021)


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References

Wikipedia (2024) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series#Performers_with_multiple_wins (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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