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Emmy Awards
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 | WINNING 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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