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Emmy Awards

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Most Limited Series Lead Actress Wins

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

RANK

ACTOR

WINS

YEARS

1

Helen Mirren

4

Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness (1996)

The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)

Elizabeth I (2006)

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2007)

2

Patty Duke

3

My Sweet Charlie (1970)

Captains and Kings (1977)

The Miracle Worker (1980)

3

Laura Linney

3

Wild Iris (2002)

John Adams (2008)

The Big C: Hereafter (2013)

4

Judith Anderson

2

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1955), (1961)

5

Julie Harris

2

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1959), (1962)

6

Geraldine Page

2

ABC Stage 67 (1967)

The Thanksgiving Visitor (1969)

7

Ingrid Bergman

2

Startime (1960)

A Woman Called Gold (1982)

8

Joanne Woodward

2

See How She Runs (1978)

Do You Remember Love (1985)

9

Gena Rowlands

2

The Betty Ford Story (1987)

Face of a Stranger (1992)

10

Holly Hunter

2

Roe vs. Wade (1989)

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)

11

Meryl Streep

2

Holocaust (1978)

Angels in America (2004)

12

Jessica Lange

2

Grey Gardens (2009)

American Horror Story: Coven (2014)

13

Regina King

2

Seven Seconds (2018)

Watchmen (2020)

14

Kate Winslet

2

Mildred Pierce (2011)

Mare of Easton (2021)


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References

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