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Golden Globe Awards
Most Musical/Comedy Lead Actress Wins
This list features the actresses that have won the most acting awards for musical/comedy at the Golden Globe Awards.
RANK | ACTRESS | NOMINATIONS | WINS | YEARS |
1 | Carol Burnett | 12 | 5 | The Carol Burnett Show (1967), (1969), (1971), (1976), (1977) |
2 | Sarah Jessica Parker | 8 | 4 | Sex and the City (1999), (2000), (2001), (2003) |
3 | Helen Hunt | 6 | 3 | Mad About You (1993), (1994), (1996) |
4 | Cybill Shepherd | 5 | 3 | Moonlighting (1985), (1986) Cybill (1995) |
5 | Jean Smart | 4 | 3 | Hacks (2021), (2024), (2025) |
6 | Candice Bergen | 9 | 2 | Murphy Brown (1988), (1991) |
7 | Mary Tyler Moore | 7 | 2 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964) |
8 | Jean Stapleton | 7 | 2 | All in the Family (1972), (1973) |
9 | Tina Fey | 6 | 2 | 30 Rock (2007), (2008) |
10 | Rachel Brosnahan | 4 | 2 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), (2018) |
11 | Linda Lavin | 3 | 2 | Alice (1978), (1979) |
12 | Kirstie Alley | 5 | 1 | Cheers (1990) |
13 | Roseanna Barr | 5 | 1 | Roseanna (1992) |
14 | Calista Flockhart | 5 | 1 | Ally McBeal (1997) |
15 | Tracey Ullman | 4 | 1 | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
16 | Mary-Louise Parker | 4 | 1 | Weeds (2005) |
17 | Debbie Allen | 3 | 1 | Fame (1982) |
18 | Jamie Lee Curtis | 3 | 1 | Anything but Love (1989) |
19 | Jenna Elfman | 3 | 1 | Dharma & Greg (1998) |
20 | America Ferrera | 3 | 1 | Ugly Betty (2006) |
21 | Lena Dunham | 3 | 1 | Girls (2012) |
22 | Amy Poehler | 3 | 1 | Parks and Recreation (2013) |
23 | Gina Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | Jane the Virgin (2014) |
24 | Quinta Brunson | 3 | 1 | Abbott Elementary (2022) |
25 | Ayo Edebiri | 3 | 1 | The Bear (2023) |
26 | Valerie Harper | 2 | 1 | Rhoda (1974) |
27 | Eileen Brennan | 2 | 1 | Private Benjamin (1981) |
28 | Shelley Long | 2 | 1 | Cheers (1984) |
29 | Estelle Getty | 2 | 1 | The Golden Girls (1985) |
30 | Teri Hatcher | 2 | 1 | Desperate Housewives (2004) |
31 | Toni Collette | 2 | 1 | United States of Tara (2009) |
32 | Laura Linney | 2 | 1 | The Big C (2010) |
33 | Rachel Bloom | 2 | 1 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015) |
34 | Tracee Ellis Ross | 2 | 1 | Black-ish (2016) |
35 | Donna Reed | 1 | 1 | The Donna Reed Show (1962) |
36 | Inger Stevens | 1 | 1 | The Farmer’s Daughter (1963) |
37 | Anne Francis | 1 | 1 | Honey West (1965) |
38 | Marlo Thomas | 1 | 1 | That Girl (1966) |
39 | Diahann Carroll | 1 | 1 | Julia (1968) |
40 | Julie Sommars | 1 | 1 | The Governor & J.J. (1969) |
41 | Cher | 1 | 1 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1973) |
42 | Cloris Leachman | 1 | 1 | Phyllis (1975) |
43 | Katherine Helmond | 1 | 1 | Soap (1980) |
44 | Joanna Cassidy | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bill (1983) |
45 | Jennifer Aniston | 1 | 1 | Friends (2002) |
46 | Jennifer Aniston | 1 | 1 | Friends (2002) |
47 | Laura Dern | 1 | 1 | Enlightened (2011) |
48 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 1 | 1 | Fleabag (2019) |
49 | Catherine O’Hara | 1 | 1 | Schitt’s Creek (2020) |
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