Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre-, or even gender-, specific.Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, supporting actresses in comedy have competed alone.However, these comedic performances often included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors.Such instances are marked below:
Primetime Emmy AwardUnited StatesAcademy of Television Arts & SciencesLiza Colón-ZayasThe Bear22nd Primetime Emmy AwardsMiniseriesTelevision filmthe category'sVivian VanceEthel MertzI Love LucyBea BenaderetThe George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowRuth GilbertThe Milton Berle ShowMarion LorneMister PeepersAudrey MeadowsThe Jackie Gleason ShowJean HagenMake Room for DaddyNanette FabrayCaesar's HourNatalie SchaferThe Bob Cummings ShowThe HoneymoonersThelma RitterAlcoa-Goodyear PlayhousePat CarrollAnn B. DavisMildred NatwickFord Star Jubilee(10th)Verna FeltonDecember Bride(11th)Rosemary DeCampElinor DonahueFather Knows BestKathleen NolanThe Real McCoysZaSu PittsOh, Susanna(12th)Jane WyattDonna ReedThe Donna Reed ShowTeresa WrightMargaret Bourke-WhiteNBC Sunday ShowcaseLoretta YoungThe Loretta Young Show(13th)Don KnottsBarney FifeThe Andy Griffith ShowAbby DaltonHenneseyBarbara HalePerry Mason(14th)Pamela BrownPrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldHallmark Hall of FameJeanne CooperBen CaseyColleen DewhurstJoan HackettMary WickesThe Gertrude Berg Show(15th)Glenda FarrellDavey DavisonThe Eleventh HourNancy MaloneNaked CityRose MarieThe Dick Van Dyke ShowKate ReidQueen Victoria(16th)Ruth WhiteMartine BartlettArrest and TrialAnjanette ComerClaudia McNeilThe Nurses(17th)Leonard BernsteinLynn FontanneThe Magnificent YankeeAlfred LuntOliver Wendell HolmesBarbra StreisandMy Name Is BarbraDick Van DykeJulie AndrewsThe Andy Williams ShowJohnny CarsonThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonGladys CooperThe RoguesRobert CooteRichard CrennaSlattery's PeopleJulie HarrisFlorence NightingaleBob HopeDean JaggerMr. NovakDanny KayeThe Danny Kaye ShowDavid McCallumIllya KuryakinThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.Red SkeltonThe Red Skelton Hour(18th)Alice PearceBewitchedAgnes Moorehead(19th)Frances BavierAunt BeeNancy KulpThe Beverly Hillbillies(20th)Marge RedmondThe Flying NunNita TalbotHogan's Heroes(21st)Susan Saint JamesThe Name of the GameBarbara AndersonIronside(22nd)Karen ValentineRoom 222Lurene Tuttle(23rd)Valerie HarperRhoda MorgensternThe Mary Tyler Moore Show(24th)Sally StruthersGloria StivicAll in the FamilyCloris LeachmanPhyllis Lindstrom(25th)(26th)Loretta SwitM*A*S*H(27th)Betty WhiteSue Ann NivensJulie KavnerNancy Walker(28th)Georgia Engel(29th)Mary Kay PlaceMary Hartman, Mary HartmanSyndicated(30th)Polly HollidayFlorence Jean Castleberry(31st)Marion RossHappy Days(32nd)Loni AndersonJennifer MarloweWKRP in CincinnatiInga SwensonBenson(33rd)Eileen BrennanPrivate BenjaminMarla GibbsThe JeffersonsAnne MearaArchie Bunker's Place(34th)Andrea MartinSCTV Network(35th)Carol KaneRhea PerlmanCarla TortelliCheers(36th)Julia DuffyNewhartPaula KellyNight Court(37th)Selma Diamond(38th)Justine BatemanFamily TiesLisa BonetThe Cosby ShowEstelle GettySophia PetrilloThe Golden GirlsKeshia Knight Pulliam(39th)Jackée Harry(40th)Katherine HelmondWho's the Boss?(41st)Faith FordMurphy Brown(42nd)Bebe NeuwirthLilith Sternin(43rd)Elizabeth AshleyEvening Shade(44th)Laurie MetcalfRoseanneAlice GhostleyDesigning WomenJulia Louis-DreyfusElaine BenesSeinfeldFrances Sternhagen(45th)Shelley FabaresSara Gilbert(46th)Liz TorresThe John Larroquette Show(47th)Christine BaranskiCybillLisa KudrowPhoebe BuffayFriends(48th)Janeane GarofaloThe Larry Sanders ShowJayne MeadowsHigh SocietyRenée TaylorThe Nanny(49th)Kristen JohnstonSally Solomon3rd Rock from the Sun(50th)The One with Ross's WeddingJane LeevesDaphne MoonFrasier(51st)The One HundredthThe One Where Everybody Finds OutLucy LiuLing WooAlly McBealWendie MalickJust Shoot Me!Doris RobertsEverybody Loves RaymondThe ToasterFrank's Tribute(52nd)Megan MullallyKaren WalkerWill & GraceJennifer AnistonRachel GreenKim CattrallSamantha JonesSex and the City(53rd)(54th)Marie's SculptureCynthia NixonMiranda Hobbes(55th)Cheryl HinesCurb Your Enthusiasm(56th)Kristin DavisCharlotte York Goldenblatt(57th)The FinaleConchata FerrellTwo and a Half MenHolland TaylorJessica WalterArrested Development(58th)Elizabeth PerkinsShowtimeJaime PresslyMy Name Is EarlAlfre WoodardBetty ApplewhiteDesperate HousewivesYou'll Never Get Away From MeI Know Things Now(59th)Jenna FischerPam BeeslyThe OfficeThe JobVanessa WilliamsWilhelmina SlaterUgly BettyDon't Ask, Don't Tell(60th)Jean SmartSamantha Who?Kristin ChenowethPushing DaisiesAmy PoehlerSaturday Night LiveBananas for Betty(61st)Jane KrakowskiJenna Maroney30 RockThe OnesKristen WiigThe Fall Issue(62nd)Jane LynchSue SylvesterThe Power of MadonnaJulie BowenModern FamilyMy Funky ValentineBlack Light Attack!Sofía VergaraNot in My House(63rd)Strangers on a TreadmillQueen of JordanFuneralSlow Down Your NeighborsHot in ClevelandTV Land(64th)Go Bullfrogs!Mayim BialikAmy Farrah FowlerThe Big Bang TheoryThe Shiny Trinket ManeuverKathryn JoostenKaren McCluskeyGive Me the BlameFinishing the HatTableau VivantMerritt WeverNurse Jackie(65th)The Fish Guts DisplacementMy HeroAnna ChlumskyHogcock!Last LunchYard Sale(66th)Allison JanneyThe FeudKate McKinnonKate MulgrewOrange Is the New Black(67th)Gaby HoffmannTransparentAmazonJacqueline VoorheesUnbreakable Kimmy SchmidtNiecy NashGetting On(68th)Judith Light(69th)Vanessa BayerKathryn HahnLeslie Jones(70th)Alex BorsteinThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselZazie BeetzAtlantaAidy BryantBetty Gilpin(71st)Sian CliffordFleabagOlivia ColmanSarah GoldbergThe AuditionMarin Hinkle(72nd)Annie MurphyAlexis RoseSchitt's CreekPop TVD'Arcy CardenThe Good PlaceNetflixYvonne OrjiInsecureCecily Strong(73rd)Hannah WaddinghamTed LassoAll ApologiesApple TV+Hannah EinbinderHBO MaxRosie PerezThe Flight AttendantJuno TempleFor the Children(74th)Sheryl Lee RalphAbbott ElementaryNew TechJanelle JamesSarah NilesHeadspaceMidnight Train to RoystonNo Weddings and a Funeral(75th)Ayo EdebiriReviewWe'll Never Have ParisInternational BreakJessica WilliamsShrinking(76th)Carol BurnettPalm RoyaleMeryl StreepOnly Murders in the BuildingPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MoviePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MoviePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MoviePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television FilmThe Washington PostPrimetime Emmy Award categoriesComedy SeriesDrama SeriesLimited or Anthology SeriesTelevision MovieReality Competition ProgramTalk SeriesScripted Variety SeriesAnimated ProgramDocumentary or Nonfiction SeriesDocumentary or Nonfiction SpecialExceptional Merit in Documentary FilmmakingGame ShowHosted Nonfiction Series or SpecialShort Form Comedy, Drama or Variety SeriesShort Form Nonfiction or Reality SeriesStructured Reality ProgramUnstructured Reality ProgramVariety Special (Live)Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesLead Actor in a Drama SeriesLead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieLead Actress in a Comedy SeriesLead Actress in a Drama SeriesLead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieSupporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesSupporting Actor in a Drama SeriesSupporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieSupporting Actress in a Drama SeriesSupporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieGuest Actor in a Comedy SeriesGuest Actor in a Drama SeriesGuest Actress in a Comedy SeriesGuest Actress in a Drama SeriesPerformer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesCharacter Voice-Over PerformanceHost for a Game ShowHost for a Reality or Reality Competition ProgramNarratorDirecting for a Comedy SeriesDirecting for a Drama SeriesDirecting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieDirecting for a Variety SeriesDirecting for a Variety SpecialDirecting for a Documentary/Nonfiction ProgramDirecting for a Reality ProgramWriting for a Comedy SeriesWriting for a Drama SeriesWriting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieWriting for a Variety SeriesWriting for a Variety SpecialWriting for a Nonfiction ProgramIndividual Achievement in AnimationCasting for a Comedy SeriesCasting for a Drama SeriesCasting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieCasting for a Reality ProgramChoreography for Scripted ProgrammingChoreography for Variety and Reality ProgrammingCinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieCinematography for a Multi-Camera SeriesCinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramCinematography for a Reality ProgramCinematography for a Series (Half-Hour)Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)CommercialContemporary CostumesFantasy/Sci-Fi CostumesPeriod CostumesCostumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgrammingContemporary HairstylingHairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgramPeriod or Fantasy/Sci-Fi HairstylingLighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety SeriesLighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety SpecialMain Title DesignMotion DesignContemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgramPeriod or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)Prosthetic MakeupMusic Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)Music DirectionMusic SupervisionOriginal Main Title Theme MusicOriginal Music and LyricsPicture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy SeriesPicture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy SeriesPicture Editing for a Drama SeriesPicture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or MoviePicture Editing for a Nonfiction ProgramPicture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality ProgramPicture Editing for an Unstructured Reality ProgramPicture Editing for Variety ProgrammingProduction Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less)Production Design for a Variety or Reality SeriesProduction Design for a Variety SpecialSound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and AnimationSound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or SpecialSound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality ProgramSound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and AnimationSound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieSound Mixing for a Nonfiction ProgramSound Mixing for a Reality ProgramSound Mixing for a Variety Series or SpecialSpecial Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie / Special and Visual Effects in a Single EpisodeStunt CoordinationStunt PerformanceTechnical Direction and Camerawork for a SeriesTechnical Direction and Camerawork for a SpecialEngineeringPhilo T. Farnsworth AwardActor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesActress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesArt Direction for a Miniseries or MovieArt Direction for a Single-Camera SeriesChildren's ProgramCostumes for a SeriesCostumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or SpecialHairstyling for a Limited Series or MovieHairstyling for a Single-Camera SeriesIndividual Performance in a Variety or Music ProgramInteractive ProgramMakeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)New SeriesProgram of the YearShort Form Animated ProgramShort Form Comedy or Drama SeriesShort Form Variety SeriesSuper EmmyVariety SeriesVoice-Over Performance