Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - wikipedia Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Awarded for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Country United States Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences First awarded 1954 Currently held by Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live ( 2017 ) Website emmys.com 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 : # -- Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film, prior to the category 's creation. § -- Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category 's creation. Contents 1 Winners and nominations 1.1 1950s 1.2 1960s 1.3 1970s 1.4 1980s 1.5 1990s 1.6 2000s 1.7 2010s 2 Superlatives 3 Multiple awards 4 Multiple nominations 5 Notes 6 See also 7 References Winners and nominations 1950s Year Actress Role Program Network 1953 -- 1954 ( 6th ) Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz I Love Lucy CBS Bea Benaderet Blanche Morton The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show CBS Ruth Gilbert Max The Milton Berle Show NBC Marion Lorne Mrs. Gurney Mister Peepers Audrey Meadows Alice Kramden The Jackie Gleason Show CBS 1954 -- 1955 ( 7th ) Audrey Meadows Alice Kramden The Jackie Gleason Show CBS Bea Benaderet Blanche Morton The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show CBS Jean Hagen Margaret Williams Make Room for Daddy ABC Marion Lorne Mrs. Gurney Mister Peepers NBC Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz I Love Lucy CBS 1955 -- 1956 ( 8th ) Nanette Fabray Various Characters Caesar 's Hour NBC Ann B. Davis Charmaine Schultz The Bob Cummings Show CBS Jean Hagen Margaret Williams Make Room for Daddy ABC Audrey Meadows Alice Kramden The Honeymooners CBS Thelma Ritter # Aggie Hurley The Catered Affair NBC 1956 -- 1957 ( 9th ) Pat Carroll Various Characters Caesar 's Hour NBC Ann B. Davis Charmaine Schultz The Bob Cummings Show CBS Audrey Meadows Alice Kramden The Jackie Gleason Show Mildred Natwick # Madame Arcati Blithe Spirit Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz I Love Lucy 1957 -- 1958 ( 10th ) Ann B. Davis Charmaine Schultz The Bob Cummings Show CBS, NBC Pat Carroll Various Characters Caesar 's Hour NBC Marion Lorne Myrtle Banford Sally Verna Felton Hilda Crocker December Bride CBS Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz I Love Lucy 1958 -- 1959 ( 11th ) Ann B. Davis Charmaine Schultz The Bob Cummings Show CBS Rosemary DeCamp Margaret MacDonald The Bob Cummings Show NBC Elinor Donahue Betty Father Knows Best CBS, NBC Verna Felton Hilda Crocker December Bride CBS Kathleen Nolan Kate McCoy The Real McCoys ABC ZaSu Pitts Susanna Pomeroy The Gale Storm Show CBS 1960s Year Actress Role Program Network 1959 -- 1960 ( 12th ) No Award 1960 - 1961 ( 13th ) Don Knotts Dep. Barney Fife The Andy Griffith Show CBS Abby Dalton Lt. Martha Hale Hennesey CBS Barbara Hale Della Street Perry Mason 1961 -- 1962 ( 14th ) Pamela Brown # The Duchess of Kent Victoria Regina NBC Jeanne Cooper § Anna Medalle Ben Casey ABC Colleen Dewhurst # Gertrude Hart Focus NBC Joan Hackett § Ellen Parker Ben Casey ABC Mary Wickes Maxfield The Gertrude Berg Show CBS 1962 -- 1963 ( 15th ) Glenda Farrell § Martha Morrison Ben Casey ABC Davey Davison § Laura Hunter The Eleventh Hour NBC Nancy Malone Libby Kingston Naked City ABC Rose Marie Sally Rogers The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Kate Reid # Queen Victoria The Invincible Mr. Disraeli NBC 1963 -- 1964 ( 16th ) Ruth White # Shelagh Mangan Little Moon of Alban NBC Martine Bartlett § Miranda Ledoux Porter Arrest and Trial ABC Anjanette Comer § Annabelle Selinsky Rose Marie Sally Rogers The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Claudia McNeil § Mrs. Hill The Doctors and the Nurses 1964 -- 1965 ( 17th ) No Award 1965 -- 1966 ( 18th ) Alice Pearce Gladys Kravitz Bewitched ABC Rose Marie Sally Rogers The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Agnes Moorehead Endora Bewitched ABC 1966 -- 1967 ( 19th ) Frances Bavier Aunt Bee The Andy Griffith Show CBS Nancy Kulp Jane Hathaway The Beverly Hillbillies CBS Marion Lorne Aunt Clara Bewitched ABC 1967 -- 1968 ( 20th ) Marion Lorne ( posthumously ) Aunt Clara Bewitched ABC Agnes Moorehead Endora Bewitched ABC Marge Redmond Sister Jacqueline The Flying Nun Nita Talbot § Marya Hogan 's Heroes CBS 1968 -- 1969 ( 21st ) Susan Saint James Peggy Maxwell The Name of the Game NBC Barbara Anderson Officer Eve Whitfield Ironside NBC Agnes Moorehead Endora Bewitched ABC 1970s Year Actress Role Program Network 1969 -- 1970 ( 22nd ) Karen Valentine Miss Alice Johnson Room 222 ABC Agnes Moorehead Endora Bewitched ABC Lurene Tuttle Hannah Yarby Julia NBC 1970 -- 1971 ( 23rd ) Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Agnes Moorehead Endora Bewitched ABC Karen Valentine Miss Alice Johnston Room 222 1971 -- 1972 ( 24th ) Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Sally Struthers Gloria Stivic All in the Family Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS 1972 -- 1973 ( 25th ) Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Sally Struthers Gloria Stivic All in the Family 1973 -- 1974 ( 26th ) Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Sally Struthers Gloria Stivic All in the Family CBS Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1974 -- 1975 ( 27th ) Betty White Sue Ann Nivens The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Julie Kavner Brenda Morgenstern Rhoda CBS Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H Nancy Walker Ida Morgenstern Rhoda 1975 -- 1976 ( 28th ) Betty White Sue Ann Nivens The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Georgia Engel Georgette Franklin The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Julie Kavner Brenda Morgenstern Rhoda Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H Nancy Walker Ida Morgenstern Rhoda 1976 -- 1977 ( 29th ) Mary Kay Place Loretta Haggers Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Syndicated Georgia Engel Georgette Franklin The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Julie Kavner Brenda Morgenstern Rhoda Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H Betty White Sue Ann Nivens The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1977 -- 1978 ( 30th ) Julie Kavner Brenda Morgenstern Rhoda CBS Polly Holliday Florence Jean Castleberry Alice CBS Sally Struthers Gloria Stivic All in the Family Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H Nancy Walker Ida Morgenstern Rhoda 1978 -- 1979 ( 31st ) Sally Struthers Gloria Stivic All in the Family CBS Polly Holliday Florence Jean Castleberry Alice CBS Marion Ross Marion Cunningham Happy Days ABC Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H CBS 1980s Year Actress Role Program Network 1979 -- 1980 ( 32nd ) Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H CBS Loni Anderson Jennifer Marlowe WKRP in Cincinnati CBS Polly Holliday Florence Jean Castleberry Alice Inga Swenson Gretchen Kraus Benson ABC 1980 -- 1981 ( 33rd ) Eileen Brennan Cpt. Doreen Lewis Private Benjamin CBS Loni Anderson Jennifer Marlowe WKRP in Cincinnati CBS Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston The Jeffersons Anne Meara Veronica Rooney Archie Bunker 's Place Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H 1981 -- 1982 ( 34th ) Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H CBS Eileen Brennan Cpt. Doreen Lewis Private Benjamin CBS Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston The Jeffersons Andrea Martin Various Characters SCTV Network 90 NBC Anne Meara Veronica Rooney Archie Bunker 's Place CBS Inga Swenson Gretchen Kraus Benson ABC 1982 -- 1983 ( 35th ) Carol Kane Simka Dahblitz Taxi ABC Eileen Brennan Cpt. Doreen Lewis Private Benjamin CBS Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston The Jeffersons Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers NBC Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan M * A * S * H CBS 1983 -- 1984 ( 36th ) Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers NBC Julia Duffy Stephanie Vanderkellen Newhart CBS Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston The Jeffersons Paula Kelly Liz Williams Night Court NBC Marion Ross Marion Cunningham Happy Days ABC 1984 -- 1985 ( 37th ) Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers NBC Selma Diamond ( posthumously ) Selma Hacker Night Court NBC Julia Duffy Stephanie Vanderkellen Newhart CBS Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston The Jeffersons Inga Swenson Gretchen Kraus Benson ABC 1985 -- 1986 ( 38th ) Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers NBC Justine Bateman Mallory Keaton Family Ties NBC Lisa Bonet Denise Huxtable The Cosby Show Julia Duffy Stephanie Vanderkellen Newhart CBS Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo The Golden Girls NBC Keshia Knight Pulliam Rudy Huxtable The Cosby Show 1986 -- 1987 ( 39th ) Jackée Harry Sandra Clark 227 NBC Justine Bateman Mallory Keaton Family Ties NBC Julia Duffy Stephanie Vanderkellen Newhart CBS Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo The Golden Girls NBC Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers 1987 -- 1988 ( 40th ) Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo The Golden Girls NBC Julia Duffy Stephanie Vanderkellen Newhart CBS Jackée Harry Sandra Clark 227 NBC Katherine Helmond Mona Robinson Who 's the Boss ? ABC Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers NBC 1988 -- 1989 ( 41st ) Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers NBC Julia Duffy Stephanie Vanderkellen Newhart CBS Faith Ford Corky Sherwood Murphy Brown Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo The Golden Girls NBC Katherine Helmond Mona Robinson Who 's the Boss ? ABC 1990s Year Actress Role Program Network 1989 -- 1990 ( 42nd ) Bebe Neuwirth Dr. Lilith Sternin Cheers NBC Julia Duffy Stephanie Vanderkellen Newhart CBS Faith Ford Corky Sherwood Murphy Brown Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo The Golden Girls NBC Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers 1990 -- 1991 ( 43rd ) Bebe Neuwirth Dr. Lilith Sternin Cheers NBC Elizabeth Ashley Frieda Evans Evening Shade CBS Faith Ford Corky Sherwood Murphy Brown Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo The Golden Girls NBC Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers 1991 -- 1992 ( 44th ) Laurie Metcalf Jackie Harris Roseanne ABC Faith Ford Corky Sherwood Murphy Brown CBS Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo The Golden Girls NBC Alice Ghostley Bernice Clifton Designing Women CBS Julia Louis - Dreyfus Elaine Benes Seinfeld NBC Frances Sternhagen § Esther Clavin Cheers 1992 -- 1993 ( 45th ) Laurie Metcalf Jackie Harris Roseanne ABC Shelley Fabares Christine Armstrong - Fox Coach ABC Sara Gilbert Darlene Conner Roseanne Julia Louis - Dreyfus Elaine Benes Seinfeld NBC Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli Cheers 1993 -- 1994 ( 46th ) Laurie Metcalf Jackie Harris Roseanne ABC Shelley Fabares Christine Armstrong - Fox Coach ABC Faith Ford Corky Sherwood Murphy Brown CBS Sara Gilbert Darlene Conner Roseanne ABC Julia Louis - Dreyfus Elaine Benes Seinfeld NBC Liz Torres Mahalia Sanchez The John Larroquette Show 1994 -- 1995 ( 47th ) Christine Baranski Maryann Thorpe Cybill CBS Lisa Kudrow Phoebe Buffay Friends NBC Julia Louis - Dreyfus Elaine Benes Seinfeld Laurie Metcalf Jackie Harris Roseanne ABC Liz Torres Mahalia Sanchez The John Larroquette Show NBC 1995 -- 1996 ( 48th ) Julia Louis - Dreyfus Elaine Benes Seinfeld NBC Christine Baranski Maryann Thorpe Cybill CBS Janeane Garofalo Paula The Larry Sanders Show HBO Jayne Meadows Alice Morgan - DuPont - Sutton - Cushing - Ferruke High Society CBS Renée Taylor Sylvia Fine The Nanny 1996 -- 1997 ( 49th ) Kristen Johnston Sally Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun NBC Christine Baranski Maryann Thorpe Cybill CBS Janeane Garofalo Paula The Larry Sanders Show HBO Lisa Kudrow Phoebe Buffay Friends NBC Julia Louis - Dreyfus Elaine Benes Seinfeld 1997 -- 1998 ( 50th ) Lisa Kudrow Phoebe Buffay Friends NBC Christine Baranski Maryann Thorpe Cybill CBS Kristen Johnston Sally Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun NBC Jane Leeves Daphne Moon Frasier Julia Louis - Dreyfus Elaine Benes Seinfeld 1998 -- 1999 ( 51st ) Kristen Johnston Sally Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun NBC Lisa Kudrow Phoebe Buffay Friends NBC Lucy Liu Ling Woo Ally McBeal Fox Wendie Malick Nina Van Horn Just Shoot Me ! NBC Doris Roberts Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 2000s Year Actress Role Program Network 1999 -- 2000 ( 52nd ) Megan Mullally Karen Walker Will & Grace NBC Jennifer Aniston Rachel Green Friends NBC Kim Cattrall Samantha Jones Sex and the City HBO Lisa Kudrow Phoebe Buffay Friends NBC Doris Roberts Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 2000 -- 2001 ( 53rd ) Doris Roberts Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond CBS Jennifer Aniston Rachel Green Friends NBC Kim Cattrall Samantha Jones Sex and the City HBO Lisa Kudrow Phoebe Buffay Friends NBC Megan Mullally Karen Walker Will & Grace 2001 -- 2002 ( 54th ) Doris Roberts Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond CBS Kim Cattrall Samantha Jones Sex and the City HBO Wendie Malick Nina Van Horn Just Shoot Me ! NBC Megan Mullally Karen Walker Will & Grace Cynthia Nixon Miranda Hobbes Sex and the City HBO 2002 -- 2003 ( 55th ) Doris Roberts Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond CBS Kim Cattrall Samantha Jones Sex and the City HBO Cheryl Hines Cheryl David Curb Your Enthusiasm Megan Mullally Karen Walker Will & Grace NBC Cynthia Nixon Miranda Hobbes Sex and the City HBO 2003 -- 2004 ( 56th ) Cynthia Nixon Miranda Hobbes Sex and the City HBO Kim Cattrall Samantha Jones Sex and the City HBO Kristin Davis Charlotte York Goldenblatt Megan Mullally Karen Walker Will & Grace NBC Doris Roberts Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 2004 -- 2005 ( 57th ) Doris Roberts Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond CBS Conchata Ferrell Berta Two and a Half Men CBS Megan Mullally Karen Walker Will & Grace NBC Holland Taylor Evelyn Harper Two and a Half Men CBS Jessica Walter Lucille Bluth Arrested Development Fox 2005 -- 2006 ( 58th ) Megan Mullally Karen Walker Will & Grace NBC Cheryl Hines Cheryl David Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Elizabeth Perkins Celia Hodes Weeds Showtime Jaime Pressly Joy Turner My Name Is Earl NBC Alfre Woodard Betty Applewhite Desperate Housewives ABC 2006 -- 2007 ( 59th ) Jaime Pressly Joy Turner My Name Is Earl NBC Conchata Ferrell Berta Two and a Half Men CBS Jenna Fischer Pam Beesly The Office NBC Elizabeth Perkins Celia Hodes Weeds Showtime Holland Taylor Evelyn Harper Two and a Half Men CBS Vanessa Williams Wilhelmina Slater Ugly Betty ABC 2007 -- 2008 ( 60th ) Jean Smart Regina Newly Samantha Who ? ABC Kristin Chenoweth Olive Snook Pushing Daisies ABC Amy Poehler Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Holland Taylor Evelyn Harper Two and a Half Men CBS Vanessa Williams Wilhelmina Slater Ugly Betty ABC 2008 -- 2009 ( 61st ) Kristin Chenoweth Olive Snook Pushing Daisies ABC Jane Krakowski Jenna Maroney 30 Rock NBC Elizabeth Perkins Celia Hodes Weeds Showtime Amy Poehler Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Kristen Wiig Vanessa Williams Wilhelmina Slater Ugly Betty ABC 2010s Year Actress Role Program Network 2009 -- 2010 ( 62nd ) Jane Lynch Sue Sylvester Glee Fox Julie Bowen Claire Dunphy Modern Family ABC Jane Krakowski Jenna Maroney 30 Rock NBC Holland Taylor Evelyn Harper Two and a Half Men CBS Sofía Vergara Gloria Pritchett Modern Family ABC Kristen Wiig Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC 2010 -- 2011 ( 63rd ) Julie Bowen Claire Dunphy Modern Family ABC Jane Krakowski Jenna Maroney 30 Rock NBC Jane Lynch Sue Sylvester Glee Fox Sofía Vergara Gloria Pritchett Modern Family ABC Betty White Elka Ostrovsky Hot in Cleveland TV Land Kristen Wiig Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC 2011 -- 2012 ( 64th ) Julie Bowen Claire Dunphy Modern Family ABC Mayim Bialik Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory CBS Kathryn Joosten Karen McCluskey Desperate Housewives ABC Sofía Vergara Gloria Pritchett Modern Family ABC Merritt Wever Zoey Barkow, RN Nurse Jackie Showtime Kristen Wiig Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC 2012 -- 2013 ( 65th ) Merritt Wever Zoey Barkow, RN Nurse Jackie Showtime Mayim Bialik Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory CBS Julie Bowen Claire Dunphy Modern Family ABC Anna Chlumsky Amy Brookheimer Veep HBO Jane Krakowski Jenna Maroney 30 Rock NBC Jane Lynch Sue Sylvester Glee Fox Sofía Vergara Gloria Pritchett Modern Family ABC 2013 -- 2014 ( 66th ) Allison Janney Bonnie Plunkett Mom CBS Mayim Bialik Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory CBS Julie Bowen Claire Dunphy Modern Family ABC Anna Chlumsky Amy Brookheimer Veep HBO Kate McKinnon Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Kate Mulgrew Galina `` Red '' Reznikov Orange Is the New Black Netflix 2014 -- 2015 ( 67th ) Allison Janney Bonnie Plunkett Mom CBS Mayim Bialik Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory CBS Julie Bowen Claire Dunphy Modern Family ABC Anna Chlumsky Amy Brookheimer Veep HBO Gaby Hoffmann Ali Pfefferman Transparent Amazon Jane Krakowski Jacqueline Voorhees Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Netflix Kate McKinnon Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Niecy Nash Denise `` DiDi '' Ortley Getting On HBO 2015 -- 2016 ( 68th ) Kate McKinnon Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Anna Chlumsky Amy Brookheimer Veep HBO Gaby Hoffmann Ali Pfefferman Transparent Amazon Allison Janney Bonnie Plunkett Mom CBS Judith Light Shelly Pfefferman Transparent Amazon Niecy Nash Denise `` DiDi '' Ortley Getting On HBO 2016 -- 2017 ( 69th ) Kate McKinnon Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Vanessa Bayer Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Anna Chlumsky Amy Brookheimer Veep HBO Kathryn Hahn Raquel Fein Transparent Amazon Leslie Jones Various Characters Saturday Night Live NBC Judith Light Shelly Pfefferman Transparent Amazon Superlatives Superlative Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Actress with most awards Rhea Perlman, Doris Roberts Actress with most nominations Rhea Perlman, Loretta Swit Actress with most nominations without ever winning Julia Duffy Television program with most wins Cheers Television program with most nominations The Mary Tyler Moore Show Multiple awards 4 awards Rhea Perlman ( 3 consecutive ) Doris Roberts ( 3 consecutive ) 3 awards Valerie Harper ( consecutive ) Laurie Metcalf ( consecutive ) 2 awards Julie Bowen ( consecutive ) Ann B. Davis ( consecutive ) Allison Janney ( consecutive ) Kristen Johnston Kate McKinnon ( consecutive ) Megan Mullally Bebe Neuwirth ( consecutive ) Sally Struthers Loretta Swit Betty White ( consecutive ) Multiple nominations 10 nominations Rhea Perlman Loretta Swit ( consecutive ) 7 nominations Julia Duffy Estelle Getty Julia Louis - Dreyfus Megan Mullally Doris Roberts 6 nominations Julie Bowen Lisa Kudrow 5 nominations Kim Cattrall Anna Chlumsky Faith Ford Marla Gibbs Jane Krakowski Marion Lorne Agnes Moorehead Sally Struthers 4 nominations Mayim Bialik Christine Baranski Ann B. Davis Valerie Harper Julie Kavner Kate McKinnon Audrey Meadows Laurie Metcalf Holland Taylor Vivian Vance Sofía Vergara Betty White Kristen Wiig 3 nominations Eileen Brennan Polly Holliday Allison Janney Kristen Johnston Cloris Leachman Jane Lynch Rose Marie Cynthia Nixon Elizabeth Perkins Inga Swenson Nancy Walker Vanessa Williams 2 nominations Loni Anderson Jennifer Aniston Justine Bateman Bea Benaderet Pat Carroll Kristin Chenoweth Georgia Engel Shelley Fabares Verna Felton Conchata Ferrell Janeane Garofalo Sara Gilbert Jean Hagen Jackée Harry Katherine Helmond Cheryl Hines Gaby Hoffmann Judith Light Wendie Malick Anne Meara Niecy Nash Bebe Neuwirth Amy Poehler Jaime Pressly Marion Ross Liz Torres Karen Valentine Merritt Wever Notes ^ Jump up to : Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories See also Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film References Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Vivian Vance ( 1953 ) Audrey Meadows ( 1954 ) Nanette Fabray ( 1955 ) Pat Carroll ( 1956 ) Ann B. Davis ( 1957 ) Ann B. Davis ( 1959 ) Alice Pearce ( 1966 ) Frances Bavier ( 1967 ) Marion Lorne ( 1968 ) Karen Valentine ( 1970 ) Valerie Harper ( 1971 ) Sally Struthers / Valerie Harper ( TIE ) ( 1972 ) Valerie Harper ( 1973 ) Cloris Leachman ( 1974 ) Betty White ( 1975 ) Betty White ( 1976 ) Mary Kay Place ( 1977 ) Julie Kavner ( 1978 ) Sally Struthers ( 1979 ) Loretta Swit ( 1980 ) Eileen Brennan ( 1981 ) Loretta Swit ( 1982 ) Carol Kane ( 1983 ) Rhea Perlman ( 1984 ) Rhea Perlman ( 1985 ) Rhea Perlman ( 1986 ) Jackée Harry ( 1987 ) Estelle Getty ( 1988 ) Rhea Perlman ( 1989 ) Bebe Neuwirth ( 1990 ) Bebe Neuwirth ( 1991 ) Laurie Metcalf ( 1992 ) Laurie Metcalf ( 1993 ) Laurie Metcalf ( 1994 ) Christine Baranski ( 1995 ) Julia Louis - Dreyfus ( 1996 ) Kristen Johnston ( 1997 ) Lisa Kudrow ( 1998 ) Kristen Johnston ( 1999 ) Megan Mullally ( 2000 ) Doris Roberts ( 2001 ) Doris Roberts ( 2002 ) Doris Roberts ( 2003 ) Cynthia Nixon ( 2004 ) Doris Roberts ( 2005 ) Megan Mullally ( 2006 ) Jaime Pressly ( 2007 ) Jean Smart ( 2008 ) Kristin Chenoweth ( 2009 ) Jane Lynch ( 2010 ) Julie Bowen ( 2011 ) Julie Bowen ( 2012 ) Merritt Wever ( 2013 ) Allison Janney ( 2014 ) Allison Janney ( 2015 ) Kate McKinnon ( 2016 ) Kate McKinnon ( 2017 ) Primetime Emmy Award categories Programs Comedy Series Drama Series Limited Series Television Movie Variety Talk Series Variety Sketch Series Animated Program Short Form Animated Program Reality - Competition Program Children 's Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Informational Series or Special Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Short Form Variety Series Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special ( Live ) Variety Special ( Pre-Recorded ) Performance Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice - 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Farnsworth Award Retired Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Art Direction for a Single - Camera Series Cinematography for a Single - Camera Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Hairstyling for a Series Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Miniseries or Movie New Series Picture Editing for Reality Programming Program of the Year Reality Program Short - Format Live - Action Entertainment Program Stunt Coordination Super Emmy Variety Series Voice - Over Performance Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series&oldid=811996101 '' Categories : Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners Television awards for Best Supporting Actress Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Español فارسی Français Magyar Português Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 25 November 2017, at 08 : 19. 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Question: 2013 winner of the emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy
Answer: Allison Janney