Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
The 2023 recipient: Jennifer Coolidge
Awarded forBest Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byInternational Press Academy
First awarded1996
Currently held byJennifer CoolidgeThe White Lotus (2023)

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

1990s

Year Actor Series Role Network
1996 Jane Curtin 3rd Rock from the Sun Mary Albright NBC
Fran Drescher The Nanny Fran Fine CBS
Cybill Shepherd Cybill Cybill Sheridan
Helen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Stemple Buchman NBC
Lea Thompson Caroline in the City Caroline Duffy
1997 Tracey Ullman Tracey Takes On... Various characters HBO
Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Ellen Morgan ABC
Jane Curtin 3rd Rock from the Sun Mary Albright NBC
Helen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Stemple Buchman
Brooke Shields Suddenly Susan Susan Keane
1998 Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Ellen Morgan ABC
Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Fox
Helen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Stemple Buchman NBC
Brooke Shields Suddenly Susan Susan Keane
Phylicia Rashad Cosby Ruth Lucas CBS
1999 Illeana Douglas Action Wendy Ward Fox
Jennifer Aniston Friends Rachel Green NBC
Jane Leeves Frasier Daphne Moon
Jenna Elfman Dharma & Greg Dharma Montgomery ABC
Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Fox

2000s

Year Actor Series Role Network
2000 Lisa Kudrow Friends Phoebe Buffay NBC
Jenna Elfman Dharma & Greg Dharma Montgomery ABC
Wendie Malick Just Shoot Me! Nina Van Horn NBC
Laura San Giacomo Maya Gallo
Jane Krakowski Ally McBeal Elaine Vassal Fox
2001 Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler NBC
Jenna Elfman Dharma & Greg Dharma Montgomery ABC
Lisa Kudrow Friends Phoebe Buffay NBC
Lauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CW
Jane Kaczmarek Malcolm in the Middle Lois Fox
2002 Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler NBC
Alexis Bledel Gilmore Girls Rory Gilmore The CW
Lauren Graham Lorelai Gilmore
Jennifer Aniston Friends Rachel Green NBC
Bonnie Hunt Life with Bonnie Bonnie Molloy ABC
2003 Jane Kaczmarek Malcolm in the Middle Lois Fox
Lauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CW
Bonnie Hunt Life with Bonnie Bonnie Molloy ABC
Wanda Sykes Wanda at Large Wanda Mildred Hawkins Fox
Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler NBC
Alicia Silverstone Miss Match Kate Fox
2004 Portia de Rossi Arrested Development Lindsay Bluth Fünke Fox
Marcia Cross Desperate Housewives Bree Van de Kamp ABC
Teri Hatcher Susan Mayer
Felicity Huffman Lynette Scavo
Lauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CW
Maya Rudolph Saturday Night Live Various characters NBC
2005 Felicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo ABC
Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Showtime
Candice Bergen Boston Legal Shirley Schmidt ABC
Lauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CW
Elizabeth Perkins Weeds Celia Hodes Showtime
2006 Marcia Cross Desperate Housewives Bree Van de Kamp ABC
Laura Kightlinger The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Jackie Woodman IFC
Lisa Kudrow The Comeback Valerie Cherish HBO
America Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell CBS
Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Showtime
2007 America Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez ABC
Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBC
Felicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo ABC
Anna Friel Pushing Daisies Charlotte Charles
Patricia Heaton Back to You Kelly Carr Fox
Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell CBS
2008 Tracey Ullman State of the Union Various characters Showtime
America Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez ABC
Christina Applegate Samantha Who? Samantha Newly
Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell CBS
Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Showtime
2009 Lea Michele Glee Rachel Berry Fox
Julie Bowen Modern Family Claire Dunphy ABC
Toni Collette United States of Tara Tara Gregson/T/Buck/Alice Showtime
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RN
Brooke Elliott Drop Dead Diva Jane Bingum/Deb Dobson Lifetime
Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBC
Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botw Showtime

2010s

Year Actor Series Role Network
2010 Laura Linney The Big C Cathy Jamison Showtime
Jane Adams Hung Tanya Skagle HBO
Toni Collette United States of Tara Tara Gregson/T/Buck/Alice/Shoshana Schoenbaum/Chicken Showtime
Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RN
Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBC
Lea Michele Glee Rachel Berry Fox
2011 Martha Plimpton Raising Hope Virginia Chance Fox
Felicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo ABC
Laura Linney The Big C Cathy Jamison Showtime
Zooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica Day Fox
Melissa McCarthy Mike and Molly Molly Flynn CBS
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC
2012 Kaley Cuoco The Big Bang Theory Penny CBS
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC
Christina Applegate Up All Night Reagan Brinkley
Laura Dern Enlightened Amy Jellicoe HBO
Lena Dunham Girls Hannah Horvath
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer
2013 Taylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman Netflix
Laura Dern Enlightened Amy Jellicoe HBO
Lena Dunham Girls Hannah Horvath
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer
Zooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica "Jess" Day Fox
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RN Showtime
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC
Jessica Walter Arrested Development Lucille Bluth Netflix
2014 Mindy Kaling The Mindy Project Mindy Lahiri Fox
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RN Showtime
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBO
Taylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman Netflix
Emmy Rossum Shameless Fiona Gallagher Showtime
Zooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica "Jess" Day Fox
2015 Taylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman Netflix
Jamie Lee Curtis Scream Queens Dean Cathy Munsch Fox
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBO
Lily Tomlin Grace and Frankie Frankie Bergstein Netflix
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC
Gina Rodriguez Jane the Virgin Jane Gloriana Villanueva The CW
2016 Taylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman Netflix
Pamela Adlon Better Things Sam Fox FX
Sharon Horgan Catastrophe Sharon Morris Prime Video
Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt HBO
Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson ABC
2017
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Niecy Nash Claws Desna Simms TNT
Alison Brie GLOW Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder Netflix
Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep President Selina Meyer HBO
Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee
Kathryn Hahn I Love Dick Chris Kraus Prime Video
2018
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Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee HBO
Alison Brie GLOW Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder Netflix
Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt
Christina Hendricks Good Girls Beth Boland NBC
Niecy Nash Claws Desna Simms TNT
Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson ABC
2019
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge Fleabag Fleabag Prime Video
Pamela Adlon Better Things Sam Fox FX
Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Netflix
Alison Brie GLOW Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder
Natasha Lyonne Russian Doll Nadia Vulvokov
Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Prime Video
Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Pop TV

2020s

Year Actor Series Role Network
2020
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Elle Fanning The Great Catherine the Great Hulu
Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Netflix
Linda Cardellini Judy Hale
Zoe Kravitz High Fidelity Robyn "Rob" Brooks Hulu
Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Pop TV
Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee HBO
2021 Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance HBO Max
Selena Gomez Only Murders in the Building Mabel Mora Hulu
Jennifer Jason Leigh Atypical Elsa Gardner Netflix
Sandra Oh The Chair Ji-Yoon Kim
Hannah Waddingham Ted Lasso Rebecca Welton Apple TV+
Lena Waithe Master of None Denise Netflix
2022 Selena Gomez Only Murders in the Building Mabel Mora Hulu
Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues ABC
Kaley Cuoco The Flight Attendant Cassandra "Cassie" Bowden HBO Max
Ophelia Lovibond Minx Joyce Prigger
Edi Patterson The Righteous Gemstones Judy Gemstone HBO
Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance HBO Max
2023
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Jennifer Coolidge The White Lotus Tanya McQuoid-Hunt HBO
Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Prime Video
Ayo Edebiri The Bear Sydney Adamu FX on Hulu
Elle Fanning The Great Catherine the Great Hulu
Selena Gomez Only Murders in the Building Mabel Mora

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