Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a musical or comedy television series for the calendar year.
It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962, under the title Best TV Star - Female, grouping all genres of television series, to Pauline Fredericks. The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963. The award initially honored actresses in both comedy and drama genres until 1969, when the award was split into categories that honored comedic and dramatic performances separately. It was presented under the new title Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy and in 1980 under its current title.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 42 actresses. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the current recipient of the award for her role as the title character on Fleabag. Carol Burnett has won the most awards in this category with five wins and received the most nominations at 12.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.| Key | Meaning |
| Indicates the winning actor. |
won in 1966 for her portrayal of Ann Marie on That Girl.
won twice in 1964 and 1970 for her roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
tied with Carol Burnett for her portrayal of Jennifer Jo Drinkwater on The Governor & J.J..
won five out of twelve nominations, the most wins and nominations in the category, for her performance in The Carol Burnett Show.
won the award twice for her portrayal of Edith Bunker on All in the Family.
won in 1973, tying with Jean Stapleton, for her performance on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.
won for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom on Phyllis.
won twice for her performance on Alice.
won the award for her role as Jessica Tate in Soap.
won the award in 1982 for her role on Fame.
won in 1983 for her performance on Buffalo Bill.
won three times out of five nominations for her roles on Moonlighting and Cybill.
won the award for her performance on The Tracey Ullman Show.
received eight nominations in this category without ever winning an award.
received three nominations for the award, winning in 1989 for her performance on Anything but Love.
won in 1990 for her portrayal of Rebecca Lowe on Cheers.
won twice out of eight nominations for her performance on Murphy Brown.
won the award three times for her role as Jamie Buchman in Mad About You.
won in 1997 for her performance on Ally McBeal.
won four times in this category for her portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City.
won the award in 2002 for her role as Rachel Green in Friends.
won in this category for her performance in Desperate Housewives as Susan Mayer.
won the award for her portrayal of Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty.
won the award twice for her performance in 30 Rock.
won for her role as Tara Gregson on United States of Tara
won the award for her role as Hannah Horvath in Girls.
won the award in 2014 for her role as Jane Villanueva in Jane the Virgin.
won the award for her role as Rebecca Nora Bunch in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
won twice for her role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel