In 1969 the very first award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy went to Carol Brunett and Julie Sommars for their respective roles in The Carol Brunett Show and The Governor & J.J. It can only be deemed fitting for Carol Brunett to have won the first award as she also happens to be one of the most nominated actresses in this category. She won the award a total of four times. The official title has changed since its inception and the category is now known as Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
List of Winners - Golden Globes Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series
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Year
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Winner
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Series
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1969
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Carol Burnett
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The Carol Burnett Show
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1969
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Julie Sommars
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The Governor & J.J.
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1970
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Mary Tyler Moore
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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1971
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Carol Burnett
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The Carol Burnett Show
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1972
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Jean Stapleton
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All In the Family
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1973
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Cher
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The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
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1973
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Jean Stapleton
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All In the Family
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1974
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Valerie Harper
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Rhoda
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1975
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Cloris Leachman
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Phyllis
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1976
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Carol Burnett
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The Carol Burnett Show
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1977
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Carol Burnett
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The Carol Burnett Show
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1978
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Linda Lavin
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Alice
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1979
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Linda Lavin
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Alice
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1980
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Katherine Helmond
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Soap
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1981
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Eileen Brennan
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Private Benjamin
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1982
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Debbie Allen
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Fame
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1983
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Joanna Cassidy
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Buffalo Bill
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1984
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Shelley Long
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Cheers
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1985
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Estelle Getty
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The Golden Girls
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1985
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Cybill Shepherd
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Moonlighting
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1986
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Cybill Shepherd
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Moonlighting
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1987
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Tracey Ullman
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The Tracey Ullman Show
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1988
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Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown
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1989
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Jamie Lee Curtis
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Anything But Love
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1990
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Kirstie Alley
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Cheers as Rebecca Howe
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1991
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Candice Bergen
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Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
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1992
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Roseanne Barr
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Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
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1993
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Helen Hunt
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Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
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1994
|
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
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1995
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Cybill Shepherd
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Cybill as Cybill Sheridan
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1996
|
Helen Hunt
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Mad About You as Jamie Buchman
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1997
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Calista Flockhart
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Ally McBeal as Ally McBeal
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1998
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Jenna Elfman
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Dharma and Greg as Dharma Montgomery
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1999
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw
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2000
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw
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2001
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw
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2002
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Jennifer Aniston
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Friends as Rachel Green
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2003
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw
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2004
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Teri Hatcher
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Desperate Housewives as Susan Mayer
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2005
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Mary-Louise Parker
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Weeds as Nancy Botwin
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2006
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America Ferrera
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Ugly Betty as Betty Suarez
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2007
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Tina Fey
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30 Rock as Liz Lemon
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2008
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Tina Fey
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30 Rock as Liz Lemon
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2009
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Toni Collette
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The United States of Tara as Tara Gregson
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