Viola Davis

Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965)[1] is an American actress and
producer. She was the first black actress to be nominated for three
Academy Awards, winning one, and is the only black person to date to
win an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony, in an acting
category.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, she began her acting career
starring in minor theatre productions. After graduating from the
Juilliard School

Juilliard School in 1993, Davis began her career on stage and won an
Obie Award

Obie Award in 1999 for her performance as
Ruby McCollum in Everybody's
Ruby. She played supporting and minor roles in several films and
television series in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before winning
the
Tony Award

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as
Tonya in August Wilson's
King Hedley II

King Hedley II in 2001.
Davis' film breakthrough came in 2008, when her supporting role in the
drama Doubt earned her several nominations, including the Golden
Globe, SAG and
Academy Award

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Greater
success came to Davis in the 2010s, where she won the 2010 Tony Award
for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Rose Maxson in the revival
of August Wilson's play Fences.[8] For her lead role as 1960s
housemaid Aibileen Clark in the comedy-drama
The Help

The Help (2011), she
received a nomination for the
Academy Award

Academy Award for Best Actress, among
others, and won a SAG Award.[9][10] Since 2014, Davis has played
lawyer
Annalise Keating

Annalise Keating in the ABC television drama How to Get Away
with Murder, and in 2015, she became the first black woman to win the
Primetime
Emmy

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Series.[11] Her portrayal also won her two SAG Awards in 2015 and
2016. In 2016, Davis played
Amanda Waller

Amanda Waller in the superhero action film
Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad and reprised the role of Rose Maxson in the film
adaptation of Fences,[12] for which she won the Academy Award, BAFTA
Award, Critics' Choice Award, SAG Award and
Golden Globe

Golden Globe Award for
Best Supporting Actress.[13][14]
Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, are the founders of the
production company JuVee Productions. In 2012 and 2017, she was listed
by
Time Magazine

Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the
world.[3][2] She is also an outspoken supporter of the Civil Rights
Movement and identifies as a feminist.[15]
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Acting career
2.1 1996–2007
2.2 2008–2014
2.3 2015–present
3 Author
4 Awards, nominations, honors
5 Philanthropy and causes
6 Personal life
7 Filmography
7.1 Film
7.2 Television
7.3 Theatre credits
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Davis was born on August 11, 1965 in St. Matthews, South Carolina. The
daughter of
Mary Alice

Mary Alice (née Logan) and Dan Davis,[16] [17] she was
raised in
Rhode Island
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Rhode Island with three of her five siblings.
Her father was a horse trainer and her mother was a maid, factory
worker and homemaker.[18][19][20] Her mother was also an activist
during the Civil Rights Movement. At the age of two, Davis was taken
to jail with her mother after she was arrested during a civil rights
protest.[21] Two months after she was born, her family moved to
Central Falls, Rhode Island, with Davis and two of her sisters,
leaving her older sister and brother with her grandparents. She has
described herself as having "lived in abject poverty and dysfunction"
during her childhood,[22] recalling living in "rat-infested and
condemned" apartments.[23] Davis is a second cousin of actor Mike
Colter, known for portraying the
Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics character Luke
Cage.[24]
Davis attended Central Falls High School, the alma mater to which she
partially credits her love of stage acting with her involvement in the
arts.[25]
As a teen, she was involved in the federal TRIO
Upward Bound

Upward Bound and TRIO
Student Support Services programs.[26] While enrolled at the Young
People's School for the Performing Arts in West Warwick, Rhode Island,
Davis' talent was recognized by a director at the program, Bernard
Masterson.[27]
Following graduation from high school, Davis studied at Rhode Island
College, majoring in theater and graduating in 1988. Following
graduation, she attended the
Juilliard School

Juilliard School for four years,[19] and
was a member of the school's Drama Division "Group 22"
(1989–93).[28]
Acting career[edit]
1996–2007[edit]
Davis received her
Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild card in 1996 for doing one day
of work, playing a nurse who passes a vial of blood to Timothy Hutton
in the film The Substance of Fire. She was paid $528.[29] In 2001, she
won the
Tony Award

Tony Award and a
Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Tonya
in King Hedley II, a "35-year-old mother fighting eloquently for the
right to abort a pregnancy."[30] She won another
Drama Desk Award for
her work in a 2004 off-Broadway production of Intimate Apparel by Lynn
Nottage.
Davis appeared in numerous films, including three films directed by
Steven Soderbergh
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Steven Soderbergh – Out of Sight, Solaris and Traffic, as well as
Syriana, which Soderbergh produced. Hers was the uncredited voice of
the parole board interrogator who questions Danny Ocean (George
Clooney) in the first scene in Ocean's Eleven.[31] She also gave brief
performances in the films Kate & Leopold and Antwone Fisher. Her
television work includes a recurring role in Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit, starring roles in two short-lived series, Traveler and
Century City, and a special guest appearance in a Law & Order:
Criminal Intent episode entitled "Badge".[citation needed]
2008–2014[edit]
Davis at the 81st
Academy Awards

Academy Awards in 2009
In 2008, Davis played Mrs. Miller in the film adaptation to the
Broadway play Doubt, with Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and
Amy Adams. Though Davis had only one scene in the film,[32] she was
nominated for several awards for her performance, including a Golden
Globe and an
Academy Award

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[33] On June
30, 2009, Davis was inducted into The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.[34]
On June 13, 2010, Davis won her second
Tony Award

Tony Award for her role as Rose
Maxson in a revival of August Wilson's Fences.[35] She is the second
African-American woman to win the award, after Phylicia
Rashad.[citation needed] Davis played the role of Dr. Minerva in It's
Kind of a Funny Story (2010), a coming-of-age film written and
directed by
Anna Boden

Anna Boden with Ryan Fleck, adapted from the 2006 novel by
Ned Vizzini.[36]
In August 2011, Davis played the role of Aibileen Clark, a housemaid
in 1960s Mississippi, in the screen adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's
novel The Help, directed by Tate Taylor.[37] Davis described her
performance in the film as channeling her mother and grandmother
saying, "I feel like I brought my mom to life; I've channeled her
spirit. I channeled the spirit of my grandmother, and I've kind of
paid homage to how they've contributed to my life and the lives of so
many people".[37] For her performance, Davis garnered great critical
acclaim, and eventually received two
Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild Awards, as
well as her second
Academy Award

Academy Award nomination,[38] which she ultimately
lost to Meryl Streep. Davis received
Golden Globe

Golden Globe Award and BAFTA
Award nominations for the same performance.[39][40] In 2012, Time
magazine listed Davis as one of the most influential people in the
world.[41] Also in 2012, Glamour magazine named Davis Glamour's Film
Actress of the year.[42]
On June 12, 2012, Davis was presented with the Women in Film's Crystal
Award by her friend and Oscar rival that year Meryl Streep.[43]
On June 25, 2012, The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber
of Commerce announced that Davis was part of the new group of
entertainment professionals who have been selected to receive stars on
the
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.[44] On January 5, 2017, Davis
received the 2,597th star on the Walk of Fame.[45] Davis reunited with
The Help

The Help director
Tate Taylor

Tate Taylor in Get on Up, a biopic of James Brown,
playing Brown's mother.[46] Her three-year-old daughter, Genesis also
appeared in the movie.[47] In February 2014, Davis was cast in Peter
Nowalk's pilot
How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder (executive produced by
Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes for her
ShondaLand

ShondaLand production company) as the lead
character.[48] Her character, Annalise Keating, is a tough criminal
defense attorney and professor who becomes entangled in murder plot
with her students.[49][50][51] It began as a series in September
2014.[52]
2015–present[edit]
Davis in 2016
On September 20, 2015, Davis became the first black woman of any
nationality to win the Primetime
Emmy

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead
Actress in a Drama Series for her lead role on How To Get Away With
Murder.[53][54][55][56] She received a second Primetime
Emmy

Emmy Award
nomination for the role in 2016.[57] Davis also won two Screen Actors
Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama
Series in 2014 and 2015.[58] She received nominations from the Golden
Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and Critics'
Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance on
the show.[59]
In 2015, Davis appeared in Blackhat, a Michael Mann-directed thriller
film starring Chris Hemsworth.[60] Davis also served as
executive-producer of the crime drama film Lila & Eve, starring
herself and
Jennifer Lopez
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Jennifer Lopez in the titular roles.[61]
In 2016, Davis starred in the courtroom drama Custody, on which she
also served as an executive producer,[62] and played
Amanda Waller

Amanda Waller in
the film Suicide Squad, an adaptation of a DC Comics series of the
same name.[63] On September 26, it was announced that Davis had been
cast in the Steve McQueen-directed heist thriller Widows, an
adaptation of the popular 1983 British miniseries.[64] Davis reprised
her role as Rose Maxson for the film adaptation of Fences, for which
she received critical acclaim and her third
Academy Award

Academy Award nomination,
making her the first black actress in history to achieve this
feat.[65] She subsequently went on to win the
Academy Award

Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress, the
Golden Globe

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
Actress, the
BAFTA Award

BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress,[66] and the
Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female
Actor in a Supporting Role.[67]
On January 6, 2017, Davis was presented with the 2,597th star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame by Doubt-costar and friend Meryl Streep. Whilst
accepting the honor, Davis said that she could not believe her life:
"It's like my life flashing before my eyes, and all I can say is, God
has blessed my life in abundance."[68] Davis was also listed among and
a featured cover star of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People"
List for the second time, her first being in 2012.[69] Streep penned
the article in the magazine, referring to Davis as having "carved a
place for herself on the Mount Rushmore of the 21st century",
commenting that "her gifts as an artist are unassailable, undeniable,
deep and rich and true. But her importance in the culture — her
ability to identify it, her willingness to speak about it and take on
responsibility for it — is what marks her for greatness."[70] On
January 30, it was announced that Davis would star alongside Julia
Roberts in the film adaptation of Jodi Picoult's novel, Small Great
Things.[71] On March 4, Davis was awarded the Artist of the Year Award
at Harvard University.[72]
On January 22, 2018, Davis debuted Two-Sides, a documentary series
exploring police brutality towards the African-American community. The
series debuted on TV One, running through till mid-February.[73] On
March 1, Davis announced that she would star alongside Lupita Nyong'o
in The Woman King, inspired by true events that took place within The
Kingdom of Dahomey.[74] The film will tell the story of Nanisca, the
general of an all-female military unit, played by Davis, and her
daughter Nawi, played by Nyong'o.[75] Davis also starred alongside
fellow
Shondaland

Shondaland costar
Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington for a special 2-hour
crossover episode of How To Get Away With Murder and Scandal, aptly
titled How To Get Away With Scandal.[76]
Author[edit]
On October 10, Davis announced that she would write the sequel to the
classic picture book Corduroy, titled Corduroy Takes a Bow. In a press
release, Davis stated that "Corduroy has always held a special place
in my life, first as a child paging through it, and then again with my
daughter, introducing her to the adventures of that adorable teddy
bear".[77] On March 13, 2018, Davis shared the cover of the book on
her
Twitter

Twitter page.[78]
Awards, nominations, honors[edit]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis
By winning the
Academy Award

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fences,
Davis became the first black actor to achieve the Triple Crown of
Acting: winning a competitive Oscar,
Emmy

Emmy and Tony in acting
categories.[79] She is also the first African-American actress and the
first woman of color to win the
Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild Award five
times.[80] She is one of only two black actresses (the other being
Octavia Spencer) to have received three
Academy Award

Academy Award nominations.[81]
Davis was awarded an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from her
undergraduate alma mater,
Rhode Island
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Rhode Island College, in 2002.[82]
Philanthropy and causes[edit]
In 2011, Davis donated funds to her hometown public library in Central
Falls,
Rhode Island
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Rhode Island to assist in preventing its closure due to a lack
of city funding.[83] In 2018, Davis donated funds to her alma mater,
Central Falls High School, for its theatre program.[84][85][86]
As part of her Partnership with
Vaseline

Vaseline to promote the Vaseline
Healing Project, Davis attended the groundbreaking of a free community
health center in
Central Falls, Rhode Island

Central Falls, Rhode Island in October 2016 that was
sponsored by the project.[85] The project provides dermatological care
to help heal the skin of those affected by poverty around the
world.[87][88][89]
Since 2014, Davis has collaborated with the Hunger Is campaign to help
eradicate childhood hunger across America.[90] Speaking on her work,
Davis said that “seventeen million kids in this country, so one in
five kids in this country, go to bed hungry. I was one of those kids,
because I grew up in abject poverty; I did everything that you could
possibly imagine to get food: I rummaged in the garbage cans, I stole
from the local store constantly.”[91] As an honoree at the 2014
Variety Power of Women luncheon, Davis further commented that “the
thing that made me join...was the word 'eradicate', 'get rid of' - not
by thirty-percent not by twenty-percent not by fifty-percent, but to
do away [with it]. Because everyone should be a child, and should grow
up and have a chance at the American dream”.[92] In September, 2017,
Davis kickstarted the $30K in 30 Days Project with Hunger Is, awarding
a $1,000 grant to the
Rhode Island
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Rhode Island Community food bank in her home
state.[93]
Personal life[edit]
Davis married actor Julius Tennon, in June 2003.[94] In 2011, Davis
and her husband adopted an infant daughter. Davis is stepmother to
Tennon's son and daughter from previous relationships.[95]
Davis is a
Christian

Christian and regularly attends services at Oasis Church in
Los Angeles.[96][97]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996
Substance of Fire, TheThe Substance of Fire
Nurse
1998
Out of Sight
Moselle Miller
2000
Traffic
Social Worker
2001
Shrink Is In, TheThe Shrink Is In
Robin
2001
Kate & Leopold
Policewoman
2002
Far from Heaven
Sybil
2002
Antwone Fisher
Eva May Fisher
2002
Solaris
Dr. Gordon
2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Grandma
2005
Syriana
CIA Chairwoman
Uncredited
2006
Architect, TheThe Architect
Tonya Neely
2006
World Trade Center
Mother in Hospital
2007
Disturbia
Detective Parker
2008
Nights in Rodanthe
Jean
2008
Doubt
Mrs. Miller
2009
Madea Goes to Jail
Ellen St. Matthews
2009
State of Play
Dr. Judith Franklin
2009
Law Abiding Citizen
Mayor April Henry
2010
Knight and Day
Director Isabel George
2010
Eat Pray Love
Delia Shiraz
2010
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Dr. Minerva
2010
Trust
Gail Friedman
2011
The Help
Aibileen Clark
2011
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Abby Black
2012
Won't Back Down
Nona Alberts
2013
Beautiful Creatures
Amarie "Amma" Treadeau
2013
Ender's Game
Major Anderson
2013
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
Professor Lillian Friedman
2013
Prisoners
Nancy Birch
2014
Get On Up
Susie Brown
2015
Blackhat
FBI Agent Carol Barrett
2015
Lila & Eve
Lila Walcott
2016
Custody
Judge Martha Sherman
Also executive producer
2016
Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller
2016
Fences
Rose Maxson
2018
Widows
Veronica Rawlins
Post-production
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996
NYPD Blue
Woman
Episode: "Moby Greg"
1996
New York Undercover
Mrs. Stapleton
Episode: "Smack is Back"
1998
Pentagon Wars, TheThe Pentagon Wars
Sergeant First Class Fanning
Television film
1998
Grace & Glorie
Rosemary Allbright
Television film
2000
Judging Amy
Celeste
Episode: "Blast from the Past"
2000
City of Angels
Nurse Lynnette Peeler
24 episodes
2001
Amy & Isabelle
Dottie
Television film
2001
Providence
Dr. Eleanor Weiss
Episode: "You Can Count On Me"
2001
Guardian, TheThe Guardian
Attorney Suzanna Clemons
Episode: "The Men from the Boys"
2001
Third Watch
Margo Rodriguez
Episode: "Act Brave"
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Terry Randolph
Episode: "Badge"
2002
Division, TheThe Division
Dr. Georgia Davis
Episode: "Remembrance"
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Attorney Campbell
Episode: "The Execution of Catherine Willows"
2002
Father Lefty
N/A
Television film
2003
Hack
Stevie Morgan
Episode: "Third Strike"
2003
Practice, TheThe Practice
Aisha Crenshaw
Episode: "We the People"
2004
Century City
Hannah Crane
9 episodes
2005
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
Molly Crane
Television film
2005
Threshold
Victoria Rossi
Episode: "Shock"
2006
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Molly Crane
Television film
2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Molly Crane
Television film
2006
Without a Trace
Audrey Williams
Episode: "White Balance"
2006
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Diane Barrino
Television film
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Molly Crane
Television film
2007
Traveler
Agent Jan Marlow
8 episodes
2007
Fort Pit
N/A
Television film
2008
Brothers & Sisters
Ellen Snyder
Episode: "Double Negative"
2008
Andromeda Strain, TheThe Andromeda Strain
Dr. Charlene Barton
3 episodes
2003–2008
Law & Order:
Special

Special Victims Unit
Donna Emmett
7 episodes
2009
United States of Tara
Lynda P. Frazier
6 episodes
2013
Sofia the First
Helen Hanshaw (voice)
Episode: "The Buttercups"
2014–present
How to Get Away with Murder
Annalise Keating
60 episodes
2017
American Koko
Narrator
12 episodes
2018
Scandal
Annalise Keating
Episode: "Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself"
Theatre credits[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Venue
1992
As You Like It
Denise
Off-Broadway
1996
Seven Guitars
Vera
Broadway
1997
God's Heart
Eleanor
Off-Broadway
1998
Pericles
2nd Fisherman/Lychorida/Bawd
1999
Everybody's Ruby
Ruby McCollum
The Vagina Monologues
Performer (Replacement)
2001
King Hedley II
Tonya
Broadway
2004
Intimate Apparel
Esther
Off-Broadway
2010
Fences
Rose
Broadway
See also[edit]
List of
Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College people
List of
Juilliard School

Juilliard School people
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Anne Hathaway

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2005
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Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate
2006
Little Miss Sunshine
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Greg Kinnear
2007
Hairspray
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Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta, Christopher Walken
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Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor,
Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke
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2010
The Fighter
Amy Adams,
Christian

Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mark Wahlberg
2011
The Help
Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney,
Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary
Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel
2012
Silver Linings Playbook
Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris
Tucker, Jacki Weaver
2013
American Hustle
Amy Adams,
Christian

Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston,
Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner,
Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham
2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough,
Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts
2015
Spotlight
Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark
Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci
2016
Moonlight
Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Alex R. Hibbert, Naomie Harris, André
Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes,
Ashton Sanders
2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Abbie Cornish, Peter Dinklage, Woody Harrelson, John Hawkes, Lucas
Hedges, Željko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Frances McDormand, Clarke
Peters, Sam Rockwell, Samara Weaving
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn (1975)
Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris (1976)
Irene Worth

Irene Worth (1977)
Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy (1978)
Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings /
Carole Shelley

Carole Shelley (1979)
Pat Carroll (1980)
Joan Copeland

Joan Copeland (1981)
Zoe Caldwell (1982)
Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy (1983)
Joan Allen
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Joan Allen (1984)
Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris (1985)
Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin (1986)
Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin (1987)
Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing (1988)
Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins (1989)
Geraldine James (1990)
Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl (1991)
Laura Esterman (1992)
Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander (1993)
Myra Carter (1994)
Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones (1995)
Zoe Caldwell (1996)
Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer (1997)
Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones (1998)
Kathleen Chalfant (1999)
Eileen Heckart (2000)
Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker (2001)
Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan (2002)
Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave (2003)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis /
Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad (2004)
Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones (2005)
Lois Smith

Lois Smith (2006)
Eve Best

Eve Best (2007)
Deanna Dunagan (2008)
Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer (2009)
Jan Maxwell
.jpg/440px-Jan_Maxwell_(cropped).jpg)
Jan Maxwell (2010)
Frances McDormand
.jpg/440px-Frances_McDormand_2015_(cropped).jpg)
Frances McDormand (2011)
Tracie Bennett (2012)
Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson (2013)
Audra McDonald
.jpg/440px-Audra_McDonald_(1).jpg)
Audra McDonald (2014)
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren (2015)
Jessica Lange
.JPG/440px-Jessica_Lange_(Cropped).JPG)
Jessica Lange (2016)
Laura Linney

Laura Linney (2017)
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen (1975)
Rachel Roberts (1976)
Rosemary De Angelis (1977)
Eileen Atkins (1978)
Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed (1979)
Lois de Banzie (1980)
Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz (1981)
Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer (1982)
Judith Ivey (1983)
Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski (1984)
Judith Ivey (1985)
Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason (1986)
Mary Alice

Mary Alice (1987)
Christine Estabrook (1988)
Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh (1989)
Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy (1990)
Irene Worth

Irene Worth (1991)
Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski (1992)
Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn (1993)
Jane Adams (1994)
Tara Fitzgerald
.jpg/440px-Tara_Fitzgerald_(cropped).jpg)
Tara Fitzgerald (1995)
Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch (1996)
Dana Ivey (1997)
Allison Janney

Allison Janney (1998)
Anna Friel

Anna Friel (1999)
Marylouise Burke (2000)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2001)
Katie Finneran

Katie Finneran (2002)
Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave (2003)
Audra McDonald
.jpg/440px-Audra_McDonald_(1).jpg)
Audra McDonald (2004)
Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox (2005)
Frances de la Tour (2006)
Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton (2007)
Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin (2008)
Angela Lansbury
.jpg/440px-Angela_Lansbury_(8356239174).jpg)
Angela Lansbury (2009)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2010)
Edie Falco

Edie Falco (2011)
Judith Light

Judith Light (2012)
Judith Light

Judith Light (2013)
Celia Keenan-Bolger (2014)
Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford (2015)
Saycon Sengbloh (2016)
Cynthia Nixon
.jpg/440px-Cynthia_Nixon_2014_(cropped).jpg)
Cynthia Nixon (2017)
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Primetime
Emmy

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes (1952)
Loretta Young

Loretta Young (1954)
Loretta Young

Loretta Young (1956)
Loretta Young

Loretta Young (1959)
Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck (1961)
Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck (1966)
Barbara Bain

Barbara Bain (1967)
Barbara Bain

Barbara Bain (1968)
Barbara Bain

Barbara Bain (1969)
Susan Hampshire

Susan Hampshire (1970)
Susan Hampshire

Susan Hampshire (1971)
Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson (1972)
Michael Learned

Michael Learned (1973)
Michael Learned

Michael Learned (1974)
Jean Marsh (1975)
Michael Learned

Michael Learned (1976)
Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Wagner (1977)
Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson (1978)
Mariette Hartley

Mariette Hartley (1979)
Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes (1980)
Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock (1981)
Michael Learned

Michael Learned (1982)
Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly (1983)
Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly (1984)
Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly (1985)
Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless (1986)
Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless (1987)
Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly (1988)
Dana Delany

Dana Delany (1989)
Patricia Wettig
.jpg/440px-Patricia_Wettig_(2).jpg)
Patricia Wettig (1990)
Patricia Wettig
.jpg/440px-Patricia_Wettig_(2).jpg)
Patricia Wettig (1991)
Dana Delany

Dana Delany (1992)
Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker (1993)
Sela Ward

Sela Ward (1994)
Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker (1995)
Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker (1996)
Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson (1997)
Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti (1998)
Edie Falco

Edie Falco (1999)
Sela Ward

Sela Ward (2000)
Edie Falco

Edie Falco (2001)
Allison Janney

Allison Janney (2002)
Edie Falco

Edie Falco (2003)
Allison Janney

Allison Janney (2004)
Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette (2005)
Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay (2006)
Sally Field

Sally Field (2007)
Glenn Close

Glenn Close (2008)
Glenn Close

Glenn Close (2009)
Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick (2010)
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies (2011)
Claire Danes

Claire Danes (2012)
Claire Danes

Claire Danes (2013)
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies (2014)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2015)
Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany (2016)
Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss (2017)
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Golden Globe

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Katina Paxinou

Katina Paxinou (1943)
Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead (1944)
Angela Lansbury
.jpg/440px-Angela_Lansbury_(8356239174).jpg)
Angela Lansbury (1945)
Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter (1946)
Celeste Holm

Celeste Holm (1947)
Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby (1948)
Mercedes McCambridge

Mercedes McCambridge (1949)
Josephine Hull (1950)
Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter (1951)
Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado (1952)
Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly (1953)
Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling (1954)
Marisa Pavan

Marisa Pavan (1955)
Eileen Heckart (1956)
Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester (1957)
Hermione Gingold
_by_Allan_Warren.jpg/440px-Hermione_Gingold_(1973)_by_Allan_Warren.jpg)
Hermione Gingold (1958)
Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner (1959)
Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh (1960)
Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno (1961)
Angela Lansbury
.jpg/440px-Angela_Lansbury_(8356239174).jpg)
Angela Lansbury (1962)
Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford (1963)
Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead (1964)
Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon (1965)
Jocelyne LaGarde (1966)
Carol Channing

Carol Channing (1967)
Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon (1968)
Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn (1969)
Karen Black/
Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton (1970)
Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret (1971)
Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters (1972)
Linda Blair

Linda Blair (1973)
Karen Black

Karen Black (1974)
Brenda Vaccaro
_(56)_Colin_Firth.jpg)
Brenda Vaccaro (1975)
Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross (1976)
Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave (1977)
Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon (1978)
Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep (1979)
Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen (1980)
Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett (1981)
Jessica Lange
.JPG/440px-Jessica_Lange_(Cropped).JPG)
Jessica Lange (1982)
Cher

Cher (1983)
Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft (1984)
Meg Tilly
.jpg/440px-Meg_Tilly,_2013_(cropped).jpg)
Meg Tilly (1985)
Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith (1986)
Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis (1987)
Sigourney Weaver
_(cropped).jpg/440px-Sigourney_Weaver_(36017523852)_(cropped).jpg)
Sigourney Weaver (1988)
Julia Roberts
.jpg/440px-Julia_Roberts_(43838880775).jpg)
Julia Roberts (1989)
Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg (1990)
Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl (1991)
Joan Plowright
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Joan Plowright (1992)
Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder (1993)
Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest (1994)
Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino (1995)
Lauren Bacall
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Lauren Bacall (1996)
Kim Basinger
_crop.JPG/440px-Kim_Basinger_(2105860771)_crop.JPG)
Kim Basinger (1997)
Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave (1998)
Angelina Jolie
.jpg/440px-Angelina_Jolie_2_June_2014_(cropped).jpg)
Angelina Jolie (1999)
Kate Hudson
_(cropped).jpg)
Kate Hudson (2000)
Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly (2001)
Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep (2002)
Renée Zellweger
.jpg/440px-Renée_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_(cropped).jpg)
Renée Zellweger (2003)
Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman (2004)
Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz (2005)
Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson (2006)
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett (2007)
Kate Winslet
.jpg/440px-Kate_Winslet_at_the_2017_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_(cropped).jpg)
Kate Winslet (2008)
Mo'Nique

Mo'Nique (2009)
Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo (2010)
Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer (2011)
Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway (2012)
Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence (2013)
Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette (2014)
Kate Winslet
.jpg/440px-Kate_Winslet_at_the_2017_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_(cropped).jpg)
Kate Winslet (2015)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2016)
Allison Janney

Allison Janney (2017)
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National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance
Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone (1995)
Renée Zellweger
.jpg/440px-Renée_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_(cropped).jpg)
Renée Zellweger (1996)
Bai Ling

Bai Ling (1997)
Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup /
Angelina Jolie
.jpg/440px-Angelina_Jolie_2_June_2014_(cropped).jpg)
Angelina Jolie (1998)
Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank /
Wes Bentley

Wes Bentley (1999)
Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell /
Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez (2000)
Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen /
Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts (2001)
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal / Derek Luke (2002)
Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron /
Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti (2003)
Emmy

Emmy Rossum /
Topher Grace

Topher Grace (2004)
Q'orianka Kilcher

Q'orianka Kilcher /
Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard (2005)
Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson /
Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi /
Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling (2006)
Ellen Page

Ellen Page /
Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch (2007)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis /
Dev Patel
.jpg/440px-Dev_Patel_(29870651654).jpg)
Dev Patel (2008)
Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe /
Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner (2009)
Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence (2010)
Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara /
Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones (2011)
Quvenzhané Wallis / Tom Holland (2012)
Adèle Exarchopoulos

Adèle Exarchopoulos /
Michael B. Jordan
.jpg/440px-2018-05-12-_Cannes-L'acteur_Michael_B._Jordan-2721_(42075892224).jpg)
Michael B. Jordan (2013)
Jack O'Connell (2014)
Abraham Attah
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Abraham Attah /
Jacob Tremblay
_(cropped).jpg/440px-Jacob_Tremblay_(22859198313)_(cropped).jpg)
Jacob Tremblay (2015)
Lucas Hedges
.jpg/440px-Lucas_Hedges_(31914577576).jpg)
Lucas Hedges / Royalty Hightower (2016)
Timothée Chalamet
.jpg/440px-Timothée_Chalamet_at_Berlinale_2017_(cropped).jpg)
Timothée Chalamet (2017)
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People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar (2014)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2015)
Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra (2016)
Kristen Bell
.jpg/440px-Kristen_Bell_Frozen_premiere_2013_(cropped).jpg)
Kristen Bell (2017)
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Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
Musical or Comedy
(1996–2010, retired)
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow (1996)
Helen Hunt
.jpg/440px-Helen_Hunt_2_(square).jpg)
Helen Hunt (1997)
Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci (1998)
Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer (1999)
Renée Zellweger
.jpg/440px-Renée_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_(cropped).jpg)
Renée Zellweger (2000)
Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman (2001)
Jennifer Westfeldt

Jennifer Westfeldt (2002)
Diane Keaton
.jpg/440px-Diane_Keaton_2012-1_(cropped).jpg)
Diane Keaton (2003)
Annette Bening

Annette Bening (2004)
Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon (2005)
Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep (2006)
Ellen Page

Ellen Page (2007)
Sally Hawkins
.jpg/440px-MJK35133_Sally_Hawkins_(Maudie,_Berlinale_2017).jpg)
Sally Hawkins (2008)
Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep (2009)
Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway (2010)
Motion Picture Drama
(1996–2010, retired)
Frances McDormand
.jpg/440px-Frances_McDormand_2015_(cropped).jpg)
Frances McDormand (1996)
Judi Dench

Judi Dench (1997)
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett (1998)
Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank (1999)
Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn (2000)
Sissy Spacek
.jpg/440px-Sissy_Spacek_by_David_Shankbone_(cropped).jpg)
Sissy Spacek (2001)
Diane Lane
_2.jpg/440px-Diane_Lane_(Berlin_Film_Festival_2011)_2.jpg)
Diane Lane (2002)
Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (2003)
Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank (2004)
Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman (2005)
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren (2006)
Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard (2007)
Angelina Jolie
.jpg/440px-Angelina_Jolie_2_June_2014_(cropped).jpg)
Angelina Jolie (2008)
Shohreh Aghdashloo
_(38111500402)_(cropped).jpg/440px-Shohreh_Aghdashloo_(3)_(38111500402)_(cropped).jpg)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (2009)
Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace (2010)
Motion Picture
(2011–present)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2011)
Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence (2012)
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett (2013)
Julianne Moore
.jpg/440px-Julianne_Moore_(15011443428).jpg)
Julianne Moore (2014)
Saoirse Ronan
.jpg/440px-Saoirse_Ronan_2015_(cropped).jpg)
Saoirse Ronan (2015)
Isabelle Huppert /
Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga (2016)
Sally Hawkins
.jpg/440px-MJK35133_Sally_Hawkins_(Maudie,_Berlinale_2017).jpg)
Sally Hawkins /
Diane Kruger
.jpg/400px-Diane_Kruger_Peabody_2014_(cropped).jpg)
Diane Kruger (2017)
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Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture
Sideways
2004
Crash
2005
The Departed
2006
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
No award
2008
Nine
2009
No award
2010
The Help
2011
Les Misérables
2012
Nebraska
2013
Into the Woods
2014
Spotlight
2015
Hidden Figures
2016
Mudbound
2017
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Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female
Actor in a Leading Role
Jodie Foster
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Jodie Foster (1994)
Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon (1995)
Frances McDormand
.jpg/440px-Frances_McDormand_2015_(cropped).jpg)
Frances McDormand (1996)
Helen Hunt
.jpg/440px-Helen_Hunt_2_(square).jpg)
Helen Hunt (1997)
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow (1998)
Annette Bening

Annette Bening (1999)
Julia Roberts
.jpg/440px-Julia_Roberts_(43838880775).jpg)
Julia Roberts (2000)
Halle Berry

Halle Berry (2001)
Renée Zellweger
.jpg/440px-Renée_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_(cropped).jpg)
Renée Zellweger (2002)
Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (2003)
Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank (2004)
Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon (2005)
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren (2006)
Julie Christie
_(2).jpg/440px-Julie_Christie_(1997)_(2).jpg)
Julie Christie (2007)
Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep (2008)
Sandra Bullock
_(cropped).jpg/440px-Sandra_Bullock_(9192365016)_(cropped).jpg)
Sandra Bullock (2009)
Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman (2010)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2011)
Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence (2012)
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett (2013)
Julianne Moore
.jpg/440px-Julianne_Moore_(15011443428).jpg)
Julianne Moore (2014)
Brie Larson

Brie Larson (2015)
Emma Stone
.jpg/440px-Emma_Stone_at_the_39th_Mill_Valley_Film_Festival_(cropped).jpg)
Emma Stone (2016)
Frances McDormand
.jpg/440px-Frances_McDormand_2015_(cropped).jpg)
Frances McDormand (2017)
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Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female
Actor in a Supporting Role
Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest (1994)
Kate Winslet
.jpg/440px-Kate_Winslet_at_the_2017_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_(cropped).jpg)
Kate Winslet (1995)
Lauren Bacall
.jpg)
Lauren Bacall (1996)
Kim Basinger
_crop.JPG/440px-Kim_Basinger_(2105860771)_crop.JPG)
Kim Basinger /
Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart (1997)
Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates (1998)
Angelina Jolie
.jpg/440px-Angelina_Jolie_2_June_2014_(cropped).jpg)
Angelina Jolie (1999)
Judi Dench

Judi Dench (2000)
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren (2001)
Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones (2002)
Renée Zellweger
.jpg/440px-Renée_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_(cropped).jpg)
Renée Zellweger (2003)
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett (2004)
Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz (2005)
Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson (2006)
Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee (2007)
Kate Winslet
.jpg/440px-Kate_Winslet_at_the_2017_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_(cropped).jpg)
Kate Winslet (2008)
Mo'Nique

Mo'Nique (2009)
Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo (2010)
Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer (2011)
Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway (2012)
Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o (2013)
Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette (2014)
Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander (2015)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2016)
Allison Janney

Allison Janney (2017)
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2011–2020) is being considered for merging. See templates for
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Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a
Motion Picture
2011
The Help
Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney,
Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary
Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel
2012
Argo
Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Rory Cochrane,
Bryan Cranston, Christopher Denham, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Victor
Garber, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy, Chris Messina
2013
American Hustle
Amy Adams,
Christian

Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston,
Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner,
Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham
2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough,
Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts
2015
Spotlight
Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark
Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci
2016
Hidden Figures
Mahershala Ali, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Aldis
Hodge, Janelle Monáe, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, Octavia Spencer
2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Abbie Cornish, Peter Dinklage, Woody Harrelson, John Hawkes, Lucas
Hedges, Željko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Frances McDormand, Clarke
Peters, Sam Rockwell, Samara Weaving
Complete list
(1995–2000)
(2001–2010)
(2011–2020)
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Screen Actors Guild

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female
Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker (1994)
Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson (1995)
Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson (1996)
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies (1997)
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies (1998)
Edie Falco

Edie Falco (1999)
Allison Janney

Allison Janney (2000)
Allison Janney

Allison Janney (2001)
Edie Falco

Edie Falco (2002)
Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy (2003)
Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner (2004)
Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh (2005)
Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson (2006)
Edie Falco

Edie Falco (2007)
Sally Field

Sally Field (2008)
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies (2009)
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies (2010)
Jessica Lange
.JPG/440px-Jessica_Lange_(Cropped).JPG)
Jessica Lange (2011)
Claire Danes

Claire Danes (2012)
Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith (2013)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2014)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2015)
Claire Foy (2016)
Claire Foy (2017)
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Tony Award

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman /
Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes (1947)
Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson /
Katharine Cornell

Katharine Cornell /
Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy (1948)
Martita Hunt (1949)
Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth (1950)
Uta Hagen

Uta Hagen (1951)
Julie Harris (1952)
Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth (1953)
Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn (1954)
Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly (1955)
Julie Harris (1956)
Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton (1957)
Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes (1958)
Gertrude Berg

Gertrude Berg (1959)
Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft (1960)
Joan Plowright
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Joan Plowright (1961)
Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton (1962)
Uta Hagen

Uta Hagen (1963)
Sandy Dennis (1964)
Irene Worth

Irene Worth (1965)
Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris (1966)
Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid (1967)
Zoe Caldwell (1968)
Julie Harris (1969)
Tammy Grimes

Tammy Grimes (1970)
Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton (1971)
Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson (1972)
Julie Harris (1973)
Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst (1974)
Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn (1975)
Irene Worth

Irene Worth (1976)
Julie Harris (1977)
Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy (1978)
Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings /
Carole Shelley

Carole Shelley (1979)
Phyllis Frelich (1980)
Jane Lapotaire (1981)
Zoe Caldwell (1982)
Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy (1983)
Glenn Close

Glenn Close (1984)
Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing (1985)
Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin (1986)
Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin (1987)
Joan Allen
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Joan Allen (1988)
Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins (1989)
Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith (1990)
Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl (1991)
Glenn Close

Glenn Close (1992)
Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn (1993)
Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg (1994)
Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones (1995)
Zoe Caldwell (1996)
Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer (1997)
Marie Mullen (1998)
Judi Dench

Judi Dench (1999)
Jennifer Ehle
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Jennifer Ehle (2000)
Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker (2001)
Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan (2002)
Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave (2003)
Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad (2004)
Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones (2005)
Cynthia Nixon
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Cynthia Nixon (2006)
Julie White

Julie White (2007)
Deanna Dunagan (2008)
Marcia Gay Harden
.jpg/440px-Marcia_Gay_Harden_2013_(cropped).jpg)
Marcia Gay Harden (2009)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2010)
Frances McDormand
.jpg/440px-Frances_McDormand_2015_(cropped).jpg)
Frances McDormand (2011)
Nina Arianda (2012)
Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson (2013)
Audra McDonald
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Audra McDonald (2014)
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren (2015)
Jessica Lange
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Jessica Lange (2016)
Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf (2017)
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Tony Award

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal (1947)
Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth (1949)
Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton (1951)
Marian Winters (1952)
Beatrice Straight (1953)
Jo Van Fleet

Jo Van Fleet (1954)
Patricia Jessel (1955)
Una Merkel

Una Merkel (1956)
Peggy Cass

Peggy Cass (1957)
Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft (1958)
Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar (1959)
Anne Revere

Anne Revere (1960)
Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst (1961)
Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley (1962)
Sandy Dennis (1963)
Barbara Loden

Barbara Loden (1964)
Alice Ghostley

Alice Ghostley (1965)
Zoe Caldwell (1966)
Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes (1967)
Zena Walker

Zena Walker (1968)
Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander (1969)
Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner (1970)
Rae Allen (1971)
Elizabeth Wilson
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Elizabeth Wilson (1972)
Leora Dana

Leora Dana (1973)
Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen (1974)
Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno (1975)
Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight (1976)
Trazana Beverley (1977)
Ann Wedgeworth (1978)
Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson (1979)
Dinah Manoff (1980)
Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz (1981)
Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer (1982)
Judith Ivey (1983)
Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski (1984)
Judith Ivey (1985)
Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz (1986)
Mary Alice

Mary Alice (1987)
L. Scott Caldwell

L. Scott Caldwell (1988)
Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski (1989)
Margaret Tyzack

Margaret Tyzack (1990)
Irene Worth

Irene Worth (1991)
Bríd Brennan (1992)
Debra Monk

Debra Monk (1993)
Jane Adams (1994)
Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen (1995)
Audra McDonald
.jpg/440px-Audra_McDonald_(1).jpg)
Audra McDonald (1996)
Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen (1997)
Anna Manahan (1998)
Elizabeth Franz (1999)
Blair Brown

Blair Brown (2000)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis (2001)
Katie Finneran

Katie Finneran (2002)
Michele Pawk (2003)
Audra McDonald
.jpg/440px-Audra_McDonald_(1).jpg)
Audra McDonald (2004)
Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox (2005)
Frances de la Tour (2006)
Jennifer Ehle
.jpg/440px-Jennifer_Ehle_(30443863926).jpg)
Jennifer Ehle (2007)
Rondi Reed

Rondi Reed (2008)
Angela Lansbury
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Angela Lansbury (2009)
Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson (2010)
Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin (2011)
Judith Light

Judith Light (2012)
Judith Light

Judith Light (2013)
Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo (2014)
Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford (2015)
Jayne Houdyshell

Jayne Houdyshell (2016)
Cynthia Nixon
.jpg/440px-Cynthia_Nixon_2014_(cropped).jpg)
Cynthia Nixon (2017)
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Triple Crown of Acting winners
Jack Albertson
Anne Bancroft
Ingrid Bergman
Shirley Booth
Ellen Burstyn
Viola Davis
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Hayes
Jeremy Irons
Jessica Lange
Frances McDormand
Helen Mirren
Thomas Mitchell
Rita Moreno
Al Pacino
Christopher Plummer
Vanessa Redgrave
Jason Robards
Geoffrey Rush
Paul Scofield
Maggie Smith
Maureen Stapleton
Jessica Tandy
Authority control
WorldCat

WorldCat Identities
VIAF: 29851079
LCCN: no2008047755
ISNI: 0000 0001 1489 4234
GND: 1023017016
SUDOC: 159634741
BNF: cb1558