Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesThis 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 1970, 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.
The JeffersonsThe Jeffersons is an American sitcom television series created by Norman Lear, which aired on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985, lasting eleven seasons and 253 total episodes. Starring Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley, the show revolved around a prosperous African-American couple who live in a high-rise apartment in Manhattan, New York City. The show is a spin-off of All in the Family, on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors of the Bunkers.
George JeffersonCharacter Fictional character George JeffersonGeorge (front) with wife Louise and son Lionel.First appearance“Henry’s Farewell"(on All in the Family)Last appearance"Red Robins"(on The Jeffersons)Created byEric MontePortrayed bySherman Hemsley (All in the Family and The Jeffersons)Jamie Foxx (Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons)In-universe informationOccupationDry-cleaning business ownerFamilyWilliam T. Jefferson (father)Olivia Jefferson (mother)Henry Jefferson (brother)SpouseLouise Mills (m.1952)ChildrenLionel JeffersonRelatives Emma (aunt) Jessica Jefferson (granddaughter) Raymond Jefferson (nephew) Jenny Jefferson (daughter-in-law) George Jefferson is a character played by Sherman Hemsley on the American television sitcoms All in the Family (1973–1975, 1978) and its spin-off The Jeffersons (1975–1985), in which he serves as the program's protagonist.
227 (TV series)227 is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 6, 1990. The series, created by C.J. Banks and Bill Boulware, stars Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife.List of The Jeffersons supporting charactersThe television series The Jeffersons featured several supporting characters. An incomplete list of these characters appears below.Checking InChecking In is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Jeffersons that aired for four episodes on CBS from April 9 to April 30, 1981.
Lost & Found (1999 film)Lost & Found is a 1999 Americanromantic comedy film directed by Jeff Pollack, written by J. B. Cook, Marc Meeks, and David Spade, and starring Spade, Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel, Artie Lange, Mitchell Whitfield, and Martin Sheen. It was the first film produced by Alcon Entertainment and was released by Warner Bros. on April 23, 1999, and was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $6.5 million against a $30 million budget.
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television network, serving as the flagship property of NBC Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's two flagship namesake properties, alongside Universal Studios. It is the first and oldest major broadcast network in the United States.The Visit (2000 film)The Visit is a 2000 American film written and directed by Jordan Walker-Pearlman, based on a play by Kosmond Russell.
CBSAmerican broadcast television and radio networkTelevision channelCBS BuildingCBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS, an abbreviation of its original name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an Americancommercial broadcasttelevision network and the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Skydance Corporation. It is one of Skydance's three flagship subsidiaries, along with Paramount Pictures and MTV.The Meteor Man (film)The Meteor Man is a 1993 American superhero comedy film written, directed, co-produced and starring Robert Townsend with supporting roles by Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby and Another Bad Creation. The film also features special appearances by Luther Vandross, Sinbad, Naughty by Nature, Cypress Hill and Big Daddy Kane.
NAACP Image AwardsThe NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the American-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Over 40 categories of the Image Awards are voted on by the NAACP members.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.