Satellite Awards / Television / Best Actress in a Series - Comedy / Musical
With the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Series - Comedy / Musical , the actresses honored as the leading ladies outstanding performance in a film series of categories Comedy or Musical have shown.
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| Most frequently honored leading actress | Taylor Schilling for Orange Is the New Black (three awards) |
| Most frequently nominated leading actress | Julia Louis-Dreyfus for The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep - The Vice President (seven nominations) |
| Most frequently nominated leading actress without a win | Julia Louis-Dreyfus for The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep - The Vice President (seven nominations) |
The actresses from the previous year are always honored.
Nominations and winners
Late 1990s
| year | Award winners | for the series | Nominations |
| 1996 | Jane Curtin | Immediately to the left behind the moon |
Fran Drescher for The Nanny Helen Hunt for Crazy About You Cybill Shepherd for Cybill Lea Thompson for Caroline in the City |
| 1997 | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Takes On ... |
Jane Curtin for Behind the Moon Equal Left Ellen DeGeneres for Ellen Helen Hunt for Crazy About You Brooke Shields for Susan |
| 1998 | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen |
Calista Flockhart for Ally McBeal Helen Hunt for Crazy About You Phylicia Rashad for Cosby Brooke Shields for Susan |
| 1999 | Illeana Douglas | Action |
Jennifer Aniston for Friends Jenna Elfman for Dharma & Greg Calista Flockhart for Ally McBeal Jane Leeves for Frasier |