Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
The 2023 recipient: Judith Light
Awarded for	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	1986
Currently held by	Judith Light, Poker Face (2023)
Website	emmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.^[1] Prior to 1989, the category was not gender-specific, and, thus, was called Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. It is given in honor to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a guest-starring role in a television comedy series. The current recipient is Judith Light for Poker Face (TV series). Since the category change in 1989, a total of 34 actresses were awarded for their performances. The most awarded actress is Cloris Leachman, with 3 wins, followed by Tina Fey, Colleen Dewhurst, Kathryn Joosten, Jean Smart, Tracey Ullman, Betty White, and Maya Rudolph, with 2 wins. These awards, like the other "Guest" awards, were previously not presented at the Primetime Emmy Award ceremony, but, rather, at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony.