1990s
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1990 |
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| Marg Helgenberger | China Beach | KC Koloski | ABC | |
| Sherilyn Fenn | Twin Peaks | Audrey Horne | ABC | |
| Melanie Mayron | thirtysomething | Melissa Steadman | ABC | |
| Diana Muldaur | L.A. Law | Rosalind Shays | NBC | |
| Susan Ruttan | L.A. Law | Roxanne Melman | NBC | |
| 1990-1991 |
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| Madge Sinclair | Gabriel's Fire | Empress Josephine | ABC | |
| Marg Helgenberger | China Beach | KC Koloski | ABC | |
| Piper Laurie | Twin Peaks | Catherine Martell | ABC | |
| Melanie Mayron | thirtysomething | Melissa Steadman | ABC | |
| Diana Muldaur | L.A. Law | Rosalind Shays | NBC | |
| 1991-1992 |
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| Valerie Mahaffey | Northern Exposure | Eve | ABC | |
| Mary Alice | I'll Fly Away | Marguerite Peck | NBC | |
| Barbara Barrie | Law & Order | Mrs. Bream | NBC | |
| Conchata Ferrell | L.A. Law | Susan Bloom | NBC | |
| Cynthia Geary | Northern Exposure | Shelly Tambo | CBS | |
| Marg Helgenberger | China Beach | KC Koloski | ABC | |
| Kay Lenz | Reasonable Doubts | Maggie Zombro | NBC | |
| 1992-1993 |
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| Mary Alice | I'll Fly Away | Marguerite Peck | NBC | |
| Cynthia Geary | Northern Exposure | Shelly Tambo | CBS | |
| Kay Lenz | Reasonable Doubts | Maggie Zombro | NBC | |
| Kellie Martin | Life Goes On | Rebecca Thatcher | NBC | |
| Peg Phillips | Northern Exposure | Ruth-Anne Miller | CBS | |
| 1993-1994 |
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| Leigh Taylor-Young | Picket Fences | Rachel Harris | CBS | |
| Amy Brenneman | NYPD Blue | Janice Licalsi | ABC | |
| Jill Eikenberry | L.A. Law | Ann Kelsey | NBC | |
| Sharon Lawrence | NYPD Blue | Sylvia Costas | ABC | |
| Gail O'Grady | NYPD Blue | Donna Abandando | ABC | |
| 1994-1995 |
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| Julianna Margulies | ER | Carol Hathaway | NBC | |
| Barbara Babcock | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Dorothy Jennings | CBS | |
| Tyne Daly | Christy | Alice Henderson | CBS | |
| Sharon Lawrence | NYPD Blue | Sylvia Costas | ABC | |
| Gail O'Grady | NYPD Blue | Donna Abandando | ABC | |
| 1995-1996 |
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| Tyne Daly | Christy | Alice Henderson | CBS | |
| Barbara Bosson | Murder One | Miriam Grasso | ABC | |
| Sharon Lawrence | NYPD Blue | Sylvia Costas | ABC | |
| Julianna Margulies | ER | Carol Hathaway | NBC | |
| Gail O'Grady | NYPD Blue | Donna Abandando | ABC | |
| 1996-1997 |
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| Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell | ABC | |
| Laura Innes | ER | Kerry Weaver | NBC | |
| CCH Pounder | ER | Angela Hicks | NBC | |
| Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Tess | CBS | |
| Gloria Reuben | ER | Jeanie Boulet | NBC | |
| 1997-1998 |
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| Camryn Manheim | The Practice | Ellenor Frutt | ABC | |
| Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell | ABC | |
| Laura Innes | ER | Kerry Weaver | NBC | |
| Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Tess | CBS | |
| Gloria Reuben | ER | Jeanie Boulet | NBC | |
| 1998-1999 |
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| Holland Taylor | The Practice | Roberta Kittleson | ABC | |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | The Practice | Helen Gamble | ABC | |
| Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell | ABC | |
| Camryn Manheim | The Practice | Ellenor Frutt | ABC | |
| Nancy Marchand | The Sopranos | Livia Soprano | HBO |
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