2000s
| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |
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| Susan Flannery | The Bold and The Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS | ||
| Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS | ||
| Finola Hughes | All My Children | Alex Devane/Anna Devane | ABC | ||
| Hillary B. Smith | One Life to Live | Nora Hanen | ABC | ||
| Jess Walton | The Young and the Restless | Jill Abbott | CBS | ||
| 2001 |
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| Martha Byrne | As the World Turns | Lily Walsh Snyder/Rose D'Angelo | CBS | ||
| Julia Barr | All My Children | Brooke English | ABC | ||
| Susan Flannery | The Bold and The Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS | ||
| Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC | ||
| Marcy Walker | All My Children | Liza Colby | ABC | ||
| 2002 |
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| Susan Flannery | The Bold and The Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS | ||
| Martha Byrne | As the World Turns | Lily Walsh Snyder/Rose D'Angelo | CBS | ||
| Finola Hughes | All My Children | Anna Devane | ABC | ||
| Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC | ||
| Colleen Zenk Pinter | As the World Turns | Barbara Ryan | CBS | ||
| 2003 |
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| Susan Flannery | The Bold and The Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS | ||
| Eileen Davidson | The Young and the Restless | Ashley Abbott | CBS | ||
| Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC | ||
| Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Abbott | CBS | ||
| Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS | ||
| 2004 |
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| Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Abbott | CBS | ||
| Tamara Braun | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | ABC | ||
| Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC | ||
| Maura West | As the World Turns | Carly Tenney Snyder | CBS | ||
| Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS | ||
| 2005 |
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| Erika Slezak | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Davidson | ABC | ||
| Martha Byrne | As the World Turns | Lily Walsh Snyder | CBS | ||
| Kassie DePaiva | One Life to Live | Blair Cramer | ABC | ||
| Susan Flannery | The Bold and The Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS | ||
| Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC | ||
| Juliet Mills | Passions | Tabitha Lenox | NBC | ||
| Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Abbott | CBS | ||
| Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS | ||
| 2006 |
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| Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS | ||
| Bobbie Eakes | All My Children | Krystal Carey | ABC | ||
| Beth Ehlers | Guiding Light | Harley Cooper | CBS | ||
| Susan Flannery | The Bold and The Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS | ||
| Kelly Monaco | General Hospital | Sam McCall | ABC | ||
| 2007 |
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| Maura West | As the World Turns | Carly Tenney Snyder | CBS | ||
| Crystal Chappell | Guiding Light | Olivia Spencer | CBS | ||
| Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS | ||
| Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Newman | CBS | ||
| Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS | ||
| 2008 |
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| Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS | ||
| Crystal Chappell | Guiding Light | Olivia Spencer | CBS | ||
| Nicole Forester | Guiding Light | Cassie Winslow Lewis | CBS | ||
| Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Newman | CBS | ||
| Maura West | As the World Turns | Carly Tenney Snyder | CBS | ||
| 2009 |
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| Susan Haskell | One Life to Live | Marty Saybrooke | ABC | ||
| Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS | ||
| Susan Flannery | The Bold and The Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS | ||
| Debbi Morgan | All My Children | Angie Hubbard | ABC | ||
| Maura West | As the World Turns | Carly Tenney | CBS |
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