The award for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture for Television was introduced in 1981. The very first award went to Jane Seymour for her role as Cathy in East of Eden. The official title for the award has been changed to ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television’.
List of Winners
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Year
|
Winner
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Film
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1981
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Jane Seymour
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East of Eden
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1982
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Ingrid Bergman
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A Woman Called Golda
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1983
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Ann-Margret
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Who Will Love My Children?
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1984
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Ann-Margret
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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1985
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Liza Minnelli
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A Time to Live
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1986
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Loretta Young
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Christmas Eve
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1987
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Gena Rowlands
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The Betty Ford Story
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1988
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Ann Jillian
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The Ann Jillian Story
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1989
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Christine Lahti
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No Place Like Home
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1990
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Barbara Hershey
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A Killing in a Small Town
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1991
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Judy Davis
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One Against the Wind
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1992
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Laura Dern
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Afterburn
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1993
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Bette Midler
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Gypsy
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1994
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Joanne Woodward
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Breathing Lessons as Maggie Moran
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1995
|
Jessica Lange
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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1996
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Helen Mirren
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Losing Chase
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1997
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Alfre Woodard
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Miss Evers' Boys
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1998
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Angelina Jolie
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Gia
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1999
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Halle Berry
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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2000
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Judi Dench
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as Elizabeth
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2001
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Judy Davis
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Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows as Judy Garland
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2002
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Uma Thurman
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Hysterical Blindness as Debbie Miller
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2003
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Meryl Streep
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Angels in America as Hannah Pitt/Ethel Rosenberg/Rabbi/Angel Australia
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2004
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Glenn Close
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The Lion in Winter as Queen Eleanor
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2005
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S. Epatha Merkerson
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Lackawanna Blues as Rachel "Nanny" Crosby
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2006
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Helen Mirren
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Elizabeth I as Queen Elizabeth I
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2007
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Queen Latifah
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Life Support as Ana Walace
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2008
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Laura Linney
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John Adams as Abigail Adams
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2009
|
Drew Barrymore
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Grey Gardens as Little Edie
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