NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
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The NAACP Image Award
winners for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:
(Prior to 1995, this category was called "Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie.")
NAACP Image Award
An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature....
winners for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:
(Prior to 1995, this category was called "Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie.")
- Most Wins
- Della ReeseDella ReeseDelloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese , is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister. She started her career in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You...
has won this category 7 times.
- Della Reese
- Most Nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| Artist | Della Reese Della Reese Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese , is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister. She started her career in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You... |
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S. Epatha Merkerson S. Epatha Merkerson S. Epatha Merkerson is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Obie Award and four NAACP Image Awards. She has also received two Tony Award nominations... |
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| Total Nominations | 7 nominations | 6 nominations | 5 nominations | 4 nominations | 3 nominations |
Winners
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| 1988 | Cicely Tyson Cicely Tyson Cicely Tyson is an American actress. A successful stage actress, Tyson is also known for her Oscar-nominated role in the film Sounder and the television movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Roots.... |
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| 1989 | Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard Alfre Ette Woodard is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Grammy Awards, 17 times for Emmy Awards , and has also won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.She is known for her role in films such as Cross Creek, Miss... |
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| 1993 | Lynn Whitfield Lynn Whitfield Lynn Whitfield is an American actress.Whitfield began her acting career in television and theatre, before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special and a NAACP Image Award for her performance as Josephine Baker in the... |
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| 1995 | Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor is an American actress and playwright. She has won several awards throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and NAACP Image Award.-Biography:... |
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| 1996 | Della Reese Della Reese Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese , is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister. She started her career in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You... |
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| 1997 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Lauren Velez Lauren Vélez Lauren Vélez is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Her most notable roles are as María LaGuerta on Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, and Dr... -"New York Undercover" S. Epatha Merkerson S. Epatha Merkerson S. Epatha Merkerson is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Obie Award and four NAACP Image Awards. She has also received two Tony Award nominations... -"Law & Order" Gloria Reuben Gloria Reuben Gloria Reuben is a Canadian singer and actress of film and television, known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the popular medical drama ER and for her role of Rosalind Whitman in the TV show Raising the Bar.-Life and career:... -"E.R." Vanessa A. Williams Vanessa A. Williams Vanessa A. Williams is an American actress who has appeared in several television series such as Melrose Place and the Showtime cable television series Soul Food. In 1996, she was featured in the television series Murder One... -"Chicago Hope" |
| 1998 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Shari Headley Shari Headley Shari Headley is an American actress. Headley made her acting debut on The Cosby Show in 1985. Since then her career has mostly focused on television acting; she is perhaps best known for portraying police officer Mimi Reed Frye Williams on the popular soap opera All My Children from May 1991 to... -"413 Hope St." S. Epatha Merkerson-"Law & Order" Vanessa Bell Calloway-"Orleans" Lauren Velez-"New York Undercover" |
| 1999 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Victoria Rowell-"Diagnosis Murder" Rita Moreno Rita Moreno Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.... -"Oz" Lorraine Toussaint Lorraine Toussaint Lorraine Toussaint is an actress best known for starring alongside Annie Potts in Any Day Now.Toussaint graduated from Manhattan's School of Performing Arts in 1978, before going on to graduate from Juilliard School... -"Any Day Now" S. Epatha Merkerson-"Law & Order" |
| 2000 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Victoria Rowell-"Diagnosis Murder" Michael Michele Michael Michele Michael Michele is an American film and television actress. She played Dr. Cleo Finch on the medical drama ER and Det. Rene Sheppard on the police procedural Homicide: Life on the Street... -"Homicide: Life on the Streets" Rita Moreno-"Oz" Lorraine Toussaint-"Any Day Now" |
| 2001 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Nicole Ari Parker Nicole Ari Parker Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe , also known as Nikki Kodjoe, is an American actress and a former model. She is perhaps best known for her role as attorney Teri Joseph on the Showtime television drama series Soul Food and her role as Becky Barnett in Boogie Nights.-Early life:Parker was born in... -"Soul Food" S. Epatha Merkerson-"Law & Order" Lorraine Toussain-"Any Day Now" Vanessa A. Williams-"Soul Food" |
| 2002 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Nicole Ari Parker-"Soul Food" Loretta Devine Loretta Devine Loretta Devine is an American stage, film and television actress known for her roles on Boston Public, Grey's Anatomy, and Eli Stone. She also provided her voice for the stop motion animated television series The PJs. Devine is a NAACP Image Award and Emmy award winning actress.-Early life:Devine... -"Boston Public" Tangi Miller Tangi Miller Tangi Miller is an American actress, model and dancer. As an actress she is known for the role of Elena Tyler on the popular television drama Felicity. In 2001 she was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.-Early life:... -"Felicity" Loretta Devine-"Boston Public" |
| 2003 | Vanessa A. Williams Vanessa A. Williams Vanessa A. Williams is an American actress who has appeared in several television series such as Melrose Place and the Showtime cable television series Soul Food. In 1996, she was featured in the television series Murder One... |
Soul Food | CCH Pounder CCH Pounder Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder , known professionally as C. C. H. Pounder , is a Guyanese-American film and television actress... -"The Shield" Malinda Williams-"Soul Food" Lorraine Toussaint-"Any Day Now" Nicole Ari Parker-"Soul Food" |
| 2004 | Nia Long Nia Long Nia Talita Long is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Boiler Room, Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, Big Momma's House 2, Are We There... |
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