NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. It was known as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series until 2000. Currently, Tracee Ellis Ross holds the record for most wins in this category, having won nine times.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
1982
	Marla Gibbs	The Jeffersons	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1983
	Marla Gibbs	The Jeffersons	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1984 – 87	colspan="3" Template:N/a
1988
	Phylicia Rashad	The Cosby Show	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Jasmine Guy	A Different World
	Anna Maria Horsford	Amen
	Daphne Maxwell Reid	Frank's Place
	Frances Williams
1989
	Phylicia Rashad	The Cosby Show	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Jasmine Guy	A Different World
	Anna Maria Horsford	Amen
	Daphne Maxwell Reid	Frank's Place
	Frances Williams

1990s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
1990
	Jasmine Guy	A Different World	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	colspan="3" Template:N/a
1992
	Jasmine Guy	A Different World	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Janet Hubert-Whitten	Fresh Prince of Bel Air
	Phylicia Rashad	The Cosby Show
	Cree Summer	A Different World
	Raven-Symoné	The Cosby Show
1993
	Jasmine Guy	A Different World	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994
	Jasmine Guy	A Different World	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ella Joyce	Roc
	Erika Alexander	Living Single
	Queen Latifah
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Martin
1995	colspan="3" Template:N/a
1996
	Erika Alexander	Living Single	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Martin
	Kim Coles	Living Single
	Kim Fields
	Queen Latifah
1997
	Phylicia Rashad	Cosby	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Martin
	Erika Alexander	Living Single
	Kim Coles
	Queen Latifah
1998
	Kim Coles	Living Single	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Brandy	Moesha
	Queen Latifah	Living Single
	Phylicia Rashad	Cosby
1999
	Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry	Sister, Sister	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Brandy	Moesha
	Vivica A. Fox	Getting Personal
	Pam Grier	Linc's
	Holly Robinson Peete	For Your Love

2000s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
2000
	Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry	Sister, Sister	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Brandy	Moesha
	Pam Grier	Linc's
	Elise Neal	The Hughleys
	Holly Robinson Peete	For Your Love
2001
	Mo'Nique	The Parkers	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Brandy	Moesha
	Elise Neal	The Hughleys
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Steve Harvey Show
	Holly Robinson Peete	For Your Love
2002
	Mo'Nique	The Parkers	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	My Wife and Kids
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Girlfriends
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Steve Harvey Show
	Holly Robinson Peete	For Your Love
2003
	Tisha Campbell Martin	My Wife and Kids	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Golden Brooks	Girlfriends
	Tracee Ellis Ross
	Mo'Nique	The Parkers
	Kellita Smith	The Bernie Mac Show
2004
	Mo'Nique	The Parkers	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	My Wife and Kids
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Girlfriends
	Whoopi Goldberg	Whoopi
	Kellita Smith	The Bernie Mac Show
2005
	Mo'Nique	The Parkers	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	My Wife and Kids
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Girlfriends
	Eve	Eve
	Kellita Smith	The Bernie Mac Show
2006
	Tichina Arnold	Everybody Hates Chris	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Girlfriends
	Jill Marie Jones
	Holly Robinson Peete	Love, Inc.
	Rachel True	Half & Half
2007
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Girlfriends	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tichina Arnold	Everybody Hates Chris
	America Ferrera	Ugly Betty
	Maya Rudolph	Saturday Night Live
	Raven-Symoné	That's So Raven
2008
	America Ferrera	Ugly Betty	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tichina Arnold	Everybody Hates Chris
	Golden Brooks	Girlfriends
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Girlfriends
	Tia Mowry	The Game
2009
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Girlfriends	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tichina Arnold	Everybody Hates Chris
	Cassi Davis	Tyler Perry's House of Payne
	America Ferrera	Ugly Betty
	Tia Mowry	The Game

2010s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
2010
	Cassi Davis	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tichina Arnold	Everybody Hates Chris
	America Ferrera	Ugly Betty
	C. C. H. Pounder	Brothers
	Sherri Shepherd	Sherri
2011
	Vanessa Williams	Desperate Housewives	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tatyana Ali	Love That Girl!
	Essence Atkins	Are We There Yet?
	Cassi Davis	Tyler Perry's House of Payne
	Salli Richardson-Whitfield	Eureka
2012
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Reed Between the Lines	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tatyana Ali	Love That Girl!
	Tia Mowry	The Game
	Wendy Raquel Robinson
	Vanessa Williams	Desperate Housewives
2013
	Cassi Davis	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tatyana Ali	Love That Girl!
	Amber Riley	Glee
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Game
	Kellita Smith	The First Family
2014
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Game	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Mindy Kaling	The Mindy Project
	Niecy Nash	The Soul Man
	Tasha Smith	Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
	Aisha Tyler	Archer
2015
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Uzo Aduba	Orange Is the New Black
	Mindy Kaling	The Mindy Project
	Niecy Nash	The Soul Man
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Game
2016
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Uzo Aduba	Orange Is the New Black
	Loretta Devine	The Carmichael Show
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Game
	Gina Rodriguez	Jane the Virgin
2017
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Uzo Aduba	Orange Is the New Black
	Niecy Nash	The Soul Man
	Issa Rae	Insecure
	Keesha Sharp	Lethal Weapon
2018
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Danielle Brooks	Orange Is the New Black
	Issa Rae	Insecure
	Loretta Devine	The Carmichael Show
	Niecy Nash	Claws
2019
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish
	Danielle Brooks	Orange Is the New Black
	Logan Browning	Dear White People
	Issa Rae	Insecure
	Yara Shahidi	Grown-ish

2020s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
2020
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Logan Browning	Dear White People
	Tiffany Haddish	The Last O.G.
	Jill Scott	First Wives Club
	Yara Shahidi	Grown-ish
2021
	Issa Rae	Insecure	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish
	Regina Hall	Black Monday
	Folake Olowofoyeku	Bob Hearts Abishola
	Yara Shahidi	Grown-ish
2022
	Issa Rae	Insecure	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Loretta Devine	Family Reunion
	Regina Hall	Black Monday
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish
	Yvonne Orji	Insecure

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

9 wins

• Tracee Ellis Ross

4 wins

• Mo'Nique
• Jasmine Guy

3 wins

• Phylicia Rashad

2 wins

• Cassi Davis
• Tamera Mowry
• Tia Mowry
• Issa Rae

Nominations

17 nominations

• Tracee Ellis Ross

7 nominations

• Wendy Raquel Robinson

6 nominations

• Tisha Campbell-Martin
• Jasmine Guy

5 nominations

• Tichina Arnold
• Mo'Nique
• Tia Mowry
• Issa Rae
• Phylicia Rashad
• Holly Robinson Peete

4 nominations

• Brandy
• Cassi Davis
• America Ferrera
• Niecy Nash
• Kellita Smith

3 nominations

• Uzo Aduba
• Erika Alexander
• Tatyana Ali
• Kim Coles
• Loretta Devine
• Queen Latifah
• Yara Shahidi

2 nominations

• Golden Brooks
• Logan Browning
• Pam Grier
• Regina Hall
• Mindy Kaling
• Tamera Mowry
• Elise Neal
• Raven-Symoné
• Vanessa Williams