Globes (TV): TV Comedy Actress - Overview

Poehler plays Leslie Knope, a spirited woman who loves her small home town and her job at the parks department. She has been eligible for two prior seasons but has not been nominated at the Globes for this role.

Applegate plays Reagan Brinkley, the producer of a daytime talk show who has just returned to work after having her first baby. This is her first time eligible at the Globes for this role. She has three prior nominations for other roles with no wins.

Cox plays Jules Cobb, a recently divorced single mother now back in the dating world. She was nominated for the Globes in 2010 for this role but not in 2011.

Falco plays Jackie Peyton, a drug-addicted nurse who struggles to balance her work life with her family. She was nominated for both of the first two seasons for this role but did not win. She has two prior wins out of six nominations.

Drescher plays Fran Lovett, a florist who is shocked to find out her husband is gay but still lives with him due to the economy. This is her first time eligible at the Globes for this role. She has two prior nominations with no wins.

Cuoco plays Penny, a young woman from Nebraska aspring to be an actress but currently working as a waitress. She has been eligible at the Globes for four prior seasons but has not been nominated.

Dennings plays Max Black, a working class young woman who works as a waitress and a nanny as she dreams of opening her own cupcake bakery one day. This is her first time eligible at the Globes for this role.

Dern plays Amy Jellicoe, a self-destructive executive who has a public breakdown and tries to get her life back together. This is her first time eligible at the Globes for this role. She has two prior wins for other roles out of four overall nominations.

Linney plays Cathy Jamison, a reserved suburban wife and mother who is diagnosed with cancer. She won the Globe in this category in 2011 for the show's first season. She also has one prior win out of four nominations for other roles.

Michele plays Rachel Berry, the very talented star of the high school glee club who wants to be a Broadway star. She has been nominated at the Globes in both of the first two seasons but did not win.

Plimpton plays Virgina Chance, a very young grandmother who is helping raise her infant granddaughter in a poor family. She was not nominated at the Globes for the first season.

Parker plays Nancy Botwin, a widowed housewife who becomes a marijuana dealer to earn extra money for her family. She won the Globe in this category in 2006 and has had three other nods for this role. She also has one prior win on her only other nomination.

McCarthy plays Molly Flynn, an overweight fourth-grade school teacher who is dating a hefty police officer. She was not nominated at the Globes for the first season but recently won the Emmy Award for this role.

Heaton plays Frankie Heck, a frazzled middle class mother of three in Indiana who is also a car saleswoman. She has not been nominated at the Globes in either of the first two seasons and has never had a prior nomination for any role.

Fey plays Liz Lemon, the head writer and producer of the fictional "TGS" variety series on NBC. She won this category in 2008 and 2009 and has had two other nominations for this role. She has also won once as the show's producer out of four overall series nominations.

Collette plays Tara Gregson, a wife and mother who has several alternative personalities. She won this category in 2010 and was nominated in 2011. She also has three prior nominations for other roles.

Cummings plays a fictionalized version of herself as a photographer with her live-in boyfriend. This is her first time eligible at the Globes for this role.

Deschanel plays Jess Day, an energetic young teacher who leaves her cheating boyfriend and moves into an apartment with three men to start a new life. This is her first time eligible at the Globes for this role.