SAG (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 was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has never had a SAG nod.

White plays Elka Ostrovsky, an elderly Polish widow who is suddenly the landlady to three California women. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has one prior SAG individual win on her only nomination and one ensemble nod with no wins. She is also a SAG Life Achievement Award recipient.

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 SAG for this role. She has three prior SAG individual nominations with no wins.

Leachman plays Maw-Maw, the daffy great-grandmother of a poor family. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has two prior SAG individual nominations with no wins.

Falco plays Jackie Peyton, a drug-addicted nurse who struggles to balance her work life with her family. She  won the Emmy Award for this role. She has three prior SAG individual wins in nine nominations and two ensemble wins in seven nominations.

Lynch plays Sue Sylvester, the cheerleading coach at a high school who hates the glee club. She won the Emmy Award for this role. She has one SAG ensemble win in two nominations and one individual nod with no wins.

Bowen plays Claire Dunphy, a perfectionistic homemaker with three children. She won the Emmy Award for this role. She has one SAG ensemble win in two nominations and no individual nods.

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 SAG for this role. She has never had a SAG nod.

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 SAG for this role. She has one prior SAG individual nomination with no wins.

Linney plays Cathy Jamison, a reserved suburban wife and mother who is diagnosed with cancer. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has one prior SAG individual win in three nominations and one ensemble nod with no wins.

Plimpton plays Virginia Chance, a very young grandmother who is helping raise her infant granddaughter in a poor family. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has never had a SAG nod.

Parker plays Nancy Botwin, a widowed housewife who becomes a marijuana dealer to earn extra money for her family. She  was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has five prior SAG individual nods and three ensemble nods with no wins.

Rudolph plays Ava, the self-absorbed host of a daytime talk show. This is the first time eligible at SAG for this role. She has never had a SAG nod.

McCarthy plays Molly Flynn, an overweight fourth-grade school teacher who is dating a hefty police officer. She won the Emmy Award for this role. She has never had a SAG nod.

Heaton plays Frankie Heck, a frazzled middle class mother of three in Indiana who is also a car saleswoman. She has one prior SAG ensemble win in seven nominations and six individual nods with no wins.

Vergara plays Gloria Pritchett, a passionate and protective Colombian wife and mother. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has one SAG ensemble win in two nominations and one individual nod with no wins.

Fey plays Liz Lemon, the head writer and producer of the fictional "TGS" variety series on NBC. She won the Emmy Award for this role. She has three SAG individual wins in four nominations and one ensemble win in four nominations.

Collette plays Tara Gregson, a wife and mother who has several alternative personalities. She won the Emmy Award for this role. She has one prior SAG ensemble win in two nominations and one individual nod with no wins.

Cummings plays a fictionalized version of herself as a photographer with her live-in boyfriend. This is her first time eligible at SAG for this role. She has never had a SAG nod.

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 SAG for this role. She has never had a SAG nod.