The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series is an award given by the

Screen Actors Guild The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to m ...

to honor the finest acting achievements in Miniseries or Television Movie.

Winners and nominees

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Multiple winners

; 2 wins * Helen Mirren (''Elizabeth I'', ''Phil Spector'') *

Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album '' All Hail the Qu ...

(''Life Support'', ''Bessie'') * Kate Winslet (''Mildred Pierce'', ''Mare of Easttown'') *

Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard (; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (tying the record for the most acting Emmys won by an African-American performer, along with Regina King ...

(''The Piano Lesson'', ''Miss Evers' Boys'')

Multiple nominees

Note: Winners are indicated in bold type. ; 2 nominations *

Patricia Arquette Patricia Tiffany Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987). Her other notable films include '' True Romance'' (1993), ''Ed W ...

(''Escape at Dannemora'', ''The Act'') *

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two ...

(''Homecoming'', ''The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'') * Angela Bassett (''Ruby's Bucket of Blood'', ''Betty & Coretta'') *

Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complicated women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Em ...

(''Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day'', ''Flowers in the Attic'') *

Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress in film, television, and on stage. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequen ...

(''A Cooler Climate'', ''Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'') *

Laura Dern Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actor Bruce Dern and a ...

(''Recount'', ''Big Little Lies'') * Anjelica Huston (''Buffalo Girls'', ''The Mists of Avalon'') *

Jessica Lange Jessica Phyllis Lange (; born April 20, 1949) is an American actress. She is the 13th actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, along with a Screen Actors ...

(''Grey Gardens'', ''Feud: Bette and Joan'') *

(''Life Support'', ''Bessie'') *

Sissy Spacek Mary Elizabeth Spacek (; born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for four Britis ...

(''Midwives'', ''A Place for Annie'') * Emma Thompson (''Wit'', ''Angels in America'') *

Kerry Washington Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) SidebarCertificate of Live Birth: Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha(County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health). Gives Kerry Washington birth dateArchivedfrom the original on May 2, 2016.Note: Fi ...

(''Confirmation'', ''Little Fires Everywhere'') *

Emily Watson Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of ''Twelfth Night'' and ''Uncle Vanya'' at the Donmar Wa ...

(''Appropriate Adult'', ''Chernobyl'') * Kate Winslet (''Mildred Pierce'', ''Mare of Easttown'') *

Joanne Woodward Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. A star since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Woodward made her career breakthrough in the 1950s and earned esteem and respect playing complex women with a charact ...

(''Breathing Lessons'', ''Empire Falls'') ; 3 nominations *

Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actor and director. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, includ ...

(''The Late Shift'', ''Annie'', ''My Sister's Keeper'') *

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

(''Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story'', ''In the Gloaming'', ''The Lion in Winter'') * Sally Field (''A Woman of Independent Means'', ''A Cooler Climate'', ''David Copperfield'') *

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...

(''If These Walls Could Talk 2'', ''The Gathering Storm'', ''The Fever'') *

Cicely Tyson Cicely Louise Tyson (December 19, 1924January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career which spanned more than seven decades in film, television and theatre, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. Tyson recei ...

(''Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All'', ''The Road to Galveston'', ''The Trip to Bountiful'') *

Sigourney Weaver Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Gramm ...

(''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''Prayers for Bobby'', ''Political Animals'') *

(''The Piano Lesson'', ''Miss Evers' Boys'', ''Steel Magnolias'') ; 4 nominations * Stockard Channing (''A Unexpected Family'', ''The Baby Dance'', ''The Truth About Jane'', ''The Matthew Shepard Story'') *

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

(''Hemingway & Gellhorn'', ''Grace of Monaco'', ''Big Little Lies'', ''The Undoing'') *

Susan Sarandon Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actorMcCabe, Bruce"Susan Sarandon, the 'actor'" ''Boston Globe''. April 17, 1981. Retrieved January 21, 2021. and activist. She is the recipient of various accolades, ...

(''Bernard and Doris'', ''You Don't Know Jack'', ''The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe'', ''Feud: Bette and Joan'') ; 5 nominations * Helen Mirren (''The Passion of Ayn Rand'', ''Door to Door'', ''The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'', ''Elizabeth I'', ''Phil Spector'')

External links

SAG Awards official site
{{ScreenActorsGuildAward FemaleTVMiniseriesMovie Female Actor Miniseries Television awards for Best Actress