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The 100 Greatest TV Performances of the 21st Century - Page 2

"When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of the answers included a teacher-turned-drug kingpin, spies working both for and against the U.S. government — and perhaps the defining comedy character of this long political moment, in part for how dark her will to power becomes.
Think of this, perhaps, as less of a ranking than a celebration of the great TV we've enjoyed from the Golden Age through Peak TV onward into whatever it is that's going on now — and a declaration of hope that there'll be more good stuff ahead."
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Chloë Sevigny as Nicolette Grant, "Big Love"
Chloë Sevigny as Nicolette Grant, "Big Love"
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Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
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Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, "Hannibal"
Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, "Hannibal"
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Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir, "Community"
Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir, "Community"
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Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox, "Better Things"
Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox, "Better Things"
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Mary Mcdonnell as Laura Roslin, "Battlestar Galactica"
Mary Mcdonnell as Laura Roslin, "Battlestar Galactica"
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Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, "Alias"
Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, "Alias"
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Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
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Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, "Downton Abbey"
Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, "Downton Abbey"
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Ken Leung as Eric Tao, "Industry"
Ken Leung as Eric Tao, "Industry"
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Susie Essman as Susie Greene, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Susie Essman as Susie Greene, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
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Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, "Shōgun"
Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, "Shōgun"
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Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed, "Barry"
Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed, "Barry"
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William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, "The Good Place"
William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, "The Good Place"
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Christina Applegate as Jen Harding, "Dead to Me"
Christina Applegate as Jen Harding, "Dead to Me"
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Murray Bartlett as Armond, "The White Lotus"
Murray Bartlett as Armond, "The White Lotus"
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Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, "Orange Is the New Black"
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, "Orange Is the New Black"
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Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan Postoak, "Reservation Dogs"
Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan Postoak, "Reservation Dogs"
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Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, "The Good Wife"/"The Good Fight"
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, "The Good Wife"/"The Good Fight"
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Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, "Scandal"
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, "Scandal"
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Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, "Eastbound & Down"
Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, "Eastbound & Down"
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Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"
Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"
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Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
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Maya Erskine as Maya Ishii-Peters, "Pen15"
Maya Erskine as Maya Ishii-Peters, "Pen15"
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Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, "The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, "The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
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Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles, "Atlanta"
Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles, "Atlanta"
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America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, "Ugly Betty"
America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, "Ugly Betty"
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Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, "The Crown"
Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, "The Crown"
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Niecy Nash as Didi Ortley, "Getting On"
Niecy Nash as Didi Ortley, "Getting On"
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Ian McShane as Al Swearengen, "Deadwood"
Ian McShane as Al Swearengen, "Deadwood"
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Sydney Sweeney as Cassie Howard, "Euphoria"
Sydney Sweeney as Cassie Howard, "Euphoria"
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Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, "Homeland"
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, "Homeland"
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Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, "Hacks"
Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, "Hacks"
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Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor, "Friday Night Lights"
Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor, "Friday Night Lights"
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Bridget Everett as Sam Miller, "Somebody Somewhere"
Bridget Everett as Sam Miller, "Somebody Somewhere"
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag, "Fleabag"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag, "Fleabag"
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Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose, "Schitt's Creek"
Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose, "Schitt's Creek"
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Tatiana Maslany as Sarah Manning/Alison Hendrix/Cosima Nieuhas/Many More, "Orphan Black"
Tatiana Maslany as Sarah Manning/Alison Hendrix/Cosima Nieuhas/Many More, "Orphan Black"
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Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, "30 Rock"
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, "30 Rock"
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Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe, "Enlightened"
Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe, "Enlightened"
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