Nominee
Ruby Dee, as Aurelia Danforth
EVENING SHADE
CBS

Winner
Ruby Dee, as Rowena
Decoration Day Hallmark Hall of Fame
NBC

Nominee
Ruby Dee, as Ruby
CHINA BEACH
ABC

Nominee
Ruby Dee
Gore Vidal's Lincoln
NBC

Nominee
Ruby Dee
Roots: The Next Generation
ABC

Nominee
Ruby Dee
The Nurses
CBS