Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 1981

Nominations

Winner	Hill Street Blues	★★★★★★★★★★	Barbara Babcock		NBC
	Dallas	★★	Barbara Bel Geddes		CBS
	Dallas	★★	Linda Gray		CBS
	Hart to Hart		Stefanie Powers		ABC
	Hill Street Blues	★★★★★★★★★★	Veronica Hamel		NBC
	Nurse	★	Michael Learned		CBS