Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 1997

Nominations

Winner	The X-Files	★★★★★★	Gillian Anderson		Fox
	Chicago Hope	★★★	Christine Lahti		CBS
	ER	★★	Sherry Stringfield		NBC
	ER	★★	Julianna Margulies		NBC
	Touched by an Angel		Roma Downey		CBS