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Can You Guess Who Has Won The Most Emmys For Acting?

Allison Janney has been nominated for 12 acting Emmys, and has [won an impressive seven](http://www.emmys.com/bios/allison-janney) — but it's still not the most on this list!

Wrong.

Kelsey Grammer has [won five Emmy Awards](http://www.emmys.com/bios/kelsey-grammer) for acting out of 17 overall nominations.

NOPE.

The legendary Mary Tyler Moore has an impressive 15 Emmy nominations, with an incredible [seven wins for acting](http://www.emmys.com/bios/mary-tyler-moore), but she still isn't the biggest winner on this list!

Bazinga! Jim Parsons has been nominated seven times, but has only [taken home four Emmy awards](http://www.emmys.com/bios/jim-parsons).

Nope.

Edie Falco has been nominated for 13 Emmys, but has only [won four times](http://www.emmys.com/bios/edie-falco)!

Andre Braugher has only [won two Emmys](http://www.emmys.com/bios/andre-braugher), out of 10 total nominations.

Not even close.

Cloris Leachman is a television icon. She has [won eight Emmy awards](http://www.emmys.com/bios/cloris-leachman) and has been nominated 22 times!

YES, it's Cloris Leachman!

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has 22 nominations to her name (so far), including a few as Executive Producer for Best Comedy Series nominee, _Veep_. She has won seven total Emmys, but [only six for acting](http://www.emmys.com/bios/julia-louis-dreyfus).

Close, but not the winner.

Viola Davis has been nominated twice and has [taken home one Emmy](http://www.emmys.com/bios/Viola-davis), but could make it an even two this year!

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