Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights, 2006-2011)
Vivien Harmon (American Horror Story, 2011)

Playing housewives who sacrificed for their husbands, Britton has displayed a brassiness and commitment to character that has etched her into viewers' minds. After eating brains for Horror Story and, maybe even scarier, never winning an Emmy, she's earned the right to play the star in the relationship. —Lanford Beard