World Women Heroes Awards in TV
WWHA 2023 nominees organized by category, with links to articles.
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*** AWARD 2023 *** Liv Lisa Fries - Charlotte Ritter, Babylon Berlin Babylon Berlin is a German television series created by Tom Tykwer, Hendrik Handloegten and Achim von Borries. Set in 1920s Germany, the series follows the police chief...
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Monica Raymund - Gabriela Dawson, Chicago Fire Chicago Fire is an American series created by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. It follows the elite men and women firefighters of Fire Station 51 in Chicago as they brave d...
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Queen Latifah - Robyn McCall, The Equalizer The Equalizer is an American television series created by Andrew W. Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller. It follows the story of Robyn McCall, a veteran of the U.S. Secret Service...
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Sofia Helin - Saga Norén, The Bridge (Bron) Bron, or The Bridge internationally, is a Swedish-Danish television series created by Hans Rosenfeldt. It tells the story of Saga Norén, a Swedish policewoman, who investigate...
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*** AWARD 2023 ***Fran Drescher - Fran Fine, The Nanny (Une nounou d’enfer) The Nanny is an American television series created by Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. It tells the story of Fran Fine, a young Jewish woman who works in...
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Cecilia Suárez - Paulina de la Mora, La casa de las flores La casa de las flores is a Mexican dramatic comedy television series created by Manolo Caro. It follows the story of a seemingly perfect family of florists. B...
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Madison Reyes - Julie Molina, Julie and the Phantoms Julie and the Phantoms is an American musical comedy series created by Dan Cross and David Hoge, based on the Brazilian series "Julie e os Fantasmas" (2011). It fol...
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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan - Devi Vishwakumar, Never Have I Ever Never Have I Ever is an American television series and comedy-drama created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher. It follows the life of Devi, an Indian-American...
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*** AWARD 2023 *** Nicola Walker - Hannah Stern, The Split The Split is a British crime drama created by Abi Morgan. It follows the story of three sisters, Hannah, Nina and Rose. Hannah and Nina work as divorce lawyers for rival firms,...
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Adelaide Kane - Mary, Queen of Scots, Reign Reign is an American television series created by Laurie McCarthy and Stephanie Sengupta. Set in the late 16th century and loosely based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of...
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Bella Ramsey - Ellie, The Last Of Us The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic television series created by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, adapted from the 2013 video game of the same name developed by Naught...
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Taraji P. Henson - Cookie Lyon, Empire Empire is an American musical television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. It tells the story of a hip-hop mogul, former drug dealer and CEO of Empire Entertainment...
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*** AWARD 2023 *** Alyssa Milano - Phoebe Halliwell, Charmed Charmed is an American fantasy television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling. Set in San Francisco, the story follows the lives of the Hall...
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Anna Paquin - Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood True Blood is an American dramatic-fantasy series created by Alan Ball, freely adapted from the novel saga "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" by Charlaine Harris. Each season...
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Katherine McNamara - Clary Fray, Shadowhunters Shadowhunters is an American supernatural series developed by Ed Decter, based on the book series "The Mortal Instruments" written by Cassandra Clare. It follows the youn...
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Natasia Demetriou - Nadja, What We Do in the Shadows What We Do in the Shadows is a comedy-fantasy series created by Jemaine Clement, based on his 2014 film of the same name co-directed with Taika Waititi. Set in Stat...
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*** AWARD 2023 *** Tatiana Maslany - Sarah Manning, Orphan Black Orphan Black is a Canadian series, combining thriller and science fiction, created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett. It tells the story of Sarah Manning, a British con ar...
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Athena Karkanis - Grace Stone, Manifest Manifest is an American supernatural drama series created by Jeff Rake. It follows the story of the passengers of Flight 828, including members of the Stone family, who, foll...
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Margarita Levieva - Jenny Franklin, In From the Cold In From the Cold is a thriller series created by Adam Glass. It follows Jenny, a single mother and former Russian KGB spy, secretly living in the United States. Wh...
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Michelle Hurd - Raffi Musiker, Star Trek Picard Star Trek: Picard is an American science-fiction series created by Alex Kurtzman. It is the 8th series based on the Star Trek universe. The story begins in 2399, 20 year...
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*** AWARD 2023 ***Motherland: Fort Salem is an American series created by Eliot Laurence. The story takes place in an alternative world, in which witches are enlisted in the American army. 300 years ago, in order not to be persecuted a...
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La legge di Lidia Poët La legge di Lidia Poët (The law according to Lidia Poët in English) is an Italian series created by Guido Iuculano and Davide Orsini, and directed by Matteo Rovere and Letizia Lamartire. Inspi...
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Mayfair Witches Mayfair Witches is an American series created by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, adapted from the novel trilogy "Saga of the Witches" written by Anne Rice. The series tells the story of a young n...
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Tríada is a Mexican series created by Leticia Lopez-Margalli, inspired by real events. The series tells the story of Becca, a judicial police inspector in Mexico, who is about to investigate a case that will change he...
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*** AWARD 2023 ***Jaclyn Smith is an American actress, renowned for her role as Kelly Garrett in the series "Charlie's Angels" and nicknamed the "queen" of the series in the United States due to her countless guest-star appearances. But...
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Nomzamo Mbatha is a South African actress, of Zulu ethnicity, businesswoman and human rights activist. She started her career in 2012, when she auditioned for a television show. Two years later, in 2014, she played...
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Patricia Velásquez is a Venezuelan actress, producer and model, of indigenous, of the Wayuu tribe, and Spanish descent. She made her film debut in the French movie "Le Jaguar" (1996), where she shared the screen with...
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Úrsula Corberó is a Spanish actress and activist, revealed to the public in 2008 thanks to her role as Ruth Gómez in the series "Physics or Chemistry", which allowed her to establish herself as an important figure in Sp...
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