Emmy Awards: The Nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2007

The nominations for outstanding lead actress in a drama series are: Patricia Arquette for her role in Medium, Minnie Driver for her role in The Riches, Edie Falco for her role in The Sopranos, Sally Field for her role in Brothers and Sisters, Mariska Hargitay for her role in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and Kyra Sedgwick for her role in The Closer.

Patricia Arquette was born April 8, 1968. She has appeared in Nightmare on Elm Street 3, True Romance, Beyond Rangoon, Ethan Frome, Lost Highway, Stigmata, Bringing Out the Dead, Human Nature, Holes, and Flirting with Disaster. She has already one an Emmy in 2005 for her role in Medium. Medium is a TV series based on Allison DuBois life.

Minnie Driver was born on January 31, 1970. She played the lead role in Circle of Friends, was in Good Will Hunting, had a recurring role on Will and Grace, worked on the animated version of Tarzan and dubbed English version of Princess Mononoke. On March 12, 2007 she appeared in the show The Riches which she has received the nomination for.

Edie Falco was born July 5^th, 1963. She has won three Emmys for her role in The Sopranos in 1999, 2001, and 2003. She has appeared in the films Trust, Cop Land, Random Hearts, Freedomland, and Sunshine State.

Sally Field was born on November 6, 1946. She has won two Emmys. One in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special for her role in Sybil and one in 2001 for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her role in ER. She was in Smokey and the Bandit, Norma Rae, Back Roads, Places in the Heart, Murphy's Romance, Mrs. Doubtfire, Forrest Gump, and Punchline.

Mariska Hargitay was born on January 23, 1964. She won last year's Emmy for her role in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. She has appeared in Freddy's Nightmares, Ellen, All-American Girl, Baywatch, Cracker, Gabriel's Fire, In the Heat of the Night, JoJo's Circus, The Single Guy, Wiseguy, and thirtysomething.