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By Paul Sheehan
If you ever thought there was no work for actors once they became eligible for AARP membership, just take a look at our honor roll of past Emmy winners in the guest actor and actress races. This week, six-time Emmy winner Carol Burnett appears in a rare dramatic turn on "Law & Order: SVU." She already has one guest actress in a comedy series Emmy ("Mad About You," 1997). Can she now contend on the dramatic front?
Besides Burnett, many TV legends have added an Emmy or two to their collection by guesting on some of the hottest shows on TV. Indeed, Cloris Leachman owes four of her record eight performing Emmys to guest shots. The 20 guest winners profiled here own a total of 74 Emmys among them.
(Ken HIvely / Los Angeles Times)
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O'Neil's special interest is how the awards affect each other, particularly the top film prizes that can be viewed as one single gold derby with the Oscars as the finish line. Consider what happened to "Chariots of Fire," for example. In 1981, it emerged from obscurity to win awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the National Board of Review, then fell behind "Reds" and "Atlantic City" at the film critics' awards and Golden Globes, then trotted ahead as best-picture champ at the Oscars. Contact O'Neil: GoldDerby@gmail.com.