The Emmy categories have changed over the years. Which of the following used to be a category?
Answer Best Continuing Performance in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or Any Person Who Essentially Plays Herself
The story goes that this epically named category was launched as a means to get Lucille Ball an Emmy. It didn't work. Dinah Shore won instead, and by the next year, the category and its male equivalent were gone.
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