''Saved By the Bell'' and the Emmys

We look at the six degrees of separation between this year's winners and the high school comedy's cast

Lead Actress, Comedy
America Ferrera Ugly Betty
+ Tony Plana appears in Betty with Ferrera and appeared in Commander in Chief with Mark Paul Gosselaar

Lead Actress, Drama
Sally Field Brothers & Sisters
+ Rachel Griffiths appears in ‘Brothers & Sisters’ with Field
+ Peter Krause appeared in Six Feet Under with Griffiths
+ Felicity Huffman appeared in Sports Night with Krause
+ Kiersten Warren appeared in Desperate Housewives with Huffman and in Saved by the Bell: The College Years with Lark Voorhies and friends

Supporting Actor, Comedy
Jeremy Piven Entourage
+ Piven appeared in Cupid with Tiffani Thiessen

Supporting Actor, Drama
Terry O’Quinn Lost
+ Matthew Fox appears in Lost with O’Quinn
+ Scott Wolf appeared in Party of Five with Fox and in Saved by the Bell with Dennis Haskins et al.

Supporting Actress, Drama
Katherine Heigl Grey’s Anatomy
+ Emilie de Ravin appeared in Roswell with Heigl
+ Cynthia Watros appeared in Lost with de Ravin and in Titus with Elizabeth Berkley

Lead Actor, Drama
James Spader Boston Legal
+ Betty White appeared in Boston Legal with Spader and in The Golden Girls with Mario Lopez

Supporting Actress, Comedy
Jaime Pressly My Name is Earl
+ Giovanni Ribisi appeared in My Name Is Earl with Pressly
+ Katey Sagal appeared in Married…With Children with Ribisi + Ruben Studdard appeared in 8 Simple Rules with Sagal
+ Kimberley Locke appeared on American Idol with Studdard and on Celebrity Fit Club with Dustin Diamond

Lead Actor, Comedy
Ricky Gervais Lost
+Lucy Davis appeared in The Office with Gervais
+ Madeline Zima appeared in Californication with Davis
+ Nicholle Tom appeared in The Nanny with Zima
+ Tori Spelling appeared in Beverly Hills, 90210 with Tom and in Saved by the Bell with Diamond and Co.

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