▁Dor othy ▁T ut in ▁Z oe ▁W an am aker ▁Ruth ▁Wilson ▁Victoria ▁Wood ▁ ▁Note : ▁Jul ie ▁Wal ters ' ▁two ▁mentions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁count ▁as ▁two ▁separate ▁nomin ations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Academy ▁Television ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁Category : T ele vision ▁awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress <0x0A> </s> ▁Ruth ▁Bernard ▁Ye az ell ▁( born ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁literary ▁critic . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Sw arth more ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁then ▁attended ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁Ye az ell ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Boston ▁University ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Y ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Ch ace ▁Family ▁Professor ▁of ▁English . ▁Ye az ell ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁granted ▁membership ▁into ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁Ster ling ▁Professor ▁of ▁English ▁at ▁Y ale , ▁the ▁highest ▁honor ▁best owed ▁on ▁Y ale ▁Fac ulty . ▁ ▁She ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁The ▁Con vers ation , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁Review ▁of ▁Books . ▁ ▁Her ▁long time ▁partner ▁Alexander ▁Wel sh ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁U CLA ▁and ▁Y