On January 15, 2024, Quinta Brunson takes her prize live on stage at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, during the 75th Emmy Awards.
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Quinta Brunson won an Emmy on Monday for outstanding actress in a comedy series, making history as the first Black actress to win the award since Isabel Sanford, star of “The Jeffersons,” did it in 1981.
Brunson won for her role in the ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” on which she wrote and co-created.
“I love making ‘Abbott Elementary’ so much and I am so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy,” Brunson said as she battled through emotions during her acceptance speech.
She continued to declare her love for comedy while clutching the statuette, stating, “I am so happy to be able to get this.” She continued by adding that, in addition to her spouse and the actors of “Abbott Elementary,” she also adores her “entire family.”
In addition, Brunson is nominated for two awards at the 75th Emmy Awards: one for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for the “Saturday Night Live” episode she hosted, and another for outstanding comedy series Emmy for “Abbott Elementary.”
Brunson, who has already won two Emmys, first took home the prize in 2022 for her work on “Abbott” for outstanding writing in a comedy series. That same year, she was nominated for outstanding actress in a comedy series, but Jean Smart, star of “Hacks,” defeated her.
In the work comedy “Abbott Elementary,” a group of teachers in a Philadelphia public school strive to support their kids’ success in spite of their limited resources.