Quinta Brunson Becomes First Black Woman in More Than 30 Years to Win Best Actress in a Comedy
Quinta Brunson won best actress in a comedy for her role as the relentlessly optimistic second-grade teacher Janine Teagues on ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” making her the first Black woman to win the category since Isabel Sanford won in 1981 for “The Jeffersons.” It was the first acting Emmy for…
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