Sheryl Lee Ralph Sings And Sheds Tears In Powerful Speech For First Emmy Win For ‘Abbott Elementary’
etcanada.comSheryl Lee Ralph is now an Emmy winner! The comedian won in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category, beating out her “Abbott Elementary” co-star, Janelle James, as well as Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), and “Ted Lasso‘”s Sarah Niles, Juno Temple andHannah Waddingham.
Ralph serenaded the crowd while accepting her award – her first Primetime Emmy Award in a career spanning over five decades – onstage at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles during the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Singing Dianne Reeves’ “Endangered Species,” Ralph delivered a statement with her song before motivating the audience with a beautiful speech filled with hope and gratitude. “To anyone that has ever, ever had a dream and though your dream, wasn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t, come true, I am here to tell you that is what believing looks like,” Ralph said, beginning her impassioned acceptance speech. “This is what striving looks like.” She continued, “And don’t you ever, ever give up on you, because if you get a Quinta Brunson in your corner, if you get a husband like mine in your corner, if you get children like mine in your corner, and if you’ve got friends like everybody who voted for me, cheered for me, thank you!
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