Los Angeles, Jan. 15
Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 42 years when she took home the prize at the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. “Thank you so much. . . . I don’t know why I’m so emotional. I think just, like, the Carol Burnett of it all,” Brunson said while accepting the award from the comedy legend (inset). Prior to Brunson, the last Black woman to win the honor was Isabel Sanford for her role in The Jeffersons in 1981.
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