Three former daytime stars have earned their first primetime Emmys at the 74th annual Emmy Awards.
Amanda Seyfried (ex-Joni Stafford, All My Children) won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu's The Dropout. Seyfried told PEOPLE that she was going to put her first Emmy in her five-year-old daughter Nina's bedroom. She also mentioned that her daughter cried "because she was confused how I spoke to her through the TV and so I called her. She was supposed to be in bed. She's going to school tomorrow! I didn't expect that to be the reaction."
Murray Bartlett (ex-Cyrus Foley, Guiding Light) won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Armon on HBO's The White Lotus. In his acceptance speech, Bartlett said "To my P-town family, I love you!" He thanked his partner Max for "being my sanctuary," and his mom "all the way home in Australia for giving me the most wonderful foundation of unconditional love."
Sheryl Lee Ralph (ex-Laura McCarthy, Search for Tomorrow) made history as the second black actress to win in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category for her role as Barbara Howard on ABC's Abbott Elementary. Ralph gave an emotional and unforgettable speech as she sang a rendition of Dianne Reeves's "Endangered Species." In her speech, she said, "To anyone who has ever, ever had a dream and thought your dream wasn't, wouldn't, couldn't come true, I am here to tell you that this is what believing looks like. This is what striving looks like. And don't you ever, ever give up on you."
Jackée Harry (Paulina Price, Days of Our Lives), who was the first black actress to win in that category, congratulated Ralph in a social media post on Tuesday. Harry also stated that the network originally wanted Ralph for the role of Sandra Clark on NBC's 227, the role Harry won her Emmy for 35 years ago.
.@thesherylralph's had a remarkable career AND she's one of the nicest people in Hollywood. Barbara Howard on #AbbottElementary is another fabulous character we've been fortunate to watch her breathe life into. 🙏🏾
- Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) September 13, 2022
Congrats, Sheryl & welcome to the club! #Emmys 🏆 #BlackGirlsRock pic.twitter.com/Tryb3DGig2
The network originally wanted @thesherylralph to play Sandra on 227, but I got the part and won an Emmy for it.
- Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) September 13, 2022
Now, Sheryl joins me as the 2nd black woman in this category and deservedly so! 🎉 I'm so exited for her #Emmys win!
Winning my Emmy was a career highlight, but it was also a lonely experience.
- Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) September 13, 2022
For 35 years I've been the only black woman to win Outstanding Supporting Actresses in a Comedy Series.
But that all changes tonight... and it's come full circle! #Emmys pic.twitter.com/TiyCwASVTI
Watch the acceptance speeches below.
In other Emmy news, Anthony A. Anderson earned a nomination for Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series for his work in Anacostia: The Series. Anderson's nomination made him the first performer to have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy and a Primetime Emmy for playing the same role in the same series. A rule change did away with the digital drama series categories in the Daytime Emmys and moved all those eligible to the Primetime Emmys ceremony.
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