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Quinta Brunson is an actress known for portraying the role of Janine Teagues in the 2021 American sitcomAbbott Elementary.Not only is she an iconic actress but Brunson was also the creator of the iconic sitcom which received multiple awards.
Alongside Quinta Brunson, her on-screen sister Ayo Edebiri created history at the Emmys by winning two awards at the same time. As remarked by the people, this was the first time that Black women have won the award for Best Lead and Best Supporting Actress in the Emmy Awards in the same year!
Quinta Brunson And Ayo Edebiri Create History At The Emmys!
Starring and creating the 2021 American sitcom, Quinta Brunson portrayed the role of Janinie Teagues inAbbott Elementary.The story follows the dedicated lives of primary school teachers and a tone-deaf principal in a public school in Philadelphia as they make their students successful.
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In the series, Ayo Edebiri portrays the role of Ayesha Teagues, the distant cousin to the lead character Janinie Teagues. On the other hand, Edibiri is also known for portraying the role of chef Sydney Adamu in the 2022 hit seriesThe Bear.Well, with Edebiri and Brunson both winning an Emmy in 2024, this marks the first time that two Black women have won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Emmys!
Quinta Brunsonwon the Emmy for Best Actress in a Leading Role forAbbott Elementarywhile her on-screen sister Ayo Edebiri won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress forThe Bearand people are proud of the feat!
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As per a report, Quinta Brinson became the first Black woman in more than 30 years to win an Emmy in the category of comedy. The actress revealed that she loved makingAbbott Elementaryand that she was just happy to be a part of the genre of comedy!
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Quinta Brunson Is Happy To Be A Part of It!
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Back in 1981, Isabel Sanford won the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Role forThe Jeffersons.And for 30 years, no Black woman has won an Emmy in this category. Quinta Brunson decided to change that after winning the 2024 Emmy. As per theNY Times, Brunson revealed that she loved creatingAbbott Elementary.
“I love making ‘Abbott Elementary’ so much and I am so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy. I say it every time, but I just love comedy so much that I am so happy to be able to get this.”
With a high rating of 8.2/10 on IMDB and a whopping 99% on Rotten Tomatoes,Abbott Elementaryhas been deemed as one of the best sitcoms created. Having 2 seasons to its name and a third one in the works, the 2021 sitcom is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
