London: Actress Viola Davis said that she did not really expect her Emmy Awards victory speech to be so well received by viewers, reported .
The 50-year-old How to Get Away with Murder star, who became the first black actress to win Emmy award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, gave an impassioned speech celebrating the recent successes of African American actresses in TV.
"I didn't know how it was landing. I was up there talking. My husband was like, 'I didn't know where you were going with that thing.' I think the most surprising thing is the impact it's made on people's lives. That it wasn't just, 'Oh, you made a really good speech.' It really is, it meant a lot in people's lives and kind of transforming them and shifting them just a little bit," she said. (Also Read - )
In her speech Viola had praised the likes of her fellow nominee Taraji P Henson and Scandal star Kerry Washington. She retweeted news of Viola's historic awards win and wrote:
The 50-year-old How to Get Away with Murder star, who became the first black actress to win Emmy award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, gave an impassioned speech celebrating the recent successes of African American actresses in TV.
"I didn't know how it was landing. I was up there talking. My husband was like, 'I didn't know where you were going with that thing.' I think the most surprising thing is the impact it's made on people's lives. That it wasn't just, 'Oh, you made a really good speech.' It really is, it meant a lot in people's lives and kind of transforming them and shifting them just a little bit," she said. (Also Read - )
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