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Quinta Brunson took home an Emmy on Monday for best actress in a comedy series, becoming the first Black actress to win the category since 1981 when \u201cThe Jeffersons\u201d star Isabel Sanford won.<\/strong><\/p>\n Brunson won for her performance in ABC\u2019s sitcom \u201cAbbott Elementary,\u201d which she also created and serves as a writer on.<\/p>\n \u201cI love making \u2018Abbott Elementary\u2019 so much and I am so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy,\u201d Brunson said as she fought through tears during her acceptance speech.<\/p>\n Clutching her statuette, she continued to express her love for comedy, saying, \u201cI am so happy to be able to get this.\u201d She went on to say she also loves her \u201centire family,\u201d along with her husband and her \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d cast.<\/p>\n Brunson is also nominated at the 75th Emmy Awards for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for the episode of \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d that she hosted, and \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d is nominated for outstanding comedy series Emmy.<\/p>\n Now a two-time Emmy winner, Brunson previously won in 2022 for outstanding writing in a comedy series for her work on \u201cAbbott.\u201d She was nominated in the outstanding actress in a comedy series that same year, but lost out to \u201cHacks\u201d star Jean Smart.<\/p>\n \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d is a workplace comedy that follows a group of teachers at a public school in Philadelphia who, despite their lack of resources, work toward helping their students succeed.<\/p>\n