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Viola Davis becomes the first black actress to take home a best actress gong at the 2015 Emmy Awards

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Viola Davis accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for her role in ABC's "How To Get Away With Murder" at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Viola Davis accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for her role in ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder (Picture: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

Viola Davis has become the first African American actress to win a Best Actress Primetime Emmy award.

Winning for her incredible performance as a defence lawyer in How To Get Away With Murder, Viola opened her acceptance speech with a quote from Harriet Tubman: ‘”In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers… Read the full story


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