Niecy Nash-Betts, who played a neighbor in Netflix’s “Dahmer,” won her first Emmy on Monday night for best supporting actress in a limited series.
In her acceptance speech, Nash-Betts called attention to Black people who have been overlooked and who have been victims of police violence.
“I accept this award on behalf of every Black and brown woman who has gone unheard, yet overpoliced, like Glenda Cleveland, like Sandra Bland, like Breonna Taylor,” she said. “As an artist, my job is to speak truth to power. And, baby, I’ma do it till the day I die. Mama, I won!”
Going into Monday night, Nash-Betts had received five Emmy nominations, including nominations for best actress in a comedy for her role as Denise “Didi” Ortley in HBO’s “Getting On.”
In “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” a show about the serial killer who murdered 17 boys and men between 1978 and 1991, Nash-Betts plays Glenda Cleveland, Dahmer’s neighbor. In the show, Cleveland, who is based on a real person, alerts the police about Dahmer’s violent behavior but is systematically ignored.
In winning the Emmy, Nash-Betts beat fellow nominees Annaleigh Ashford of “Welcome to Chippendales,” Maria Bello of “Beef,” Claire Danes of “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” Juliette Lewis of “Welcome to Chippendales,” Camila Morrone of “Daisy Jones & the Six” and Merritt Wever of “Tiny Beautiful Things.”
Source: Television - nytimes.com
