On Sunday, September 20, 2015,became the first woman of color to win the 'Best Actress' Emmy Awards.
Viola Davis becomes 1st woman of color to win 'Outstanding Lead actress in a Drama Series' award [Video]
After setting a historic record at the 2015 Emmys, 'How to Get Away with Murder' actress, Viola Davis, gave an emotional speech. Watch video.
Viola Davis breaks record, becomes 1st woman of color to win the 'Best Actress in a Drama' Emmy Award
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Davis won the historic award for her role as extraordinary performance as Annalise Keating in ABC'sundefined
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Receiving the award, the actress who presented an emotional and outstanding speech said, "The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there."
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The actress also paid tribute to other African-American actresses, like Halle Berry, Taraji P. Henson, Kerry Washington, Megan Good and Gabrielle Union.
Watch Davis' emotional speech below;
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