The 61-year-old comedienne won the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance White lotus. During a lengthy acceptance speech, where she returned to the depths of her career, she paid tribute to series creator Mark White before breaking down in tears.
Lots of laughs and lots of tears. Jennifer Coolidge made more than one move at the 80th Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday (January 10) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The 61-year-old comedienne won best supporting actress for her portrayal of Tanya McQuaid in the hit HBO series. White lotus.
With his usual eccentricity, Coolidge thanked Ryan Murphy in his speech, who he says was one of the people who allowed him to stay in the film industry; Twenty years of these odd jobs and Ryan Murphy, you were one of them, it was those odd jobs that kept me going,” he said. “Michael Patrick King, you kept me and Reese going for a long time [Witherspoon] you let me in A Blonde’s Revengethen the Weiss brothers let me continue with five American Pie“. From which he stated that he is ready to shoot “5th, 6th and everything you want”.
“I love you to death.”
After thanking her agents, she expressed her gratitude to the creator White lotus, Mike White, who “gave her hope,” to the point of making her cry; “You gave me a fresh start. Even if it’s the end, because you killed me, it doesn’t matter. Even though this is the end, you’ve changed my life in a million different ways,” she told the crowd, referring to her character’s fate on the show. “My neighbors are talking to me now, (…), I’ve never been invited to any party on my hill, and now everyone’s inviting me,” prompting laughter from the audience.
Coolidge then went on to sing the author’s praises. “If you don’t know Mike White, here’s what you need to know. he worries about the world, he worries about people, he worries about his friends who are not well, he always worries about people, you worry about animals, and he’s truly one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met.” He said. At the end of his tribute, he concluded: “I just want to say, Mike White… I love you to death.”
Video: Jennifer Coolidge’s little dance as she accepts her first Emmy Award
Source: Le Figaro
