"I'm the luckiest girl in the world ...
I just never thought in my life that I would get to do work at this level of depth and complexity and intelligence. And it's just been the thrill of my creative life," Curtis said after her win Chuck Hodes/FX She may have only had a guest role, but left her mark — and is now taking home the hardware for her performance! On Sunday, Sept. 8, Curtis won outstanding guest actress in a comedy series at 2024 Creative Arts Emmys for her role as Donna Berzatto in With the win, Curtis beats out fellow nominees ( ), ( , ( , ( ) and ( ).
Taking the stage after her name was announced, Curtis, 65, told the crowd, "You know there’s a saying, 'Hurt people, hurt people,' but I also think you can add to that and say, 'Helped people help people,' and I think that’s the story of ." "To be the source of someone’s pain is very difficult ..
. It's astonishing that I got this opportunity at this point in my life," she continued, before highlighting the show's cast and crew, which she said was "the ingredients of this beautiful, beautiful, beautiful piece of television ..
. that I'm privileged to be in." Curtis later expressed her gratitude in the press room, telling reporters that she felt "lucky" after winning the prestigious award.
She also looked back on her time starring in Activia yogurt commercials and joked about how far she had come since. "I'm the luckiest girl in the world. I've been an actor since I was 19.
I'm 65," she said. "I've sold yogur.