Wins Emmy
Louis-Dreyfus wins the Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Comedy at the 66th Annual Emmy Awards for portraying Selina Meyer in Veep.
The part of playing an unhappy vice president was a slam dunk as far as I was concerned. I love the idea of being powerful and powerless at the same time. It mirrors Hollywood in lots of ways and it’s lots of fun to play. It’s a phenomenal role.
Wins Emmy
Louis-Dreyfus wins the Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Comedy at the 65th Annual Emmy Awards for portraying Selina Meyer in Veep. She speaks on having her co-star, Tony Hale, join her at the podium:
It was like a lightning bolt, it just struck me. I called Tony this afternoon and he was game, all I had to do was win.
Wins Emmy
Louis-Dreyfus wins the Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Comedy at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards for portraying Selina Meyer in Veep. In a pre-arranged bit, she and co-nominee Amy Poehler embraced in the audience, leading to a “mix-up” in speech notes.
Lastly, isn’t it a shame that Amy Poehler didn’t win? What?
