Quinta Brunson cries during acceptance speech

Quinta Brunson broke down in tears as she accepted her Emmy.

The 34-year-old actress was overwhelmed with emotion when comedy legend Carol Burnett revealed she had beaten Christina Applegate ('Dead to Me'), Rachel Brosnahan ('The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’), Natasha Lyonne (‘Poker Face’) and Jenna Ortega (‘Wednesday’) to the Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series accolade for her portrayal of Janine Teagues in 'Abbott Elementary'.

She said: "Oh man. Wow. Thank you so much, I have so much love for Carole Burnett, I'm in awe. I love making 'Abbott Elementary' so much and I'm so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy. I say that every time but I just love comedy so much, I'm so happy to get this. I didn't prepare anything because I just didn't think... I love my mom, my dad, my sisters, my brothers, my entire family so much, my husband, I'm so happy, I love my cats. I love 'Abbott Elementary'. Thank you so much."