Elizabeth Debicki Says Playing Princess Diana In ‘The Crown’ Has Been A “Gift” As She Becomes First Australian To Win In Emmy Category
deadline.comElizbeth Debicki topped a royal run for The Crown with her win in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category and became the first Australian actress to do so in the process.
Debicki, who played Diana, Princess of Wales, in the final two seasons of Netflix’s drama series, won at the second time of calling, having been beaten last year by Jennifer Coolidge for her turn as Tanya in The White Lotus.
This year, she beat her co-star Lesley Manville, who played Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, The Morning Show quadruplet of Nicole Beharie, Greta Lee, Karen Pittman and Holland Taylor as well as The Gilded Age’s Christine Baranski. RELATED: Jeremy Allen White Says ‘The Bear’ “Instills A Faith That Change Is Possible”; Wins Second Emmy For Lead Actor Comedy Debicki said that she didn’t write a speech because she’s “really superstitious” and was in a “real pickle.” She thanked creator Peter Morgan. “Thank you for making the show and thank you for trusting me with this,” she said. “Our cast are so beautiful.
It is such a gift to work with you. Gosh, playing this part based on this unparalleled, incredible human being has been my great privilege.
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