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Jean Smart Emotionally Dedicates Best Actress Comedy Emmy Win to Late Husband

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Jean Smart is an Emmy winner once again!The actress won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on Sunday for her role as aging Las Vegas standup performer Deborah Vance on the HBO series .

Smart got a standing ovation for her Emmy win, and she held back tears as she dedicated her award to her late husband, Richard Gilliland.

Gilliland died in March after a brief illness. He was 71 years old.«Before I say anything else, I have to acknowledge my late husband who passed away six months ago yesterday,» she said. «I would not be here without him, and without his kind of putting his career on the back burner so I could take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that I have had.

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