Niecy Nash-Betts, who played a neighbor on Netflix's “Dahmer,” won her first Emmy on Monday night for best supporting actress in a limited series.
In her acceptance speech, Nash-Betts called attention to black people who have been ignored and victims of police violence.
“I accept this award on behalf of all Black women and women of color who have not been heard, but who have been over-policed, like Glenda Cleveland, Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor,” she said. “As an artist, my job is to speak truth to power. And, baby, I will do it until the day I die. Mom, I won!
As of Monday night, Nash-Betts had received five Emmy nominations, including nominations for best actress in a comedy for her role as Denise “Didi” Ortley on HBO’s “Getting On.”
In “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” a show about the serial killer who murdered 17 boys and men between 1978 and 1991, Nash-Betts plays Glenda Cleveland, Dahmer's neighbor. In the show, Cleveland, who is based on a real person, alerts the police about Dahmer's violent behavior, but she is systematically ignored.
In winning the Emmy, Nash-Betts beat out fellow nominees Annaleigh Ashford of “Welcome to Chippendales,” Maria Bello of “Beef,” Claire Danes of “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” Juliette Lewis of “Welcome to Chippendales,” Camila Morrone from “Daisy Jones & the Six” and Merritt Wever from “Tiny Beautiful Things.”
