Kingston, 13 September 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the actress Sheryl Lee Ralph on winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Ralph, who is of Jamaican descent, won the Emmy for her performance in the widely acclaimed sitcom ‘Abbott Elementary’.

It’s only the second time that a black woman has won the award.

Minister Grange said it was a “well-deserved recognition of an outstanding actress who gives her all to every role.”

It was the first time that Sheryl Lee Ralph was being nominated at the Emmys.

The Minister said she looked forward to celebrating that Emmy win with the “inspirational Sheryl Lee” who will be made a member of the Order of Jamaica for her sterling contribution as an actress, cultural ambassador for Jamaica and contribution to the International Film Industry at the National Honours and Awards ceremony at King’s House on Heroes Day.

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