Sheryl Lee Ralph had a roomful of supporters when she won her first-ever Emmy at last night's 74th annual Emmy Awards ceremony—but none were quite as enthusiastic as her kids.
Ralph's daughter, Ivy-Victoria Maurice, shared a video clip on Instagram that captured the moment she and her brother, Etienne Maurice, found out that their mother was now an Emmy winner.
In the video, Ivy-Victoria is heard screaming repeatedly, "Oh, my God!" Eventually, she and her brother begin to energetically shout together, "Yes, Mommy!"
"We love you mommy @thesherylleeralph," she captioned the post.
Ralph took home the golden statuette for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Barbara Howard on the beloved ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary.
Accepting the award onstage, the star—who has been acting on television since the late '70s—began her speech by belting out the opening lines of "Endangered Species" by Dianne Reeves. "I am an endangered species / But I sing no victim's song / I am a woman, I am an artist / And I know where my voice belongs," she sang.
She continued, thanking her community and loved ones, including her family and Abbott Elementary creator and costar Quinta Brunson, for lifting her up over the years.
"To anyone who has ever, ever had a dream and thought your dream wasn't, wouldn't, couldn't come true, I am here to tell you that this is what believing looks like. This is what striving looks like," she said. "And don't you ever, ever give up on you, because if you get a Quinta Brunson in your corner, if you get a husband like mine in your corner, if you get children like mine in your corner, and if you've got friends like everybody who voted for me, cheered for me, loved me … Thank you!"
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.
