Cape Town – American actress Joey King is nominated for an Emmy for her role in Hulu's series, titled The Act, in which she starred as Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
The 19-year-old is nominated in the category: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.
The series centres on a toxic relationship between Gypsy, played by Joey and Dee Dee Blanchard played by Patricia Arquette. Both actresses are nominated for their starring roles, which have been critically acclaimed.
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In a video posted on Tuesday on Instagram, Joey sat in a car in Cape Town on her way to film scenes for The Kissing Booth 2 – the sequel to Netflix's 2018 film – and watched the Emmy nominations being announced.
As she heard her name being said, the talented actress started crying and called her mother as well as her co-star Patricia.
Her touching caption underneath the post read in part: " This is me in South Africa on my way to set in the car live steaming The Emmy nominations announcement from the hotspot on my phone also known as the best moment in the world".
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View this post on Instagram This is me in South Africa on my way to set in the car live steaming The Emmy nominations announcement from the hotspot on my phone also known as the best moment in the world. My work on The Act was the most fulfilling and challenging work I’ve gotten to do as an actress thus far. To be nominated for an Emmy in a category with such INCREDIBLE nominees by my side, especially Patricia is the most surreal feeling. I haven’t stopped crying. Gettin to call Patricia right after and share this moment with her is something I’ll never forget. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, there’s so many people who are behind The Act that I couldn’t have done this without and I can’t wait to call all of them!!!! OH MY GOD I CANT BELIEVE IM NOMINATED FOR AN EMMYA post shared by Joey King (@joeyking) on Jul 16, 2019 at 9:43am PDT
This is me in South Africa on my way to set in the car live steaming The Emmy nominations announcement from the hotspot on my phone also known as the best moment in the world. My work on The Act was the most fulfilling and challenging work I’ve gotten to do as an actress thus far. To be nominated for an Emmy in a category with such INCREDIBLE nominees by my side, especially Patricia is the most surreal feeling. I haven’t stopped crying. Gettin to call Patricia right after and share this moment with her is something I’ll never forget. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, there’s so many people who are behind The Act that I couldn’t have done this without and I can’t wait to call all of them!!!! OH MY GOD I CANT BELIEVE IM NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY
A post shared by Joey King (@joeyking) on Jul 16, 2019 at 9:43am PDT
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