Judith Light Wins First Primetime Emmy for Guest Role in “Poker Face”: This 'Means So Many Different Things'

Light, who won outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her performance on 'Poker Face,' was up against Becky Ann Baker, Sarah Niles, Harriet Walter and Quinta Brunson

It was a watershed moment for Judith Light on Saturday night, who took home her first Primetime Emmy at the 75th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday.

She won outstanding guest actress in a comedy or musical for her turn on Peacock's Poker Face.

The category also included Ted Lasso standouts Becky Ann Baker, Sarah Niles and Harriet Walter, as well as Quinta Brunson for her gig hosting Saturday Night Live and Taraji P. Henson for Abbott Elementary.

"What a way to start a new year!" Light exclaimed during her brief acceptance speech.

Light — who won two Daytime Emmys in 1980 and 1981 for outstanding lead actress for her role on the ABC soap One Life to Life — also thanked her fellow nominees and praised the Poker Face creators for crafting a memorable role in Irene Smothers, a retirement home resident and one half of a duo (with S. Epatha Merkerson) with a penchant for murder.

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"This win is everything. It's about this Academy, which has acknowledged me in this way," she told the press afterward. "I've been in the business a long time, so this is quite a gift. ... For so many areas of my life, it means so many different things."

This was Light's fifth Primetime Emmy nomination, having previously been nominated three times for outstanding supporting actress in Transparent, as well as outstanding guest actress in a comedy series in 2007 for Ugly Betty.

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