… brought as her date to the award show.
“Mom, I love you so much. Thank you for teaching me that God is always leaning, always has been leaning in my direction,” the star said.
King is just one of three black actresses who have on their mantels both an Oscar and a Primetime Emmy Award.
The other two are Viola Davis and Halle Berry, who won their Oscars in 2016 and 2001, respectively.
King has three Emmys, which she won in 2015, 2016 and 2018.
Davis won the best lead actress in a drama series Emmy award in 2015 for her role in ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder.”
Berry won her Emmy in 2000 for her role in the television movie “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.”