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Ralph, 65, received a Tony nomination in 1982 for playing Deena Jones in the original Broadway production of \"Dreamgirls.\" Beyoncé, 41, played the same character in the 2006 film adaptation, and her voice can be heard in the Instagram video.

Beyoncé isn't the only person to have celebrated Ralph's historic win as only the second Black actress to take home the award in that category. Jackée Harry, the first Black actress to do so, reacted with a series of tweets on Sept. 12.

\"Winning my Emmy was a career highlight, but it was also a lonely experience,\" she tweeted. \"For 35 years I've been the only black woman to win Outstanding Supporting Actresses in a Comedy Series. But that all changes tonight… and it's come full circle!\"

Ralph's children, including daughter Ivy-Victoria, also celebrated their mom's win in a sweet TikTok video while in the audience at the 2022 Emmy Awards.

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