Quinta Brunson\u00a0(\/\u02c8kw\u026ant\u0259\/; born December 21, 1989)\u00a0is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher\u00a0Janine Teagues\u00a0in the\u00a0ABC comedy series\u00a0Abbott Elementary\u00a0(2021\u2013present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced\u00a0Instagram\u00a0series\u00a0Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for\u00a0BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with\u00a0BuzzFeed Motion Pictures.<\/p>\n
At the\u00a074th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category,\u00a0receiving nominations for\u00a0Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series\u00a0(which she won),\u00a0Outstanding Comedy Series\u00a0(as an executive producer), and\u00a0Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the\u00a075th\u00a0ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022\u00a0Peabody Award for her work on\u00a0Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the\u00a0Time\u00a0100\u00a0Most Influential People of 2022 list.<\/p>\n
Brunson has acted in the series\u00a0iZombie,\u00a0Single Parents, and\u00a0Miracle Workers; provided voice work for\u00a0Lazor Wulf\u00a0and\u00a0Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the\u00a0HBO\u00a0sketch comedy series\u00a0A Black Lady Sketch Show.<\/p>\n
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Quinta Brunson\u00a0(\/\u02c8kw\u026ant\u0259\/; born December 21, 1989)\u00a0is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher\u00a0Janine Teagues\u00a0in the\u00a0ABC comedy series\u00a0Abbott Elementary\u00a0(2021\u2013present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced\u00a0Instagram\u00a0series\u00a0Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-726","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n