![]() “It’s like I was born in Trinidad and reborn in Trinidad," she said then. She said fate led to her decision to forgo her plan to be a lawyer after an accident while visiting TT for Christmas when she 19. She plays Amanda Sinclair, her second role on the soap. Mishael Morgan poses with her Emmy award for best lead actress in The Young and the Restless at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday. In a Newsday interview in October 2021, Morgan spoke about her ties to TT, although she and her family left to live in Canada when she was five. She returned in 2019 as a different character. ![]() She first joined the soap in 2013 and stayed until 2018. She continued, "Not only will they achieve it, but they will be celebrated for it." She said there are now little girls all around the world seeing another step forward, knowing despite their industry of choice or vocation, they strive to be the best at what they do. ![]() Regardless of my passport, for being the best at what I do." ![]() In her acceptance speech at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, held on Friday night, she said, "I was born on the tiny island, Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean and now I'm standing on an international stage, and I am being honoured regardless of the colour of my skin. Morgan, 35, who was born in San Fernando, plays the role of Amanda Sinclair on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (Y&R). TRINIDAD and Tobago-born Mishael Morgan has created entertainment history as the first black woman to win an Emmy award for best lead actress in a drama. Saturday 25 June 2022 Mishael Morgan won an Emmy award as best lead actress in a drama for her role in The Young and the Restless at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, in Pasadena, California. News (Updated) Trinidad-born Mishael Morgan first black woman to win best actress Emmy
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