Allison Janney just won an Emmy for playing the President of the United States on Netflix’s The Diplomat, which she thought she might have the chance to do just as the country was shattering that glass ceiling in real time.
That’s not how things shook out, though, when Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 general election, adding another nuance to Janney’s relationship with her own character, Grace Penn.
“I have to tell you, when we did the scene where they swore me in, it was very emotional for all of us because it was right after the
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