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§ THE PORTRAIT
Quinta Brunson
Photo: Jonny Marlow, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
§ ARTIST · ARTS
Quinta Brunson
Creator and star of Abbott Elementary · b. 1989
QB
- BORN
- 1989
- ERA
- 2014 to Present
- KNOWN FOR
- Creator and star of Abbott Elementary
§ THE SHORT VERSION
Quinta Brunson, born in Philadelphia in 1989, created and stars in Abbott Elementary, a sitcom set in a Philadelphia public school. She won Emmys for writing and, in 2024, for lead actress in a comedy series, the first Black woman to win that award in more than forty years.
Born in Philadelphia in 1989. Built a following with short comedy videos online before she ever had a network show.
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
Highlights.
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Created and stars in Abbott Elementary
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Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
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Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2024)
The portraits.
The only name in this room so far.
§ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
- Who is Abbott Elementary named after?
- Joyce Abbott, Quinta Brunson's sixth grade teacher in Philadelphia.
- What Emmys has Quinta Brunson won?
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2024.
- Where is Quinta Brunson from?
- Philadelphia, where Abbott Elementary is set.