For her role as Rue in ‘Euphoria’, she already made history in 2020 by becoming the youngest lead actress drama winner (24 at the time), and only the second-ever Black woman to win the category, following Viola Davis for ‘How to Get Away With Murder’.
Two-time #Emmy winner @Zendaya!!! 😍 Congratulations on a second career win for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for @EuphoriaHBO! #Emmys2022 pic.twitter.com/O6FEKmFfbS
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022
Based on the Israeli series of the same name, which was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin from HOT, Euphoria follows a group of high school students in the town of East Highland, including Zendaya’s 17-year-old drug addict Rue, through their experiences of identity, trauma, drugs, family, friendships, love and sex.