Jessica Gunning celebrated her first Screen Actors' Guild Award on February 23 for her performance as Martha in Netflix's Baby Reindeer. Competing against notable actresses like Kathy Bates and Cate Blanchett, Gunning expressed heartfelt appreciation during her acceptance speech, reflecting on her journey from an office job to acting. She shared how her fellow nominees inspired her through a vision board she created early in her career. Gunning thanked her cast, particularly Richard Gadd, for making her dreams come true, highlighting her emotional connection to the role and the series.
"Wow, thank you so much. Wow. I feel like such a lucky bunny to even be in this room, let alone be nominated or up here, honestly."
"When I first started acting, I had an office job alongside acting for about eight years. It's a very geeky thing to admit but in the mornings I used to go into work and look at a PowerPoint presentation, it was like a positive thinking vision board of all the things that I wanted to do and the people I wanted to meet or work with."
"Thank you to Richard Gadd for making my dreams come true, I will never ever forget Baby Reindeer or playing the part of Martha. Honestly, genuinely, this means the world to me so thank you so much."
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