The hilarious little dance of Jennifer Coolidge who receives her first Emmy at 61

She was discovered in France in 1999 in her cult role as "Stifler's Mom" ​​in the schoolboy comedy

.

This Monday, September 12, at the 74th ceremony of the Emmy Awards 2022, the American television awards, Jennifer Coolidge received her first major award: that of best actress in a supporting role for her interpretation of Tanya McQuoid in

, series produced by HBO

The opportunity for the 61-year-old actress to deliver a speech as memorable as it was unexpected during the evening presented by the pillar of

Kenan Thompson.

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The 60-year-old first thanked the HBO Max producers before telling the audience: "I just want to say that I took a lavender bath today just before the show and it made me swell up. 'inside my dress and I find it hard to speak', causing general hilarity.

In a series of somewhat disjointed thanks, the actress who seemed not to have rehearsed her speech (unless it was a meticulously prepared sketch?) continued to speak, exceeding the regulation time.

The play-off music signaling to the winners that it is time to leave the stage has indeed begun to play.

Jennifer Coolidge then protested: "Wait, this is a once in a lifetime thing," continuing her speech.

But as the music changed to the more rhythmic tune of

, she finally broke into a dance before leaving the stage to general cheers.

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co-stars Connie Britton, Alexandra Daddario, Natasha Rothwell and Sydney Sweeney,

as well as Kaitlyn Dever of

and Mare Winningham, also competing in this category.