Arts & Entertainment
Libertyville's Phillipa Soo Gets Emmy Nod
The Libertyville native was nominated Tuesday for an Emmy award.
LIBERTYVILLE, IL — Libertyville's Phillipa Soo has been nominated for an Emmy award for her role as Eliza Hamilton in the Broadway hit Hamilton.
She is among the nominees picked for outstanding supporting actresses in a limited or anthology series or movie. Soo expressed her gratitude for the Emmy nod, which was announced Tuesday, via Twitter.
Wowowow what a day! Thank you for the love everybody! Thank you @TelevisionAcad for this honor. I am so grateful.
— Phillipa Soo (@Phillipasoo) July 13, 2021
Soo says her acting debut truly began in her Libertyville home as a child when she would stand on a coffee table in a pink tutu and put on a show for her stuffed animals and her mom, according to the Daily Herald. Soo, who attended Libertyville High from 2005 to 2008, performed in Cats, Oklahoma and Guys and Dolls at the All-State Theater Festival while in high school, according to the Daily Herald.
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Soo graduated from Julliard Dance in 2012 and Hamilton was her Broadway debut.
"It's insane. I would have never dreamed this and it's quite the dream," Soo said during a Today show interview.
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The Hamilton cast won a Grammy in 2016 and Soo was nominated for a Tony as well that same year.
The 73rd Emmy awards will be presented on Sept. 19.
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Watch the #Emmys nominations LIVE in 10 minutes (8:30 AM PT) at https://t.co/WpdTUWSL2C and right here on Twitter. #EmmyNoms #Emmys2021 https://t.co/OW87c8RqQq
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) July 13, 2021
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