Sarah Paulson dedicates Emmy win to 'whip-smart' Marcia Clark

Marcia Clark and Sarah Paulson.
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As Sarah Paulson accepted her Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie on Sunday night for her portrayal of Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, she spoke about the "enormous" responsibility of playing a real person.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.