Michelle Williams admits she had to set up a TV at home so her daughter Matilda could watch her at the Emmys
Michelle Williams had to get a TV working in her house so her daughter Matilda could watch her at the Emmys.
The 39-year-old star - who won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie for her role as Gwen Verdon in Fosse/Verdon at Sunday night's ceremony - admitted she doesn't normally watch television.
So she had to dust one off for her 13-year-old daughter Matilda, whom she shared with ex-partner, the late Heath Ledger, to catch her acceptance speech.
No TV!: Michelle Williams has admitted that she had to get a TV working in her home so her daughter Matilda, 13, here seen in NYC in May, could watch her at the Emmys
The Venom star also had no idea that her former Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek is competing on Dancing With The Stars due to her lack of a functioning TV.
Busy Philipps, who played Audrey Liddell in Dawson's Creek, told Entertainment Tonight: 'I have to say something. Michelle truly is a person who doesn't have a television.
'You know how people say that and you're like, "Yeah, you do." '
And Michelle added: 'We had to get it working tonight so that my daughter could watch the Emmys.'
Award winner: The 39-year-old star - who won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie for her role as Gwen Verdon in Fosse/Verdon at Sunday night's ceremony - admitted she doesn't normally watch television
Busy, 40, then commented on how well James - who starred as Dawson Leery in the hit US drama - is doing on the celebrity dance show. She said: 'He's killing it. And I want him to win.'
Michelle, who played Jen Lindley, said she might keep the TV plugged in to watch her old cast mate in action, saying, 'I can't wait to see this!'
During her acceptance speech, Michelle spoke passionately about gender equality at the star-studded awards show.
Coming out in support: Busy Phillips, 49, who donned a beautiful yellow gown, backed her friend's story about the TV saying, 'Michelle truly is a person who doesn't have a television'
Reflecting on the support she'd had on Fosse/Verdon, she said: 'They understood that when you put value into a person, it empowers that person to get in touch with their own inherent value, and then where do they put that value? They put it into their work.
'So, the next time a woman - and especially a woman of color, because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her white male counterpart - tells you what she needs in order to do her job, listen to her. Believe her.
'Because one day she might stand in front of you and say thank you for allowing her to succeed because of her workplace environment and not in spite of it.'
Old friends: Michelle, who carried her Emmy, and Busy have been best pals since appearing together on Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003
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