During the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who grew up in Mount Airy, took home the award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture, writes Alexandra Simon for CBS News Philadelphia.

Randolph won the award for her role as Mary Lamb in the film “The Holdovers,” which also starred Paul Giamatti, Carrie Preston, and Dominic Sessa, among others.

In her acceptance speech, she thanked her co-stars — namely Giamatti and Sessa  — as well as her movie character.

“Thank you to my family and friends for holding me up, and to the character Mary,” Randolph said. “Oh Mary, you have changed my life, you have made me feel seen in so many ways that I have never imagined.”

The film was also nominated for Best Movie Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Prior to making her name for herself in the movie industry, Randolph was a student at Temple University.

She graduated from Temple with a bachelor’s degree in classical vocal performance.

Randolph then went on to earn a master’s degree from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. 

Read more about Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s journey to her first Golden Globe Award win in CBS News Philadelphia.

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