Jessica Walter Earns Posthumous Emmy Nomination | THR News - video Dailymotion

The actress, who passed away in March, is up for her voice-over work in 'Archer' at the September ceremony.

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00:00The late Jessica Walter has earned a posthumous nomination for the 73rd annual Emmy Awards.

00:06The actress who passed away in March is up for her voiceover work in the animated comedy series

00:11Archer. Walter voiced the toxic matriarch Mallory Archer, the abrasive mother, to Sterling Archer.

00:17The nod brings Walter's total Emmy nominations count to five. Walter is of course best known

00:21for playing Lucille on Arrested Development, a role she started in 2003 and earned her a

00:27nomination in the supporting actress category for the part in 2005. In fact, her role on Arrested

00:32Development helped Walter land the part in Archer. Archer creator Adam Reed noted that she was the

00:37first one cast on the show and that they used Lucille as inspiration for Mallory. There's a

00:42chance this isn't Walter's last nomination either. Archer showrunner Casey Willis has said that Walter

00:47had already recorded her lines for much of the next season of the show. Those episodes will likely be

00:52eligible for the 2022 Emmys and she could easily be on the ballot again. For more on the story,

00:58head to the article on THR.com. And for more on this year's Emmy Awards and nominations,

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