jessica gunning
The 2024 Emmys ceremony was a big night for the hit Netflix drama.
A woman claiming to have inspired the Martha character is currently suing Netflix for "defamation", "gross negligence" and "violations of privacy".
A senior director at Netflix made the statement in a letter supplied to Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
Jessica Gunning said that "overwhelmed doesn't cover it", while Nava Mau was "honoured" to be making Emmys history with her nomination.
A two-time Oscar nominee was apparently in the running to appear in the hit Netflix series before Jessica Gunning was cast.
And there’s another very big name attached…
Richard Gadd has also revealed he saw some of "the best actresses in Britain" before casting Jessica as Martha.
The pair have opened up about the creation of the Martha character in their hit Netflix show.
"It took me 36 years, but I did it.”