Gina Rodriguez Wins Best Actress At The Golden Globes, Gives Powerful Speech

Watch Gina Rodriguez's Powerful Speech At The Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 11: Actress Gina Rodriguez, winner of Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy for 'Jane the Virgin,' poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 11: Actress Gina Rodriguez, winner of Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy for 'Jane the Virgin,' poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Gina Rodriguez won Best Actress in a TV Comedy at the 2015 Golden Globes for the titular role in The CW's "Jane the Virgin."

After having to walk a half marathon to accept her award, Rodriguez caught her breath and thanked showrunner Jennie Urman "for making me her Jane."

"This award is so much more than myself," she said. "It represents a culture that wants to see themselves as heroes."

"My dad used to tell me to wake up each day and say, 'I can and I will,'" she continued. "Well, dad, today's a great day. I can and I did."

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Rodriguez defeated Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Taylor Schilling for the honor. This is her first Golden Globe award.

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