As Alex Borstein of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" accepted the Emmy for best supporting actress, she shared a story of how her grandmother survived the Holocaust.
Borstein said she was dedicating her win "to the strength of a woman. To ['The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' creator] Amy Sherman-Palladino, to every woman on the 'Maisel' cast and crew" -- as well as to her mother and her grandmother, who she said lived through the Holocaust.
(MORE: Emmys 2019: Complete winners list)Borstein said her grandmother survived by turning to a guard when "she was in line to be shot into a pit."
"She said, 'What happens if I step out of line?' And he said, 'I don't have the heart to shoot you, but somebody will,'" Borstein said. "And she stepped out of line. And for that I am here, and for that my children are here. So step out of line, ladies."
Borstein, for the second year in a row, won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as manager Susie Myerson on Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
(MORE: Emmys 2019: Who the nominees brought as their dates)Backstage at the awards show, she explained why she decided to discuss her grandmother.
"My grandmother was the strongest woman I knew and I get choked up every time I talk about her," Borstein said. "She was an amazing person and an amazing story, and focusing on the strength of women now and how we've come a long way, and it's bulls--t. They've always been there. These women have always run the roost and I come from a long line of bulldozers and I'm proud."