VIDEO : Sarah Paulson On Playing Marcia Clark in 'American Crime Story'

Actress Sarah Paulson earned her first Emmy on Sunday for her portrayal as prosecutor Marcia Clark on The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story. For Paulson, playing Clark felt like a deeply important task and it was one she wanted to take as seriously as possible. Paulson said she chose to bring Marcia Clark as her guest for the evening because she felt that the lawyer deserved some public redemption. For the actress, The People vs. OJ Simpson has been an opportunity to revisit the way Clark was treated during the Simpson trial, especially by the media and the public. The show shed new light on Clark's role in the trial and what it meant to be judged as a woman throughout the process.