FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 15 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

Capping a year of recognition, George Mason alum Rhea Seehorn, BA Art (Studio) '94, received an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards Monday, September 15, in Los Angeles.

Seehorn won for her role as romantasy author Carol Sturka on the AppleTV series Pluribus, a post-apocalyptic show set in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in which most of the world's population has been assimilated into a hive mind. Carol and a handful of others have not, and she works to find a way to undo what the series calls the Joining.

Seehorn is widely known for her acclaimed portrayal of Kim Wexler in AMC'sBetter Call Saul, a role that ea...