The powerful reason why this ‘Diplomat’ scene made everybody cry

Allison Janney on playing a female president in Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’ | CNN

The powerful reason why this ‘Diplomat’ scene made everybody cry

Emmy Award-winning actress Allison Janney sits down with CNN to talk “The Diplomat,” and what it means to play a female president. Stream the full interview in the new series, “Coming Up,” now on the CNN app.

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Emmy Award-winning actress Allison Janney sits down with CNN to talk “The Diplomat,” and what it means to play a female president. Stream the full interview in the new series, “Coming Up,” now on the CNN app.

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