The actress is the ambassador for Hunger Is, a joint charitable initiative between the Albertsons Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation aimed at eradicating childhood hunger in America, reported the Entertainment Weekly.
"Growing up, I was among the 1 in 5 American kids who struggled with hunger. And hungry mornings make tired days," she said in the video.
The Emmy-winner has talked about her struggle with poverty while growing up in her past interviews too.
"It's only been recently that I can admit that I would jump in trash bins looking for food and I would steal from the corner store because I was hungry. I would fall asleep in school on a daily basis because we had nothing," she told People magazine in 2014.