Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 56, known for her starring role on HBO’s Veep, posted a photo on Instagram after finishing her second round of chemo on Thursday. This was the first post about her battle with breast cancer since her diagnosis.

The Instagram post of Louis-Dreyfus consisted of the actress wearing a black hoodie, blacked out sunglasses and a drawn-on mustache with a tough looking demeanor.

She captioned the photo, “Chemo #2: finito. We are NOT f—ing around here. ‘I’ve got the eye of the tiger. The Fighter dancing through the fire cuz I am a champion and you’re going to hear me ROAR.’” She then went on to thank and tag her Veep co-stars Tony Hale, Timothy Simons and singer Katy Perry for their “hilarious and loving inspiration.”

Louis-Dreyfus revealed she had breast cancer through Twitter and Instagram post on Sept. 28. She posted a photo that said, “1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one. The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let’s fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality.”With this photo signed be Louis-Dreyfus, the caption was, “Just when you thought…”

Louis-Dreyfus won the Emmy for Best Actress for her role in Veep. Her cancer diagnosis was received one day after the Emmys. Veep‘s producers announced that the upcoming seventh season would be the last season of the HBO show.

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