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Triple Crown of Acting

The Triple Crown of Acting is a term used to talk about actors who have won an Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award in the acting categories. Only 24 people have achieved the triple crown of acting (15 women, 9 men). Helen Hayes was the first person to achieve the triple crown. Thomas Mitchell became the first man to achieve the triple crown. Hayes, Viola Davis, and Rita Moreno are the only triple crown winners in competitive acting categories who have also won a Grammy Award to complete the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). Dame Maggie Smith has the most triple crown wins, with 7 awards.

Winners

Actor Completed Years to
complete 		Oscar Emmy Tony Total
wins 		Ref.
Helen Hayes 1953 21 1932 1953 1947 5
Thomas Mitchell 1953 13 1940 1953 1953 3 [1]
Ingrid Bergman 1960 15 1945 1960 1947 6
Shirley Booth 1962 13 1953 1962 1949 6
Melvyn Douglas 1968 8 1964 1968 1960 4
Paul Scofield 1969 7 1967 1969 1962 3
Jack Albertson 1975 10 1969 1975 1965 4
Rita Moreno 1977 15 1962 1977 1975 4
Maureen Stapleton 1982 31 1982 1968 1951 4
Jason Robards 1988 29 1977 1988 1959 4
Jessica Tandy 1990 42 1990 1988 1948 5 [2]
Jeremy Irons 1997 13 1991 1997 1984 4 [3]
Anne Bancroft 1999 41 1963 1999 1958 4 [4]
Vanessa Redgrave 2003 25 1978 1981 2003 4 [5]
Maggie Smith 2003 33 1970 2003 1990 7 [6]
Al Pacino 2004 35 1993 2004 1969 5 [7]
Geoffrey Rush 2009 12 1997 2005 2009 3 [8]
Ellen Burstyn 2009 34 1975 2009 1975 4 [9]
Christopher Plummer 2012 38 2012 1977 1974 5 [10]
Helen Mirren 2015 19 2007 1996 2015 6 [11]
Frances McDormand 2015 18 1997 2015 2011 5 [12]
Jessica Lange 2016 33 1983 2009 2016 6 [13]
Viola Davis 2017 16 2017 2015 2001 4 [14]
Glenda Jackson 2018 47 1971 1972 2018 6 [15]

Triple Crown Of Acting Media

  • Promotional photograph of actor Helen Hayes (1940)

  • Photo of Thomas Mitchell from The Backbone of America (1953), a made-for-TV movie

  • Press release publicity photo of Ingrid Bergman for film Gaslight (1944). Cropped from original upload of

  • Photo of actress Shirley Booth from her 1950 Broadway role in Come Back, Little Sheba.

  • Studio publicity portrait of actor Melvyn Douglas.

  • The British actor Paul Scofield (1922-2008) portrayed by Allan Warren at the photographer's studio in London, England.

  • Photo of Jack Albertson.

  • 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards #glaadawards

  • Photo of Maureen Stapleton and Charles Durning from the 1975 made for television film Queen of the Stardust Ballroom.

  • Photo of Julie Bovasso, Shelly Winters and Jason Robards receiving Obie Awards from the Village Voice in 1956.

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Mitchell". The New York Times. 2015. https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/103093/Thomas-Mitchell. Retrieved February 4, 2016. 
  2. ↑ Clark, Kenneth R.. Jessica Tandy feels comfortable in the role of 'The Story Lady' (December 9, 1991). Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Actor Jeremy Irons". Tavis Smiley. PBS. Actor Jeremy Irons | Interviews | Tavis Smiley | PBS. PBS. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ Anne Bancroft obituary (June 5, 2005). Edinburgh. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Vanessa Redgrave (November 14, 2014). Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ Dame Maggie Smith (March 5, 2015). Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Tour dates. An Evening with Pacino. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Geoffrey Rush is named Australian of the year". BBC News. 25 January 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16720698. Retrieved December 31, 2015. 
  9. ↑ The inside track on Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and All the Award Shows (September 13, 2009). Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ White, Carly. The Triple Crown at the Tonys. New York Show Tickets (July 7, 2014). Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ Brenoff, Ann (July 25, 2015). "7 reasons to love Helen Mirren on her 70th birthday". Huffington Post. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5-reasons-we-want-to-celebrate-helen-mirrens-70th-birthday-with-her_55b0f7d4e4b08f57d5d3c417. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  12. ↑ "Frances McDormand". Breaking News. January 25, 2015. http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/frances-mcdormand/. Retrieved December 18, 2015. 
  13. ↑ Sheehan, Paul. Jessica Lange:Emmy win would tie her for first among triple crown acting champs. Gold Derby (July 3, 2017). Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ Levine, Nick. Viola Davis makes history by winning the "triple crown of acting". NME (February 27, 2017). Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  15. ↑ Lambe, Stacy. Glenda Jackson wins Triple Crown of Acting. Entertainment Tonight (June 10, 2018). Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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