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
ActorCompletedYears tocompleteOscarEmmyTonyTotalwinsHelen Hayes1953211932195319475Thomas Mitchell1953131940195319533Ingrid Bergman1960151945196019476Shirley Booth1962131953196219496Melvyn Douglas196881964196819604Paul Scofield196971967196919623Jack Albertson1975101969197519654Rita Moreno1977151962197719754Maureen Stapleton1982311982196819514Jason Robards1988291977198819594Jessica Tandy1990421990198819485Jeremy Irons1997131991199719844 Anne Bancroft1999411963199919584Vanessa Redgrave2003251978198120034Maggie Smith2003331970200319907Al Pacino2004351993200419695Geoffrey Rush2009121997200520093Ellen Burstyn2009341975200919754Christopher Plummer2012382012197719745Helen Mirren2015192007199620156Frances McDormand2015181997201520115Jessica Lange2016331983200920166Viola Davis2017162017201520014Glenda Jackson2018471971197220186

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