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Helen Hayes was the first woman to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. She completed this unusual accomplishement in 1976
- She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932)
- She won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for Happy Birthday (1947)
- She won an Emmy Award for Best Actress in 1953 for a nonspecific role
- She won a Grammy Award for her recording of the Bill of Rights (1976)
She became the second person to have received the Oscar, Tony, Emmy and GRAMMY Awards. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986
In 1977, Rita Moreno became the third person, second woman (first Hispanic) to win this "Grand Slam" (Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony).
- Academy Award as the Best Supporting Actress "West Side Story" (1961)
- Grammy Award The Electric Company Album (1972)
- Tony Award Best Featured Actress, "The Ritz" (1975)
- Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1977)
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∙ 11y agoGail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
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∙ 14y agoThe Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards are considered the four major entertainment awards in American show business. They are each presented annually, the awards honor outstanding achievements, respectively, in film, television, music, and theater. Winning all four awards has been called the Showbiz Award Grand Slam or EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). The first African American to accomplish this unusual achievement was Whoopi Goldberg.
- She won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording - Whoopi Goldberg-Original Broadway Show Recording (1985)
- She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Ghost (1990)
- She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel(Host) (2002)
- She won a Tony Award for Best Musical - Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) (Co-Producer)
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∙ 11y agoGail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
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∙ 13y agoThe Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards are considered the four major entertainment awards in American show business. Each award is presented annually to honor outstanding achievements, respectively, in film, television, music, and theater. Winning all four awards has been called the Showbiz Award Grand Slam or EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
Whoopi Goldberg is the only black woman to win all four awards. Only the Oscar was for acting!
- She won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording - Whoopi Goldberg-Original Broadway Show Recording (1985)
- She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Ghost (1990)
- She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel(Host) (2002)
- She won a Tony Award for Best Musical - Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) (Co-Producer)
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∙ 11y agoGail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
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∙ 9y agoWhoopi Goldberg was the first African American woman to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award. This distinction is known as the EGOT, or Grand Slam of Show Business. As of May 2014, Whoopi Goldberg is the 12th individual to achieve this milestone. She was also the first artist to win two of these awards in the same year.
Emmy Awards (Daytime):
2002: Outstanding Special Class Special: "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel" (Host)
2009: Outstanding Talk Show Host - The View (co-host)
Grammy Award:
1985: Best Comedy Recording - Whoopi Goldberg-Original Broadway Show Recording
Oscar (Academy Award):
1990: Best Supporting Actress, "Ghost"
Tony Award:
2002: Best Musical - "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (co-producer)
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∙ 12y agoGail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix."
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When was Emmy Award created?
Emmy Award was created in 1949.
Who is the first female American actress to win the Emmy award?
Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix."
When did Primetime Emmy Award happen?
Primetime Emmy Award happened in 1949.
Did Zac Efron win an Emmy award?
no zac efron never won a award from neither topics
Which first lady won an Emmy Award for her televised tour of the white house?
Jacqueline Kennedy
Who was the first black man to win a Emmy Award?
Harry Belafonte.
What award did Robert Blake get for the first black man in history to get the military highest award?
he won the Emmy award
Who was the first African-American female actress who won the Emmy Award?
Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix."
What award did Password win in 1974?
Emmy Award Password won the first-ever Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1974.
Who was the first female African American to win an Emmy Award?
Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
When was Emmy Award created?
Emmy Award was created in 1949.
What year did Walt Disney won his first Emmy Award?
Disney won his first Emmy Award in 1956 for Best Producer - Film Series for the Disneyland TV series.
Who were the only two people to win Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony and Pulitzer awards?
Winning an Academy Award (Oscar), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award in their respective acting categories is known as winning the "Triple Crown" of acting awards; although it has also been accomplished by a set designer and a choreographer. Thirty-two (32) people have achieved this unusual accomplishment. The first person to do it was Thomas Mitchell. He won his first Emmy in 1953. He won his first Oscar in 1940, and he won his first Tony in 1953.Other artists to accomplish this task are listed in chronological order.1940 Thomas Mitchell - First Emmy Award 1953 - First Oscar Award 1940 - First Tony Award 1953. He is the first actor to win the triple crown.1945 Helen Hayes - First Emmy Award 1962 - First Oscar Award 1945 - First Tony Award 1950. She also won a Grammy.1945 Ingrid Bergman - First Emmy Award 1960 - First Oscar Award 1945 - First ony Award 1947.1945 Richard Rodgers - First Emmy Award 1962 - First Oscar Award 1945 - First Tony Award 1950. He also won a Grammy.1948 Jessica Tandy - First Emmy Award 1988 - First Oscar Award 1990 - First Tony Award 1948.1949 Shirley Booth - First Emmy Award 1962 - First Oscar Award 1953 - First Tony Award 1949.1951 Maureen Stapleton - First Emmy Award 1968 - First Oscar Award 1982 - First Tony Award 1951.1953 Audrey Hepburn - First Emmy Award 1993 - First Oscar Award 1953 - First Tony Award 1954. She also won a Grammy.1955 Bob Fosse - First Emmy Award 1973 - First Oscar Award 1973 - First Tony Award 1955. He won all three awards in 1973.1958 Anne Bancroft - First Emmy Award 1970 - First Oscar Award 1963 - First Tony Award 1958.1959 Jason Robards - First Emmy Award 1988 - First Oscar Award 1977 - First Tony Award 1959.1960 Melvyn Douglas - First Emmy Award 1968 - First Oscar Award 1964 - First Tony Award 1960.1961 John Gielgud - First Emmy Award 1991 - First Oscar Award 1981 - First Tony Award 1961. He also won a Grammy.1961 Rita Moreno - First Emmy Award 1977 - First Oscar Award 1961 - First Tony Award 1975. She also won a Grammy.1962 Paul Scofield - First Emmy Award 1969 - First Oscar Award 1967 - First Tony Award 1962.1964 Mike Nichols - First Emmy Award 2001 - First Oscar Award 1967 - First Tony Award 1964. He also won a Grammy.1965 Barbra Streisand - First Emmy Award 1965 - First Oscar Award 1968 - First Tony Award 1970. Her Tony Award was not competitive. She also won arammy. 1965 Jack Albertson - First Emmy Award 1965 - First Oscar Award 1968 - First Tony Award 1965.1965 Liza Minnelli - First Emmy Award 1973 - First Oscar Award 1972 - First Tony Award 1965. She also has a Special Grammy Award1968 Mel Brooks - First Emmy Award 1997 - First Oscar Award 1968 - First Tony Award 2001. He also won a Grammy.1969 Al Pacino - First Emmy Award 2004 - First Oscar Award 1993 - First Tony Award 1969.1970 Maggie Smith - First Emmy Award 2003 - First Oscar Award 1970 - First Tony Award 1990.1973 Marvin Hamlisch - First Emmy Award 1995 - First Oscar Award 1973 - First Tony Award 1976. He also won a Grammy.1973 Ralph Burns - First Emmy Award 1980 - First Oscar Award 1973 - First Tony Award 1999.1973 Tony Walton - First Emmy Award 2009 - First Oscar Award 1980 - First Tony Award 1973. He is the only designer to win these three awards.1975 Ellen Burstyn - First Emmy Award 2009 - First Oscar Award 1975 - First Tony Award 1975.1977 Jonathan Tunick - First Emmy Award 1982 - First Oscar Award 1977 - First Tony Award 1997. He also won a Grammy.1978 Vanessa Redgrave - First Emmy Award 1981 - First Oscar Award 1978 - First Tony Award 2003.1984 Jeremy Irons - First Emmy Award 1997 - First Oscar Award 1991 - First Tony Award 1984.1984 Scott Rudin - First Emmy Award 1984 - First Oscar Award 2008 - First Tony Award 1994.1990 Whoopi Goldberg - First Emmy Award 2002 - First Oscar Award 1990 - First Tony Award 2002. She also won a Grammy.1997 Geoffrey Rush - First Emmy Award 2005 - First Oscar Award 1997 - First Tony Award 2009.
Who is the first female American actress to win the Emmy award?
Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix."
When did Primetime Emmy Award happen?
Primetime Emmy Award happened in 1949.
When was Daytime Emmy Award created?
Daytime Emmy Award was created in 1974.
When did Daytime Emmy Award happen?
Daytime Emmy Award happened in 1974.
