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Who was the first woman to win both an Oscar for best actress and an Emmy in the same year?
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Liza Minnelli won an Oscar for Cabaret (1972), and the same year won an Emmy for her TV special Liza with a "Z".
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Who was the first woman to win a tony awawrd fo rtheater an Emmy for tv an Oscar for motion pictures and a Grammy recording?
Helen Hayes (1900-1993) was the first to achieve this feat, followed by Rita Moreno (1931 - ) and Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993). If Daytime Emmy count as Emmy Awards, then Whoopi Goldburg qualifies and if Honorary Awards count then Barbra Streisand and Liza Minelli also qualify for this elite group.
Who was the first African 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." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
Who is the first black actrees who won the Oscar awards for best acting?
Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001). As of 2009, no other African American has won this award.Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Other nominees include:Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues(1972)Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972)Diahann Carroll as Claudine in Claudine (1974)Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris in The Color Purple(1985)Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones in Precious (2009)
Who was the first African American woman to win a tony?
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.
Who was the first Female African American television show host?
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.
Who was the first woman to win an Emmy an Oscar and a Tony?
Liza Minnelli
Who was the first Hispanic person to win an Emmy a Grammy an Oscar and a Tony?
Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic entertainer (third person, second woman) 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)
Who is the actress that won an Emmy Award an Oscar a Tony award and a Grammy?
Barbra Streisand
Who won the 1997 osar for Best Actress and the 96-97 Emmy in a comedy series?
Helen Hunt won an Emmy award for Mad About You and an Oscar as Lead Actress in As Good As It Gets in the same year.
Who was the first person to win an Emmy and an Oscar?
Helen Hayes.
Was Halle Berry the first African American to win an Oscar?
No. Halle Berry was the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won for her performance in the 2001 drama "Monster's Ball." The first black woman to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel, who captured the Best Supporting Actress award for "Gone With the Wind" (1939). Whoopi Goldberg received the 1990 award in the same category for "Ghost" (1990).
Who was the first black actress to win a Daytime Emmy?
Debbi Morgan.
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.
What is an Emmy?
An Emmy is like an Oscar but it only relates to TV.
Who won an Emmy a Grammy an Oscar and a Tony?
The, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards are considered the four major entertainment prizes in American show business. Each award is presented annually to honor outstanding achievements, respectively, in television, music, film and theater. Winning all four awards has been called the Showbiz Award Grand Slam or EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)As of March 2014, 12 people have won all four awards in competitive categories. The recipients: John Gielgud(actor), Whoopi Goldberg (actress), Helen Hayes(actress), Audrey Hepburn (actress), Rita Moreno(actress), Marvin Hamlisch (composer), Richard Rodgers (composer), Jonathan Tunick (composer), Robert Lopez (songwriter); Mel Brooks (actor, screenwriter, producer), Scott Rudin (producer) and Mike Nichols (comedian, director).Two of these artists -- Rodgers and Hamlisch -- won a Pulitzer Prize as well.Three other artists -- Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, and James Earl Jones -- have also received all of the four major entertainment awards, although some of their prizes were not exclusively competitive.
What black woman has won an Emmy in the Lead Actress category?
Isabel Sanford, who played Louise "Weezie" Jefferson in the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons," won the 1980-1981 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.Viola Davis became the first African-American star to win the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She received the 2014-2015 Primetime Emmy for her performances in the ABC series "How to Get Away with Murder."
What did Thomas Mitchell win his Emmy for?
He won a 1952 Emmy Award for his performance in "The Good of His Soul" on "The Ford Television Theatre." He was the first actor ever to win an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony.
