Helen Hayes American actress
Helen Hayes (1900–1993) was the first performer to achieve the triple crown of acting, doing so in 1953. Hayes was a 9-time Emmy (1), 3-time Tony (2), and 2-time Oscar (2) nominee, for a total of 14 TC nominations. She won two Oscars, two Tonys and an Emmy for a total of five competitive triple crown awards. Hayes also won a
Grammy in
1977 for
Best Spoken Word Recording to complete the
EGOT. Hayes is one of only three Triple Crown winners (along with
Rita Moreno and
Viola Davis) to have achieved EGOT status. •
Academy Awards: •
1932:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
The Sin of Madelon Claudet •
1971:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
Airport •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1953:
Best Actress •
Tony Awards: •
1947:
Best Actress in a Play –
Happy Birthday •
1958:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
Time Remembered Thomas Mitchell American actor and writer
Thomas Mitchell (1892–1962) completed the triple crown in 1953, two months after
Helen Hayes. He was a 3-time Emmy (1), 2-time Oscar (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of six TC nominations. Mitchell won three awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1940:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role –
Stagecoach •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1953:
Best Actor •
Tony Awards: •
1953:
Distinguished Musical Actor –
Hazel Flagg Ingrid Bergman Swedish actress
Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982) completed the triple crown in 1960, making her the youngest to achieve it. She was a 7-time Oscar (3), 3-time Emmy (2), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 11 TC nominations. Bergman won six awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1945:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Gaslight •
1957: Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Anastasia •
1975:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
Murder on the Orient Express •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1960:
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress (Lead or Support) –
Startime •
1982:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie –
A Woman Called Golda •
Tony Awards: •
1947:
Best Actress in a Play –
Joan of Lorraine Shirley Booth American actress
Shirley Booth (1898–1992) completed the triple crown in 1962. She was a 4-time Emmy (2), 3-time Tony (3), and 1-time Oscar (1) nominee, for a total of eight TC nominations. Booth won six awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1953:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Come Back, Little Sheba •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1962:
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) –
Hazel •
1963: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) –
Hazel •
Tony Awards: •
1949:
Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play –
Goodbye, My Fancy •
1950:
Best Actress in a Play –
Come Back, Little Sheba •
1953:
Distinguished Dramatic Actress –
The Time of the Cuckoo Melvyn Douglas American actor
Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981) completed the triple crown in 1968. He was a 3-time Oscar (2), 2-time Emmy (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of six TC nominations. Douglas won four awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1964:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role –
Hud •
1979: Best Actor in a Supporting Role –
Being There •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1968:
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama –
CBS Playhouse •
Tony Awards: •
1960:
Best Leading Actor in a Play –
The Best Man Paul Scofield English actor
Paul Scofield (1922–2008) completed the triple crown in 1969. He was a 2-time Oscar (1), 1-time Emmy (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of four TC nominations. Scofield won three awards. His seven-year completion is the fastest of any triple crown recipient. •
Academy Awards: •
1967:
Best Actor in a Leading Role –
A Man for All Seasons •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1969:
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role –
Male of the Species •
Tony Awards: •
1962:
Best Leading Actor in a Play –
A Man for All Seasons Jack Albertson American actor, comedian, dancer and singer
Jack Albertson (1907–1981) completed the triple crown in 1975. He was a 5-time Emmy (2), 2-time Tony (1), and 1-time Oscar (1) nominee, for a total of eight TC nominations. Albertson won four awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1969:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role –
The Subject Was Roses •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1975:
Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music –
Cher •
1976:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series –
Chico and the Man •
Tony Awards: •
1965:
Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play –
The Subject Was Roses Rita Moreno Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer
Rita Moreno (born 1931) completed the triple crown in 1977. She is a 6-time Emmy (2), 1-time Oscar (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of eight TC nominations. Moreno has won 4 TC qualifying awards. She is the first
Hispanic actor to win the Triple Crown. Moreno also won a
Grammy in
1973 for
Best Recording for Children to complete the
EGOT. She is one of only three Triple Crown winners (along with
Helen Hayes and
Viola Davis) to have also achieved EGOT status. •
Academy Awards: •
1962:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
West Side Story •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1977:
Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music –
The Muppet Show •
1978:
Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Comedy or Drama Series –
The Rockford Files •
Tony Awards: •
1975:
Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play –
The Ritz Maureen Stapleton American actress
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) completed the triple crown in 1982. She was a 7-time Emmy (1), 6-time Tony (2), and 4-time Oscar (1) nominee, for a total of 17 nominations. Stapleton won four awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1982:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
Reds •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1968:
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama –
Among the Paths to Eden •
Tony Awards: •
1951:
Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play –
The Rose Tattoo •
1971:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
The Gingerbread Lady Jason Robards American actor
Jason Robards (1922–2000) completed the triple crown in 1988. He was an 8-time Tony (1), 5-time Emmy (1), and 3-time Oscar (2) nominee, for a total of 16 TC nominations. Robards won four awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1977:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – ''
All the President's Men'' •
1978: Best Actor in a Supporting Role –
Julia •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1988:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special –
Inherit the Wind •
Tony Awards: •
1959:
Best Leading Actor in a Play –
The Disenchanted Jessica Tandy British-American actress
Jessica Tandy (1909–1994) completed the triple crown in 1990. She was a 5-time Tony (3), 3-time Emmy (1), and 2-time Oscar nominee (1), for a total of 10 TC nominations. Tandy won five awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1990:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Driving Miss Daisy •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1988:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special –
Foxfire •
Tony Awards: •
1947:
Best Actress in a Play –
A Streetcar Named Desire •
1978:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
The Gin Game •
1983: Best Leading Actress in a Play –
Foxfire Jeremy Irons English actor and activist
Jeremy Irons (born 1948) completed the triple crown in 1997. He is a 3-time acting Emmy (2), 1-time Oscar (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of five TC nominations. Irons has won four TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1991:
Best Actor in a Leading Role –
Reversal of Fortune •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1997:
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance –
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century •
2006:
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie –
Elizabeth I •
Tony Awards: •
1984:
Best Leading Actor in a Play –
The Real Thing Anne Bancroft American actress
Anne Bancroft (1931–2005) completed the triple crown in 1999. She was a 6-time (1) acting Emmy, 5-time Oscar (1), and 3-time Tony (2) nominee, for a total of 14 TC nominations. Bancroft won four awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1963:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
The Miracle Worker •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1999:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
Deep in My Heart •
Tony Awards: •
1958:
Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play –
Two for the Seesaw •
1960:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
The Miracle Worker Vanessa Redgrave English actress and activist
Vanessa Redgrave (born 1937) completed the triple crown in 2003. She is a 6-time Oscar (1), 6-time Emmy (2), and 3-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Redgrave has won four TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1978:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
Julia •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1981:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special –
Playing for Time •
2000:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
If These Walls Could Talk 2 •
Tony Awards: •
2003:
Best Leading Actress in a Play – ''
Long Day's Journey into Night''
Maggie Smith English actress
Maggie Smith (1934–2024) completed the triple crown in 2003. She was a 9-time Emmy (4), 6-time Oscar (2), and 3-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 18 TC nominations. Smith was the first and only Triple Crown winner to win seven TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1970:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie •
1979:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
California Suite •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
2003:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie –
My House in Umbria •
2011:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
Downton Abbey •
2012:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series –
Downton Abbey •
2016: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series –
Downton Abbey •
Tony Awards: •
1990:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
Lettice and Lovage Al Pacino American actor
Al Pacino (born 1940) completed the triple crown in 2004. He is a 9-time Oscar (1), 3-time Emmy (2), and 3-time Tony (2) nominee, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Pacino has won five TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1993:
Best Actor in a Leading Role –
Scent of a Woman •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
2004:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie –
Angels in America •
2010: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie – ''
You Don't Know Jack'' •
Tony Awards: •
1969:
Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play –
Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? •
1977:
Best Leading Actor in a Play –
The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Geoffrey Rush Australian actor
Geoffrey Rush (born 1951) completed the triple crown in 2009. He is a 4-time Oscar (1), 2-time Emmy (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of seven TC nominations. Rush has won three TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1997:
Best Actor in a Leading Role –
Shine •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
2005:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie –
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers •
Tony Awards: •
2009:
Best Leading Actor in a Play –
Exit the King Ellen Burstyn American actress
Ellen Burstyn (born 1932) completed the triple crown in 2009. She is an 8-time Emmy (2), 6-time Oscar (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Burstyn has won four TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1975:
Best Actress in a Leading Role – ''
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
2009:
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series –
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit •
2013:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie –
Political Animals •
Tony Awards: •
1975:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
Same Time, Next Year Christopher Plummer Canadian actor
Christopher Plummer (1929–2021) completed the triple crown in 2012. He was a 7-time Emmy (2), 7-time Tony (2), and 3-time Oscar (1) nominee, for a total of 17 TC nominations. Plummer won five awards. With his Oscar win in 2012, Plummer became the oldest person to complete the Triple Crown at the age of 82. •
Academy Awards: •
2012:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role –
Beginners •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1977:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series –
The Moneychangers •
1994:
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance –
Madeline •
Tony Awards: •
1974:
Best Leading Actor in a Musical –
Cyrano •
1997:
Best Leading Actor in a Play –
Barrymore Helen Mirren English actress
Helen Mirren (born 1945) completed the triple crown in 2015. She is an 11-time Emmy (4), 4-time Oscar (1), and 3-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 18 TC nominations. Mirren has won six TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
2007:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
The Queen •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1996:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special –
Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness •
1999:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
The Passion of Ayn Rand •
2006: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
Elizabeth I •
2007: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
Prime Suspect: The Final Act •
Tony Awards: •
2015:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
The Audience Frances McDormand American actress and producer
Frances McDormand (born 1957) completed the triple crown in 2015. She is a 6-time acting Oscar (3), 2-time Tony (1), and 2-time acting Emmy (1) nominee, for a total of 10 TC nominations. McDormand has won five TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1997:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Fargo •
2018: Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri •
2021: Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Nomadland •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
2015:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie –
Olive Kitteridge •
Tony Awards: •
2011:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
Good People Jessica Lange American actress
Jessica Lange (born 1949) completed the triple crown in 2016. She is a 10-time Emmy (3), 6-time Oscar (2), and 2-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 18 TC nominations. Lange has won six TC qualifying awards. •
Academy Awards: •
1983:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
Tootsie •
1995:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Blue Sky •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
2009:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
Grey Gardens •
2012:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
American Horror Story: Murder House •
2014: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie –
American Horror Story: Coven •
Tony Awards: •
2016:
Best Leading Actress in a Play – ''
Long Day's Journey into Night''
Viola Davis American actress and producer
Viola Davis (born 1965) completed the triple crown in 2017. She is the first
African American to achieve the triple crown. She is a 4-time Oscar (1), 3-time Tony (2), and 5-time Emmy (1) nominee, for a total of 12 TC nominations. Davis has won four TC qualifying awards. She also won a
Grammy in
2023 for
Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording to complete the
EGOT. Davis is one of only three Triple Crown winners (along with
Helen Hayes and
Rita Moreno) to have also achieved EGOT status. •
Academy Awards: •
2017:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role –
Fences •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
2015:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series –
How to Get Away with Murder •
Tony Awards: •
2001:
Best Featured Actress in a Play –
King Hedley II •
2010:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
Fences Glenda Jackson English actress and former
Member of Parliament (MP)
Glenda Jackson (1936–2023) completed the triple crown in 2018. She was a 5-time Tony (1), 5-time Emmy (3), and 4-time Oscar (2) nominee, for a total of 14 TC nominations. Jackson won six awards. Her forty-eight-year completion is the longest of any triple crown recipient. •
Academy Awards: •
1971:
Best Actress in a Leading Role –
Women in Love •
1974: Best Actress in a Leading Role –
A Touch of Class •
Primetime Emmy Awards: •
1972:
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role –
Elizabeth R • 1972:
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series –
Elizabeth R •
International Emmy Awards: •
2020:
Best Performance by an Actress –
Elizabeth Is Missing •
Tony Awards: •
2018:
Best Leading Actress in a Play –
Three Tall Women ==Two competitive awards==