A select group of entertainers can round out their trophy cases with a competitive win from the Recording Academy
The EGOT — an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony — is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it.
Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)Emmy: Single Performance by an Actress, “Startime” (1960); Actress in Limited Series or Special, “A Woman Called Golda” (1982) Oscar: Actress, “Gaslight” (1944); Actress, “Anastasia” (1956); Supporting Actress, “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974) Tony: Actress (Dramatic), “Joan of Lorraine” (1947)
Liza Minnelli (1946 – ) Emmy: Single Program – Variety and Popular Music, “Liza With a Z” (1973) Oscar: Actress, “Cabaret” (1973) Tony: Actress in a Musical, “Flora, the Red Menace” (1965); Actress, “The Act” (1978)
Ellen Burstyn (1932 – ) Emmy: Guest Actress in Drama Series, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2009); Supporting Actress in Miniseries or Movie, “Political Animals” (2013) Oscar: Actress, “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1974) Tony: Actress in a Play, “Same Time, Next Year” (1975)
Jeremy Irons (1948 – ) Emmy: Voiceover Performance, “The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century” (1997); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, “Elizabeth I” (2006); Narrator, “Big Cat Week” (2014) Oscar: Actor, “Reversal of Fortune” (1990) Tony: Actor in a Play, “The Real Thing” (1984)
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005) Emmy: Variety or Musical Program – Variety and Popular Music, “Annie, The Women in the Life of a Man” (1970) Oscar: Actress, “The Miracle Worker” (1962) Tony: Supporting Actress in a Play, “Two for the Seesaw” (1958); Actress in a Play, “The Miracle Worker” (1960)
Viola Davis (1965 – ) Emmy: Actress in a Drama Series, “How to Get Away With Murder” (2015) Oscar: Actress, “Fences” (2016) Tony: Featured Actress in a Play, “King Hedley II” (2001); Actress in a Play, “Fences” (2010)
Bob Fosse (1927-1987) Emmy: Choreography, Directing, Single Program – Variety and Popular Music, “Liza With a Z” (1973)Oscar: Director, “Cabaret” (1972)Tony: Choreographer, “The Pajama Game” (1955); “Damn Yankees” (1956); “Redhead” (1959); “Little Me” (1963); “Sweet Charity” (1966); “Pippin” (1973); “Dancin'” (1978); “Big Deal” (1986); Director, “Pippin” (1973)
Frances McDormand (1957 – )Emmy: 2 prizes for producing and starring in Limited Series or a Movie, “Olive Kitteridge” (2015) Oscar (2): Actress, “Fargo” (1996); “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) Tony: Actress in a Play, “Good People” (2011)
Helen Mirren (1945 – ) Emmy: Actress in a Miniseries or a Special, “Prime Suspect” (1996); Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, “The Passion of Ayn Rand” (1999); Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, “Elizabeth I” (2006); Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, “Prime Suspect: The Final Act” (2007) Oscar: Actress, “The Queen” (2006) Tony: Actress in a Play, “The Audience” (2015)
Jessica Lange (1949 – ) Emmy (3): Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, “Grey Gardens” (2009); “American Horror Story” (2012 and 2014) Oscar (2): Supporting Actress, “Tootsie” (1982); Actress, “Blue Sky” (1994) Tony: Actress, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” (2016)
Jason Robards (1922-2000) Emmy: Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, “Inherit the Wind” (1988)Oscar: Supporting Actor, “All the President’s Men” (1976); Supporting Actor, “Julia” (1977) Tony: Actor in a Play, “The Disenchanted” (1959)
Al Pacino (1940 -) Emmy: Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, “Angels in America” (2004) and “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010) Oscar: Actor, “Scent of a Woman” (1992) Tony: Supporting Actor in a Play, “Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?” (1969); Actor, “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel” (1979)
Christopher Plummer (1929 – ) Emmy (2): Actor in a Limited Series,”Arthur Hailey’s the Moneychangers” (1977); Voiceover Performance, “Madeline” (1994) Oscar: Supporting Actor, “The Beginners” (2011) Tony (2): Actor in a Musical, “Cyrano” (1974); Actor in a Play, “Barrymore” (1997)
Vanessa Redgrave (1937 – ) Emmy (2): Actress in a Limited Series or a Special, “Playing for Time” (1981); Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, “If These Walls Could Talk 2” (2000) Oscar: Supporting Actress, “Julia” (1977)Tony: Actress, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” (2003)
Geoffrey Rush (1951 – ) Emmy: Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie,”The Life and Death of Peter Sellers” (2005) Oscar: Actor, “Shine” (1996) Tony: Actor in a Play, “Exit the King” (2009)
Maggie Smith (1934 – ) Emmy: Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie”My House in Umbria” (2003); Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, “Downton Abbey” (2011, 2012 and 2016) Oscar: Actress, “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969); Supporting Actress, “California Suite” (1978)Tony: Actress, “Lettice and Lovage” (1990)
Glenda Jackson (1936 – ) Emmy (2): Outstanding Single and Continued Performance by a Lead Actress, “Elizabeth R” (1971) Oscar (2): Best Actress, “Women in Love” (1970) and “A Touch of Class” (1973) Tony: Best Actress in a Play, “Three Tall Women” (2018)
Tony Walton (1934 – )Emmy: Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special, “Death of a Salesman” (1986) Oscar: Art Direction, “All That Jazz” (1979) Tony: Scenic Designer, “Pippin” (1973); Scenic Designer, “The House of Blue Leaves” (1986); “Guys and Dolls” (1992)
Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006) Emmy: Single Performance by an Actress in a Drama, “Among the Paths to Eden” (1968) Oscar: Supporting Actress, “Reds” (1981) Tony: Supporting Actress in a Play, “The Rose Tattoo” (1951); Actress in a Play, “The Gingerbread Lady” (1971)
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962) Emmy: Actor, NBC (1953)Oscar: Supporting Actor, “Stagecoach” (1939) Tony: Actor in a Musical, “Hazel Flagg” (1953)
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) Emmy: Single Performance by an Actor in Leading Role in a Drama, “CBS Playhouse” (1968) Oscar: Supporting Actor, “Hud” (1963); Supporting Actor, “Being There” (1979) Tony: Actor in a Play, “The Best Man” (1960)
Shirley Booth (1898-1992) Emmy: Actress in a Series, “Hazel” (1962 and 1963) Oscar: Actress, “Come Back, Little Sheba” (1952)Tony: Supporting Actress in a Play, “Goodbye, My Fancy” (1949); Actress in a Play, “Come Back, Little Sheba” (1950); Actress in a Play, “Time of the Cuckoo” (1953)
Jessica Tandy (1909-1994) Emmy: Actress in a Miniseries or a Special,”Foxfire” (1987) Oscar: Actress, “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989) Tony: Actress in a Drama, “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1948); “The Gin Game” (1978); “Foxfire” (1983)
Jack Albertson (1907-1981) Emmy: Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music, “Cher” (1975); Actor in Comedy Series, “Chico and the Man” (1976) Oscar: Supporting Actor, “The Subject Was Roses” (1968) Tony: Supporting Actor, “The Subject Was Roses” (1965)
Ralph Burns (1922-2001) Emmy: Music Direction, “Baryshnikov on Broadway” (1980) Oscar: Scoring, Adaptation and Original Song Score, “Cabaret” (1972); Original Song Score/Adaptation Score, “All That Jazz” (1979)Tony: Orchestrations, “Fosse” (1999); Orchestrations, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (2002)
Paul Scofield (1922–2008) Emmy: Single Performance by a Lead Actor, “Male of the Species” (1969) Oscar: Actor, “A Man for All Seasons” (1966) Tony: Actor in a Play, “A Man for All Seasons” (1962)
So who has made the cut? Here are all of the stars who have achieved EGOT status, from Audrey Hepburn to Whoopi Goldberg. Also Read: All 12 EGOT Winners, From Audrey Hepburn to Whoopi Goldberg (Photos)
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