Viola Davis
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Viola Davis is an American actress and film producer. Known for her work across screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades and is one of three artists to achieve both the Triple Crown of Acting and the EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Davis at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Davis at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, where she received her first Academy Award nomination for Doubt (2008)
Davis at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Davis in 2022
Triple Crown of Acting
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The Triple Crown of Acting is a term used in the American entertainment industry to describe actors who have won a competitive Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award in the acting categories, the highest awards recognized in American film, television, and theater, respectively. The term is related to other competitive areas, such as the Triple Crown of horse racing.
Image: Promotional photograph of Helen Hayes
Image: Thomas Mitchell 1953
Image: Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight 1944
Image: Shirley Booth 1950