Feb 5 (Reuters) – Actor Viola Davis on Sunday gained a Grammy for her audio recording of her memoir “Discovering Me,” granting her entry into the elite ranks of EGOT winners with an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
Davis is the third Black girl to earn this title, and the 18th particular person in historical past, and was thrilled to have fun the second on stage.
The 57-year-old actor proudly mentioned, “I obtained EGOT!” as she gained a Grammy for finest audio guide, narration and storytelling recording.
Davis has a 2015 Emmy for TV collection “How To Get Away with Homicide,” gained an Academy Award for finest supporting actress in 2017 for her position in 2016’s “Fences” and has two Tony awards for “Fences” and “King Hedley II.”
“Oh my God,” she mentioned on Sunday as she accepted her Grammy. “I wrote this guide to honor the six-year-old Viola, to honor her, to honor her life, her pleasure, her trauma, her every thing.”
Davis was the one feminine nominee in her class this 12 months alongside massive names Lin-Manuel Miranda, Questlove, Mel Brooks and Jamie Foxx.
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Different EGOT winners embody Jennifer Hudson, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn and Whoopi Goldberg.
Reporting by Danielle Broadway; enhancing by Diane Craft
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