Actors Who Won Both A Tony And An Oscar: The Verified List

Actors who won both a Tony and an Oscar form an elite club of roughly twenty-nine performers with competitive Broadway and Academy acting prizes. This six-slide guide names the icons and explains how the roster breaks down.

Actors Who Won Both A Tony And An Oscar: Viola Davis

Viola Davis won Tonys for King Hedley II and Fences before her Oscar for Fences — becoming the first Black Triple Crown winner among actors who won both a Tony and an Oscar. She later added a Grammy to complete the EGOT.

Al Pacino

Al Pacino collected two Tonys — for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and Pavlo Hummel — before his Oscar for Scent of a Woman. He remains among the most celebrated actors who won both a Tony and an Oscar still working today.

EGOT Icons

Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, and Viola Davis each won Tony and Oscar trophies plus Grammys to complete the EGOT — the rarest extension of the actors who won both a Tony and an Oscar achievement.

Golden Age Pioneers

Helen Hayes, Shirley Booth, and Ingrid Bergman opened the actors who won both a Tony and an Oscar ledger decades before modern Broadway-to-film transfers became awards-season fixtures every June and Oscar Sunday.

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