• Celebrity
    • Of The Essence
    • Celebrity News
    • If Not For My Girls
    • The State Of R&B
    • Time Of Essence
  • Fashion
    • 2023 Best In Black Fashion Awards
    • 2023 Fashion House
    • Red Carpet
    • Fashion News
    • Accessories
  • Beauty
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
    • 2023 Best In Black Beauty
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • Hair
  • Lifestyle
    • Love
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
    • Bridal Bliss
    • Lifestyle News
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
  • Entrepreneurship
    • Money & Career
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Paint The Polls Black
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Shopping
  • Video
  • Events
    • 2023 Fashion House
    • 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
    • 2023 Wellness House
    • 2023 Black Women In Hollywood
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2023 HOLLYWOOD HOUSE
  • Studios
  • Girls United

WHERE BLACK CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND CONSCIOUSNESS MEET

Sign up for ESSENCE Newsletters the keep the Black women at the forefront of conversation.

Your email is required.
Your email is in invalid format.
Confirm email is required.
Email did not match.
Select the newsletters you'd like to receive:
Please select at least one option.
By clicking Subscribe Now, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Skip to content
SUBSCRIBE
  • MAGAZINE
  • NEWSLETTER
  • Celebrity
    • Of The Essence
    • Celebrity News
    • If Not For My Girls
    • The State Of R&B
    • Time Of Essence
  • Fashion
    • 2023 Best In Black Fashion Awards
    • 2023 Fashion House
    • Red Carpet
    • Fashion News
    • Accessories
  • Beauty
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
    • 2023 Best In Black Beauty
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • Hair
      • Hair News
      • Natural
      • Relaxed
      • Transitioning
      • Weave
      • 4C
  • Lifestyle
    • Love
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
    • Bridal Bliss
    • Lifestyle News
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
  • Entrepreneurship
    • Money & Career
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Paint The Polls Black
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Shopping
  • Video
  • Events
    • 2023 Fashion House
    • 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
    • 2023 Wellness House
    • 2023 Black Women In Hollywood
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2023 HOLLYWOOD HOUSE
  • Studios
  • Girls United
Home · Oscars

Viola Davis Joins Whoopi Goldberg As Only Two Black Actors To Win Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards

Now all she needs is a Grammy to become an EGOT!
Viola Davis Joins Whoopi Goldberg As Only Two Black Actors To Win Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards
Frazer Harrison
By Paula Rogo · Updated October 26, 2020

Viola Davis’ best supporting actress win at the 2017 Oscars is breaking records!

She now joins Whoopi Goldberg in the revered club of actors who have won an Oscar, Emmy and a Tony award. They are also the only two black actors to hold these three awards.

5338829088001


Davis won her first Oscar Sunday night for her breathtaking performance in Fences, the same role which won her the Tony Award for the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s play in 2010. Plus, her Oscar win makes Davis the 10th person to win an Oscar and Tony for the same role.

Prior to that, she won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Tonya in the original production of King Hedley II. As for her Emmy, she has her work in ABC’s  How To Get Away With Murder to thank for that!

Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest in hair, beauty, style and celebrity news.

“People ask me all the time, what kind of stories do you want to tell, Viola?” she said during her Oscar speech. “And I say, exhume those bodies, exhume those stories, the stories of the people who dreamed.”

Goldberg is a card-carrying EGOT member — meaning she has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award. She is the only black actor to hold such an achievement. 

Goldberg has won two Daytime Emmys for The View and Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel, a Grammy for her comedy recording Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording, an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Ghost, and Best Musical Tony for Thoroughly Modern Millie. 

Her Tony win was as a producer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, not an actress.

Now all Davis has to do is win a Grammy! 

TOPICS:  Viola Davis
COMPANY INFORMATION
  • Our Company
  • Customer Service
  • Essence Ventures
  • Change Your Address
  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Internships
  • Media Kit
  • tag
SUBSCRIBE
  • Newsletters
  • Give a Gift of ESSENCE
  • Magazine Tablet Edition
FOLLOW US
MORE ON ESSENCE
  • Home
  • Love
  • Celebrity
  • Beauty
  • Hair
  • Fashion
  • ESSENCE festival

ESSENCE.com is part of ESSENCE Communications, Inc.

Essence may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.

©2023 ESSENCE Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Essence.com Advertising Terms

Get The ESSENCE Newsletter and
Special Offers delivered to your inbox

By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Get The ESSENCE Magazine
by subscribing below
subscribe now