How many actors have won the Triple Crown of Acting?
Only 24 people, 15 women and nine men, have achieved the Triple Crown. Helen Hayes became the first actor to do so with her Emmy Award on February 5, 1953. Less than two months later, Thomas Mitchell became the first man to do so when he received a Tony Award on March 29, 1953.
Who was the first American actress to win the Triple Crown?
American actress Helen Hayes (1900–1993) was the first performer to achieve the triple crown of acting. She completed the triple crown in 1953. Hayes was a 9-time Emmy (1), 3-time Tony (2), and 2-time Oscar (2) nominee, for a total of 14 TC nominations.
Marlee Matlin won her award for Best Actress at twenty-one for 'Children of a Lesser God' making her the youngest to earn a golden statuette for the category. Jennifer Lawrence comes a close second with her 2012 win at age twenty-two for 'Silver Linings Playbook'.
As for the main award for leads, the youngest ever Best Actor winner was Adrien Brody, who rightfully took the award home in 2002 for his remarkable performance in 'The Pianist'. The actor still holds the distinction as he is the only one under 30 to achieve such a huge milestone.
Anna Paquin beat Tatum O'Neal by just a year as the second-youngest person to win at the Academy Awards. She won 1994 for Best Supporting Actress for her turn in Jane Campion's The Piano at the age of 11. Her adorable speech is still one of the best in Oscars history.
Secretariat holds the stakes record for each of the Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby (1:59 2/5 ) the Preakness Stakes (1:53), and the Belmont Stakes (2:24). At 18, Steve Cauthen became the youngest jockey to win the Triple Crown, riding Affirmed in 1978.
Triple Crown champion Secretariat demolished the 1973 running by 31 lengths, in a record time of 2:24 that will probably never be approached. A legend of an earlier era, Man o' War, drubbed his lone opponent by 20 lengths in the 1920 Belmont. Count Fleet, the 1943 Triple Crown winner, romped by 25 lengths.
The St. Louis Cardinals had the most Triple Crown winners (Rogers Hornsby twice, Tip O'Neill, and Joe Medwick). The Boston Red Sox were second (Ted Williams twice and Carl Yastrzemski). The Philadelphia Athletics had two (Nap Lajoie and Jimmie Foxx), as did the New York Yankees (Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle).
Oldest living Oscar winners as of March 2022, by age
As of March 2022, the oldest living Academy Award winner was Walter Mirisch, who won an Oscar for producing "In the Heat of the Night" (1967). Eva Marie Saint won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in "On the Waterfront" (1954).
At 83, Anthony Hopkins became the oldest person to win an Oscar in an acting category in 2021 for his role in "The Father." The British actor is no stranger to Oscar nominations, having been nominated a total of six times throughout his career.
In fact, though there are those who have rejected their Oscars (Marlon Brando, Dudley Nichols), only one award has ever been revoked in Academy history — the 1969 prize for Best Documentary, which was given to Young Americans before it was determined that the film was released in 1967 and therefore ineligible.
Does Meryl Streep have the triple crown of acting?
Acting's triple crown is a rare distinction. Not even Davis's idol, Meryl Streep, has achieved it. There are indeed more than 22 actors who've received all three awards, but they did so for reasons other than just acting — or the awards were non-competitive in nature, such as an honorary Oscar.
As of 2024, 45 actors and actresses have received two or more Academy Awards in acting categories. Katharine Hepburn holds the record with four Oscars (all Best Actress)..
Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) 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.
That would be horse racing legend Secretariat, who earned the three-race title in 1973 and holds the fastest combined time for each of the three races. Secretariat still holds the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby-winning time.
Seabiscuit was a West Coast-based horse and didn't find his best stride until after his 3-year-old season, so he didn't run the Triple Crown. This feature was originally published in 2016 and has been updated.
Eddie Sweat was the Groom that looked after Secretariat's daily needs and Jim Gaffney and Charlie Davis were Secretariat's exercise riders. It was Jim Gaffney that nicknamed Secretariat, "Big Red".
1. Winning Brew - The Speed Queen. Born in the world of horse racing, Winning Brew earned her name, setting a Guinness World Record for the fastest speed ever achieved by a racehorse. This Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred reached an incredible speed of 43.97 mph in 2008.
After his racing career, Secretariat stood at stud at Claiborne until he passed away at 19 years of age. Secretariat's grave is located in an understated horse cemetery, past two brick pillars with granite roosters atop them, behind Claiborne's main office.
Actress Tatum O'Neal was just 10 years old when she became the youngest person to ever win a competitive Oscar in 1974. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "Paper Moon," the comedy that she starred in opposite her real-life father, Ryan O'Neal.
