She is one of 15 people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (an EGOT).

It's a pleasure‚Äî-almost a novelty‚Äîto talk about Angelina Jolie as an actress rather than a celeb. Deglamorized, sporting a French accent, and behaving like an ordinary wife, Jolie nails the part. This is no minor feat, considering the poor parts Jolie has been playing, including the embarrassing “Beyond Borders.” Rendering her best work since her Supporting Oscar turn in “Girl, Interrupted,” Jolie impresses with her understated, non-actorish approach.

For “Pete Kelly's Blues,” Peggy Lee was nominated for the Supporting Actress Oscar in a contest that included Jo Van Fleet, who won for playing a madam and James Dean's estranged mother in Kazan's drama “East of Eden,” Betsy Blair in “Marty,” Marisa Pavan in “The Rose Tattoo,” and Natalie Wood in “Rebel Without a Cause.”

This was the first Oscar acting award given to an Italian actress, albeit in an American film. Anna Magnani received a second Best Actress nomination two years later for “Wild Is the Wind.” Sophia Loren became the first Italian actress to win the Oscar for an Italian film, Vittorio de Sica’s “Two Women,” in 1961.

In 1955, Delbert Mann's “Marty” won Best Picture, Director, and other Oscars. The most nominated film was “The Rose Tattoo,” based on Tennessee Williams play and directed by the other Mann, Daniel. Most of the nominated pictures were screen adaptations of popular stage or TV plays. The other three nominees were the romantic melodrama “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing,” John Ford's “Mister Roberts,” and Joshua Logan's “Picnic.”