Having won an Oscar Award, an Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, Viola Davis is the first black thespian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Oscar Actors: Janney, Allison–Background, Career, Awards, Cumulative Advantage (Emmy, Tony)
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Allison Janney Career Summary: Occup, Inheritance: Yes, mother former actress; father, electrician, jazz musician Social class: Middle Formal Education: Training: RADA scholarship; Pasadena Playhouse Spotted by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Present Laughter, 1996, age 37 Breakthrough Role: TV’s The West Wing, 1999-2006; age 40-46 Oscar Awards: 1, Supp, Actress, I, […]
Oscar Actors: Ruehl, Mercedes–Background, Career, Awards, Cumulative Advantage
May 31, 2020 by
Mercedes J. Ruehl is the recipient of many accolades, including an Oscar Award, a Golden Globe, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Oscar Directors: Winners–Age at First Nomination, by Year
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Directors: Age at first Oscar nomination–youngest and oldest nominees
Oscar Actors: O’Neal, Tatum–Background, Career, Awards
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Tatum O’Neal is the youngest person ever to win a competitive Oscar, which she won in 1974 at age 10 for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon (1973) opposite her father, Ryan O’Neal. She also starred as Amanda Whurlitzer in The Bad News Bears (1976), followed by Nickelodeon (1976), and Little Darlings (1980). […]
