Triple Crown of Acting

E302653

The Triple Crown of Acting is an elite distinction achieved by performers who have won competitive Academy, Emmy, and Tony Awards for acting.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf acting distinction
entertainment award combination
informal title
alsoKnownAs Triple Crown of Acting
surface form: Triple Crown of Acting in film, television, and theatre
awardType competitive awards only
componentAwardDomain film
television
theatre
consistsOf Academy Award
surface form: Academy Award for acting

Primetime Emmy Awards for acting
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for acting

Tony Award acting categories
surface form: Tony Award for acting
excludes honorary awards
non‑competitive awards
field acting
hasNotableRecipient Al Pacino
Anne Bancroft
Audra McDonald
Christopher Plummer
Cicely Tyson
Eileen Heckart
Ellen Burstyn
Frances McDormand
Geoffrey Rush
Glenda Jackson
Helen Hayes
Ian McKellen
Ingrid Bergman
Jack Albertson
Jason Robards
Jeremy Irons
Jessica Lange
Jessica Tandy
John Lithgow
Judith Light
Laurence Olivier
Lily Tomlin
Maggie Smith
Maureen Stapleton
Paul Scofield
Rita Moreno
Shirley Booth
Stockard Channing
Vanessa Redgrave
Viola Davis
Whoopi Goldberg
isConsidered elite distinction in acting
isSubsetOf EGOT‑style multi‑award distinctions
requires at least one Academy Award in an acting category
at least one Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category
at least one Tony Award in an acting category

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EGOT winner relatedConcept Triple Crown of Acting
Jessica Lange notableAward Triple Crown of Acting
Triple Crown of Acting alsoKnownAs Triple Crown of Acting
this entity surface form: Triple Crown of Acting in film, television, and theatre