Viola Davis accepts the award for finest audio e-book, narration, and storytelling recording for “Discovering Me: A Memoir” on the sixty fifth annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello, Invision
Viola Davis has turn into the third Black girl in historical past to win the coveted EGOT standing — successful an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, based on NBC.
The 57-year-old actress gained a Grammy on Sunday for the most effective audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for narrating her memoir “Discovering Me,” per NPR.
Upon accepting the award, Davis mentioned, “It has been such a journey. I simply EGOT!”
Maintain the road !!!!!!! Viola Davis simply grew to become EGOT #18 !!! Omg @violadavis U are completely the whole lot ! Congratulations to a residing LEGEND. Time to rejoice !!! pic.twitter.com/jwZZeY9y3a
— Jennifer Hudson (@IAMJHUD) February 5, 2023
Davis’ memoir is “is Viola Davis’ story, in her personal phrases, and spans her unbelievable, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her current day,” per HarperCollins.
Talking of her memoir, Davis mentioned, “I wrote this e-book to honor the 6-year-old Viola, to honor her, to honor her life, her pleasure, her trauma, her the whole lot.”
Davis joins the ranks of seventeen different winners who've gained an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, together with John Legend, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Whoopi Goldberg and extra, per City & Nation.
Davis beforehand gained an Academy Award in 2017 for finest supporting actress in “Fences.” She obtained an Emmy for her portrayal of Annalise Keating in “Learn how to Get Away with Homicide,” which made her the primary black girl to win finest lead actress in a drama, per NBC. She additionally gained two Tony awards for “King Hedley II” and the Broadway manufacturing of “Fences.”