Helen Hayes (1900–1993), an actress, received her fourth distinct award in 1976. Between 1932 and 1980, Hayes received a total of 7 awards. She was the first woman to win all four awards. She also has the distinction of the longest timespan (44 years) between her first and last award of any Showbiz Award Grand Slam winner.
- Academy Awards:
- 1932: Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Sin of Madelon Claudet
- 1970: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Airport
- Emmy Awards:
- 1953: Best Actress - Schlitz Playhouse of Stars for the episode "Not a Chance"
- Grammy Awards:
- 1976: Best Spoken Word Recording - Great American Documents
- Tony Awards:
- 1947: Best Actress, Dramatic - Happy Birthday
- 1958: Best Actress, Dramatic - Time Remembered
- Special Awards:
- 1980: Special Tony Award, Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre
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“People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach “retirement” age seem very admirable to me.”
—Helen Hayes (1900–1993)
“We [actors] are indeed a strange lot! There are times we doubt that we have any emotions we can honestly call our own. I have approached every dynamic scene change in my life the same way. When I married Charlie MacArthur, I sat down and wondered how I could play the best wife that ever was.... My love for him was the truest thing in my life; but it was still important that I love him with proper effect, that I act loving him with great style, that I achieve the ultimate in wifedom.”
—Helen Hayes (1900–1993)