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Viola Davis achieves EGOT status as she wins Grammy for audiobook performance of memoir Finding Me

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Viola Davis has reached EGOT status after winning a Grammy for the audiobook performance of her memoir Finding Me.The 57-year-old actress also made history as the third Black woman to achieve the honor, following Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson.As the Woman King star accepted the award she said, 'It has just been such a journey.

I just EGOT!'The acronym EGOT refers to entertainers who have earned an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.Prior to Sunday's annual awards show, Davis had already won an Oscar, two Tonys and an Emmy.

Making history: Viola Davis has reached EGOT status after winning a Grammy for the audiobook performance of her memoir Finding Me'Oh my God,' she said while onstage. 'I wrote this book to honor the six-year-old Viola, to honor her, to honor her life, her joy, her trauma, her everything.'Last month the seasoned siren told Grammy.com reaching EGOT status would be a 'huge accomplishment.'She thoughtfully added, 'I think that everybody wants their life to mean something.

I believe in the Cherokee birth blessing, which is, 'May you live long enough to know why you were born.' 'I do believe that you literally wanna blow a hole through this world in whatever way you can.

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