Viola Davis attained EGOT status Sunday as she earned her first Grammy Award. The prestigious honor is given to those who have received a Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, a Tony Award and an Oscar.
"Oh my God! I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola, to honor her life, her joy, her trauma, everything," Davis said."And it has just been such a journey. I just EGOT!"
Davis' Grammy Award win was also the first time the actress received a nomination. She beat out Jamie Foxx,Questlove and one of the other 17 members of the EGOT club, Mel Brooks, for the award. The celebrated actor has two Tonys, most recently for"Fences" in 2010, she won an Emmy in 2015 for"How to Get Away with Murder" and won an Oscar in 2017 for the film version of"Fences.""Oh, my God," she said."I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola, to honor her, her life, her joy, her trauma, everything. And it has just been such a journey.
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