Viola Davis becomes an EGOT winner with Grammy Award

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Joining a group of just 17 other entertainers, Viola Davis earned the coveted title of EGOT winner Sunday night at the 2023 Grammy Awards.for the audiobook of her memoir, “Finding Me,” Davis became the 18th EGOT winner in history and only the third Black woman to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

Published in 2022, “Finding Me” is Davis’ life story, from her childhood in Rhode Island to the stage in New York and eventually the big screen. In the description of the book,, “I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you.

Davis said she wrote the book to honor her 6-year-old self, saying in her acceptance speech that, “It has been such a journey.” She also thanked her husband, actor Julius Tennon, and daughter Genesis, calling them “the best chapter in my book.”

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