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When Viola Davis walked onstage at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday to accept her award for Best Supporting Actress, she also vaulted herself into one of the most prestigious acting clubs in the world.

With the win for her work in the 2016 film “Fences,” Davis becomes the 23rd person to complete the so-called triple crown of acting, which is the term used to describe actors and actresses who have won at least one competitive acting award at the Oscars, the Emmys and the Tonys.

She is the first black woman to do so.

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source: Huffington Post/Maxwell Strachan

VIOLA DAVIS DELIVERS AN EMOTIONAL SPEECH AS SHE TAKES HOME THE OSCAR!  was originally published on praisecleveland.com