Helen Hayes

Also known as Helen Hayes Brown, Helen Hayes MacArthur

American actress (1900–1993)

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Helen Hayes was an actress whose career began in 1905. She was born on October 10, 1900, and died on March 17, 1993. She had two children.

Her work is recognized in several collections, including the Academy Award Best Actress collection and the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection. She is also included in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection, the Presidential Medal Of Freedom collection, and the Kennedy Center Honors collection.

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Helen Hayes was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988 she was awarded the National…

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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Self (archive footage)1995
Divine Mercy No Escape1994
MGM: When the Lion Roars1992
Night of 100 Stars III — Self1990
The Ten-Year Lunch — Herself - Participant1987
Murder with Mirrors — Miss Jane Marple1985
Highway to Heaven1984

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Helen
Family name: Hayes
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Place of death: Nyack
Spouse: Charles MacArthur
Occupation: Ziegfeld girl
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Official website: www.helenhayes.org
Image: Helen Hayes 1948.jpg
Number of children: 2

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name in native language: Helen Hayes
Commons gallery: Helen Hayes
date of birth: 1900-10-10
date of death: 1993-03-17
Commons category: Helen Hayes
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
start of work period: 1905-00-00
cause of death: heart failure
relative: John D. MacArthur
notable role: Maria Feodorovna
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Helen Hayes Brown

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Encyclopedic overview

Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award), and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

The annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in greater Washington, D.C., since 1984, are her namesake. In 1955, the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Theatre District was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was demolished in 1982, the nearby Little Theatre was renamed in her honor. Helen Hayes is regarded as one of the greatest leading ladies of the 20th-century theatre. Her career spanned 82 years.

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