Helen Hayes

American actress, major figure of 20th-century theater

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Helen Hayes, born Helen Hayes Brown on October 10, 1900, in Washington, D.C., was an American actress of stage, film, and television. Known as the 'First Lady of the American Theatre,' she began her career on stage at age five and performed for nearly eighty years. She won two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, an Emmy, and a Grammy, becoming one of the first performers to achieve EGOT status. She died on March 17, 1993, in Nyack, New York.

Major works

The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)film
Victoria Regina (1935)play
Airport (1970)film
Happy Birthday (1946)play
Time Remembered (1957)play

Key milestones

1926Breakthrough role in J.M. Barrie's 'What Every Woman Knows'
1931Academy Award for Best Actress for 'The Sin of Madelon Claudet'
1986Presidential Medal of Freedom

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TheaterCinemaTelevisionArtistic longevityPhilanthropy

Sources: britannica.com · kennedy-center.org · pbs.org

“My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.”

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“Love is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.”

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“The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity, love. And the story of a love is not important, what is important is that one is capable of love.”

— Helen HayesTheme · Love

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