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TIL Rita Moreno is one of the few artists to have won all four major annual American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony. She is also one of 23 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting.

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