Most Tony and Oscar award wins for the same role
- Who
- Shirley Booth, José Ferrer , Yul Brynner , Rex Harrison , Anne Bancroft , Paul Scofield , Joel Grey , Lila Kedrova , Jack Albertson
- Where
- United States
- When
- 1973
A total of eight performers have won the Tony and the Oscar for the same role: José Ferrer (USA) in the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac (Tony in 1947 and the Oscar in 1950), Shirley Booth (USA) as Lola Delaney in Come Back, Little Sheba (1950/1953), Yul Brynner (b. Russia) as King Mongkut of Siam in The King and I (1952/1956), Rex Harrison (UK) as Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (1957/1964), Anne Bancroft (USA) as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1960/1962), Paul Scofield (UK) as Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons (1962/1966), Jack Albertson (USA) as John Cleary in The Subject Was Roses (1965/1968) and Joel Grey (USA) as Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret (1967/1973). .
Lila Kedrova (b. Russia) won an Oscar in 1964 for her role as Madame Hortense in Zorba the Greek followed by the Tony in the play Zorba in 1964