While movie stars are expected to be good actors and red carpet stunners, these few talented ones have managed to dazzle us in the music department and even won at the Grammy awards. Take a look...
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer, and comedian. While he’s won an Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the 2004 biographical film Ray, he’s also won two Grammy awards for the Best Rap Solo Performance in the 2004 Gold Digger and the Best R&B Performance in the 2010 Blame It.
Audrey Hepburn
Known for her role in 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn is a Hollywood movie icon. Her first win was an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Roman Holiday in 1953. A few weeks after that she got a Tony her performance in Ondine. In 1994 she received a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales. She later got her Emmy for Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn which premiered after she died.
Rita Moreno
The actress known for the iconic role, Anita, in West Side Story, won an Oscar in 1961 for playing supporting actress in this film. She later received her Tony for her performance in The Ritz in 1975. She got an Emmy for her guest starring role on the show Muppets 1977. She then earned her Grammy for Best Recording for Children through The Electric Company.
Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes also nicknamed the First Lady of American Theater, starred in movies like the 1970s Airport and the 1985 Murder with Mirrors. She went ahead to receive a Grammy in 1976 for Best Spoken Word Recording for Great American Documents. She has also received an Oscar for The Sin of Madelon Claudet in 1932 and a Tony for her performance in Happy Birthday at its first ceremony in 1947.
John Gielgud
The actor is the oldest to make this accomplishment at the age of 87. He started off with Tony wins for his performance in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1948 and Big Fish, Little Fish in 1961. He later won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album in 1979 for his recording of Ages of Man. In 1981 he got his Academy Award for playing Dudley in Arthur. He finished his list of achievements with his Emmy win in 1991 for Outstanding Lead Actor in Summer’s Lease.
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones has been described as one of America's most distinguished and versatile actors. His career spans 60 years and began with his Broadway debut in 1957, Jones has won many awards, including a Tony Award and Golden Globe Award for his role in The Great White Hope. He won the prestigious Grammy Award in 1977 for Great American Documentaries under the category of Best Spoken Word Album. Jones has also won three Emmy Awards, including two in the same year in 1991, and he also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the film version of The Great White Hope. He is also known for his voice roles as Darth Vader in the Star Wars film series and Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King as well as many other film, stage, and television roles.
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley known for his role in the highly acclaimed film Gandhi began his acting career by joining the Royal Shakespeare Company. He won the Grammy award in 1985 for The Voice of Gandhi under the category of Best Spoken Word Album. Kingsley has since acted in a wide array of projects like the 2011 Hugo, 2013 Iron Man 3. He was knighted in 2002.
Phil Collins
Phil Collins spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the Artful Dodger in the West End production of Oliver. Being the lead singer of the band Genesis, Collins has a total of seven Grammy awards for classics like Another Day in Paradise released 1989 and Against All Odds released 1984. He also received an Academy Award for the song You'll be in my heart from Tarzan, 1999.
