Which actress became the first woman to win an Oscar and an Emmy for lead/best actress performances in the same year?

The Hollywood actress who became the first woman to win an Oscar and an Emmy for lead/best actress performances in the same year was Helen Hunt. She obtained this accomplishment in 1997. Since the 1970s when she started her professional acting career, she has been able to make it a notable one. She has worked on successful films and several TV series.

Helen Hunt is best known for starring as Jamie Buchman in the sitcom "Mad About You" (1992–1999). This was the TV series for which she won four Prime Time Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Also for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy film "As Good as It Gets" (1997), she won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actress.

Helen was born Helen Elizabeth Hunt in June 1963 in Culver City, CA. She has been a film director and screenwriter besides being an actress.