Helen Hayes playing the role of Queen Victoria in the play Victoria Regina, by Laurence Housman, produced on Broadway in 1935, and given its British public premiere in 1937. Helen Hayes MacArthur (nee Brown; October 10, 1900 - March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname First Lady of American Theatre and was one of 16 people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (an EGOT)