She was almost sick when Bobbie came home with the news that Poor John had won the job.

She was forced into patriotism in spite of herself, and the glory won by Salamis was paid for by the loss of her trade and the decay of her marine.

She also won the 2000 Ig Nobel Prize for Literature for Living on Light.

She won several other awards from various film critic associations for the performance.

She won so much land for her father's kingdom that Zeus became enraged and changed her into a monster.

She won an award for the Van Halen music video of the song " Right Now ", which she produced.

She won the Logan Medal of the arts at the Art Institute of Chicago, and became a member of the National Academy in 1902.

She is best known for playing the title character in the Fox comedy-drama series Ally McBeal for which she won a Golden Globe Award.

She received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Pillow Talk, won three Henrietta Awards ( World Film Favorite ), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Legend Award from the Society of Singers, Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award and, in 1989, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures.

She sang only two songs in the film, " Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be )" which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and " We'll Love Again ".

She won what would become her most famous acting role, that of Kimberly Drummond on Diff ' rent Strokes.

She won the titles of Miss Arkansas in 1981 and Miss America in 1982.

She knighted Francis Drake after his circumnavigation of the globe from 1577 to 1580, and he won fame for his raids on Spanish ports and fleets.

She won a listeners ' poll by Radio Mirror magazine as the top ranking comedienne of 1948 – 1949, receiving her award at the end of an Our Miss Brooks broadcast that March.

She has won the U. S. Championship on three other occasions, in 2007, 2010, and 2012.

She has won or shared first in the chess tournaments of Hastings 1993, Madrid 1994, León 1996, U. S. Open 1998, Hoogeveen 1999, Siegman 1999, Japfa 2000, and the Najdorf Memorial 2000.

She won her first seven games before drawing the final game.

She also won the brilliancy prize for her game against Pavlina Angelova.

She won the match 5½ – 4½ and won the largest prize money to that point in her career of $ 110, 000.

She won the match 5 – 3 by winning two games with the remaining ending in draws.

She won the game with exceptional positional play.

She won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her performance in Lars von Trier's Melancholia ( 2011 ).

She later directed Blanchett in A Streetcar Named Desire ( play ) at the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia, which ran September through October 2009, and then continued from 29 October to 21 November 2009 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, where it won a

She won five Grand Slam singles titles ( three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, and one US Open ).

She retired from the Air Force in November 2009.

She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in regional productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2009.

She left the production on December 30, 2007, and later returned from August 26, 2008 until the production closed on January 11, 2009.

She then transferred with the L. A. company, to play the role once again, in the San Francisco production which began performances January 27, 2009.

She ended her limited engagement on March 22, 2009.

She hosted again on October 10, 2009, becoming the first female to host six times.

She released her second live DVD and album, Live From London in October 2009, which was filmed during her sold out 2008 concerts at London's O2 Arena.

In 2009, Jones released a collection of classics and standards from the 1940s through the 1970s entitled She.

She has served as Commissioner since February 2009.

She was sentenced to three months in prison in 2009.

She then crushed Veselin Topalov, a former world champion and ranked No. 1 in the world in 2009, 3½ – ½ to win the tournament.

She was the honoree at the Rock Hall's American Music Master concert and lecture series for 2009.

She is a playable character in X-Men Legends ( 2004 ), X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse ( 2005 ), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 ( 2009 ), and Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds ( 2011 ), and appeared as an enemy in the first Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

She was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list for services to charity.

She was Honorary President and Board Member of the Canadian Psychological Association from 2009 – 2010.

She was released again on March 17, 2009.

She later returned again as Alexx Woods for more guest appearances in the episodes " Out of Time " on September 21, 2009 and " Bad Seed " on October 19, 2009.

She was the First Lady from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009.

She is the main historical character in Kathleen McGowan's novel The Book of Love ( Simon & Schuster, 2009 ).

She returned to the London stage in May 2009 to play the lead role in Wallace Shawn's new play, Grasses of a Thousand Colours at the Royal Court Theatre.

She traveled to Washington, D. C. in June 2009 to unveil a statue of her late husband in the Capitol Rotunda.

She has received critical acclaim for her roles in Volver ( 2006 ) and Nine ( 2009 ) receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each.