Audra McDonald
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four acting categories. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class, and Porgy and Bess. In addition to her six Tony Awards, she has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 2016 from President Barack Obama and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2017.
Known For
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Love Love
Movie
The Auction
Movie · as Rita White
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
Movie · as Performer
Actors on Actors: Broadway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Movie · as Self
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Movie · as Sarah
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Movie
Rustin
Movie · as Ella Baker
Origin
Movie · as Miss Hale
Whitney Houston in Focus
Movie
Down Low
Movie · as Patty
The Gilded Age
TV · as Dorothy Scott · 17 eps
The Kennedy Center at 50
Movie · as Herself / Host
Respect
Movie · as Barbara Franklin
Ohio State Murders
Movie · as Suzanne
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
Movie · as Self
The Bite
TV · as Rachel · 6 eps
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
Movie
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
Movie · as Self - Host
An Evening With Audra McDonald
Movie
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Movie · as Soloist
Song of Rapa Nui
Movie · as Narrator
The Vote
TV · 2 eps
Stars in the House
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Central Park
TV · as Ashley (voice) · 1 ep
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
Movie · as Host
Every Act of Life
Movie · as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Movie · as Self - Host
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Movie · as Host
Beauty and the Beast
Movie · as Madame Garderobe
Hello Again
Movie · as Sally
The Good Fight
TV · as Liz Reddick, Liz Reddick-Lawrence · 27 eps
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Movie · as Lady Day
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Movie · as Caroler
Ricki and the Flash
Movie · as Maureen Brummel
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Movie · as Self – Host / Beggar Woman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Mother Superior (voice) · 2 eps
The Sound of Music Live!
Movie · as Mother Abbess
Six by Sondheim
Movie · as Self
The Ordained
Movie · as Anthea
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
Movie
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Movie · as Host
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
Movie
Doc McStuffins
TV · as Itty Bitty Bess (voice) · 1 ep
Meisterwerke der Klassik
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rampart
Movie · as Sarah
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Movie · as Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Movie · as Self - Performer
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
Movie
The Good Wife
TV · as Liz Lawrence · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie · as Ruth Younger
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Movie · as Self
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Movie · as Jenny Smith
Private Practice
TV · as Naomi Bennett · 77 eps
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
Movie
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
Movie
Kidnapped
TV · 3 eps
The Bedford Diaries
TV · as Carla Bonatelle · 8 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Movie · as Self
Passion
Movie · as Clara
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie · as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
The Colbert Report
TV · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Dr. Naomi Bennett · 1 ep
Iron Chef America
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
The Best Thief in the World
Movie · as Ruth
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It Runs in the Family
Movie · as Sarah Langley
Mister Sterling
TV · as Jackie Brock · 10 eps
Wonderful Town
Movie · as Eileen
Wit
Movie · as Susie Monahan
The Last Debate
Movie · as Barbara Manning
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
Movie
Cradle Will Rock
Movie · as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Annie
Movie · as Miss Grace Farrell
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Movie · as Bessie in her 20s
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Movie · as Self - Performer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Audrey Jackson · 2 eps
The Object of My Affection
Movie · as Wedding Singer
Creating Ragtime
Movie · as Sarah
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Seven Servants
Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Movie · as Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Teresa Giardello · 1 ep
Live from Lincoln Center
TV · as Clara · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep