Actor
Audra McDonald
- Born July 3, 1970 in Berlin, Germany
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.
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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
Beauty and the Beast2017
Grey's Anatomy2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
BoJack Horseman2014
Ricki and the Flash2015
The Good Wife2009
Respect2021
Rampart2011
Filmography
- TBABroadway: The Next GenerationFilmSelf
- TBALove LoveFilm
- 2027The AuctionFilmRita White
- 2026Audra McDonald: I Am What I AmFilmPerformer
- 2025Actors on Actors: BroadwaySeriesSelf
- 2025SatisfiedFilmExecutive Producer
- 2024My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary ConcertFilmSelf
- 2024Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion ConcertFilmSarah
- 2024Audra McDonald at the London PalladiumFilmExecutive Producer
- 2023RustinFilmElla Baker
- 2023OriginFilmMiss Hale
- 2023Down LowFilmPatty
- 2023Whitney Houston in FocusFilm
- 2022The Gilded AgeSeriesDorothy Scott
- 2021RespectFilmBarbara Franklin
- 2021The BiteSeriesRachel
- 2021The Kennedy Center at 50FilmHerself / Host
- 2021Ohio State MurdersFilmSuzanne
- 2021Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!FilmSelf
- 2020Central ParkSeriesAshley (voice)
- 2020Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan OperaFilmSelf - Host
- 2020Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonaldFilm
- 2020An Evening With Audra McDonaldFilm
- 2020In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the MoviesFilmSoloist
- 2020Song of Rapa NuiFilmNarrator
- 2020The VoteSeries
- 2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSeriesSelf
- 2020Stars in the HouseSeriesSelf - Special Guest, Self
- 2018Every Act of LifeFilmSelf
- 2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at TanglewoodFilmSelf - Host
- 2018Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in ConcertFilmHost
- 2018New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on BroadwayFilmHost
- 2017Beauty and the BeastFilmMadame Garderobe
- 2017The Good FightSeriesLiz Reddick, Liz Reddick-Lawrence
- 2017Hello AgainFilmSally
- 2016Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & GrillFilmLady Day
- 2016Once Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasFilmCaroler
- 2015Ricki and the FlashFilmMaureen Brummel
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2015Josh Groban: Stages LiveFilmSelf
- 2014BoJack HorsemanSeriesMother Superior (voice)
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSeriesSelf
- 2014Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York PhilharmonicFilmSelf – Host / Beggar Woman
- 2013The Sound of Music Live!FilmMother Abbess
- 2013Six by SondheimFilmSelf
- 2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln CenterFilmHost
- 2013The OrdainedFilmAnthea
- 2013Audra McDonald: Go Back HomeFilm
- 2012Doc McStuffinsSeriesItty Bitty Bess (voice)
- 2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin HamlischFilm
- 2012Meisterwerke der KlassikSeriesSelf
- 2011RampartFilmSarah
- 2010Sondheim! The Birthday ConcertFilmSelf
- 2009The Good WifeSeriesLiz Lawrence
- 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSeriesSelf - Guest Judge
- 2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeFilmSelf - Performer
- 2009The Music Instinct: Science & SongFilm
- 2008A Raisin in the SunFilmRuth Younger
- 2008Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"FilmSelf
- 2007Private PracticeSeriesNaomi Bennett
- 2007Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyFilmJenny Smith
- 2006KidnappedSeries
- 2006The Megan Mullally ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2006The Bedford DiariesSeriesCarla Bonatelle
- 2006Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a BridgeFilm
- 2006Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's EveFilm
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeriesDr. Naomi Bennett
- 2005The Colbert ReportSeries
- 2005Iron Chef AmericaSeriesJudge
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilmSarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
- 2005Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter GravesFilmSelf
- 2005PassionFilmClara
- 2004The Best Thief in the WorldFilmRuth
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSeriesSelf
- 2003It Runs in the FamilyFilmSarah Langley
- 2003Mister SterlingSeriesJackie Brock
- 2002Wonderful TownFilmEileen
- 2001WitFilmSusie Monahan
- 2000The Last DebateFilmBarbara Manning
- 2000Audra McDonald at the Donmar, LondonFilm