Audra McDonald
July 3, 1970 (56 years old) 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. 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
Credits
- 2027 · The Auction as Rita White
- 2026 · Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am as Performer
- 2025 · Actors on Actors: Broadway as Self
- 2024 · Audra McDonald at the London Palladium as
- 2024 · Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert as Sarah
- 2024 · My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert as Self
- 2023 · Origin as Miss Hale
- 2023 · Whitney Houston in Focus as
- 2023 · Rustin as Ella Baker
- 2023 · Down Low as Patty
- 2022 · The Gilded Age as Dorothy Scott
- 2021 · The Kennedy Center at 50 as Herself / Host
- 2021 · Respect as Barbara Franklin
- 2021 · Ohio State Murders as Suzanne
- 2021 · The Bite as Rachel
- 2021 · Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration! as Self
- 2020 · An Evening With Audra McDonald as
- 2020 · Song of Rapa Nui as Narrator
- 2020 · In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies as Soloist
- 2020 · Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald as
- 2020 · The Vote as
- 2020 · Central Park as Ashley (voice)
- 2020 · Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self - Special Guest
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2020 · Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera as Self - Host
- 2018 · Every Act of Life as Self
- 2018 · Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert as Host
- 2018 · New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway as Host
- 2017 · Beauty and the Beast as Madame Garderobe
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Liz Reddick
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Liz Reddick-Lawrence
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Ricki and the Flash as Maureen Brummel
- 2014 · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic as Self – Host / Beggar Woman
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Mother Superior (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Six by Sondheim as Self
- 2013 · The Sound of Music Live! as Mother Abbess
- 2012 · Doc McStuffins as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
- 2012 · Meisterwerke der Klassik as Self
- 2011 · Rampart as Sarah
- 2010 · Sondheim! The Birthday Concert as Self
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Liz Lawrence
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 · A Raisin in the Sun as Ruth Younger
- 2007 · Private Practice as Naomi Bennett
- 2006 · Kidnapped as
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The Bedford Diaries as Carla Bonatelle
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Naomi Bennett
- 2005 · Iron Chef America as Judge
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2003 · It Runs in the Family as Sarah Langley
- 2003 · Mister Sterling as Jackie Brock
- 2001 · Wit as Susie Monahan
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
- 1999 · Annie as Miss Grace Farrell
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Audrey Jackson
- 1998 · The Object of My Affection as Wedding Singer
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Teresa Giardello
- 1976 · Live from Lincoln Center as Clara
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self
- Future · Love Love as
- 2018 · Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood as Self - Host
- 2017 · Hello Again as Sally
- 2016 · Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas as Caroler
- 2016 · Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill as Lady Day
- 2015 · Josh Groban: Stages Live as Self
- 2013 · Audra McDonald: Go Back Home as
- 2012 · One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch as
- 2009 · Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self - Performer
- 2009 · The Music Instinct: Science & Song as
- 2007 · Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as Jenny Smith
- 2005 · Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves as Self
- 2005 · Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
- Future · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2013 · The Ordained as Anthea
- 2013 · Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center as Host
- 2008 · Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun" as Self
- 2006 · Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve as
- 2006 · Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge as
- 2005 · Passion as Clara
- 2004 · The Best Thief in the World as Ruth
- 2002 · Wonderful Town as Eileen
- 2000 · The Last Debate as Barbara Manning
- 2000 · Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London as
- 1999 · My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies as Self - Performer
- 1999 · Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years as Bessie in her 20s
- 1998 · Creating Ragtime as Sarah
- 1996 · Seven Servants as
- 1995 · Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II as Self