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