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Name
Audra McDonald

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1970-07-03 (56 years old)

Place of Birth
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

Movies

Tv Shows

2021 The Kennedy Center at 50 as Herself / Host
2003 It Runs in the Family as Sarah Langley
1999 Cradle Will Rock as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
2008 A Raisin in the Sun as Ruth Younger
2001 Wit as Susie Monahan
1999 Annie as Miss Grace Farrell
2023 Rustin as Ella Baker
2011 Rampart as Sarah
2004 The Best Thief in the World as Ruth
2010 Sondheim! The Birthday Concert as Self
1996 Seven Servants
1998 The Object of My Affection as Wedding Singer
2013 The Sound of Music Live! as Mother Abbess
2023 Origin as Miss Hale
2013 Six by Sondheim as Self
2002 Wonderful Town as Eileen
2023 Whitney Houston in Focus
2014 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Beggar Woman
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
2024 My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert as Self
2018 Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert as Host
2024 Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert as Sarah
2015 Ricki and the Flash as Maureen Brummel
Soon Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
1999 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years as Bessie in her 20s
2023 Down Low as Patty
2016 Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill as Lady Day
2005 Passion as Clara
2024 Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2013 The Ordained as Anthea
2027 The Auction as Rita White
2017 Beauty and the Beast as Madame Garderobe
2016 Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas as Caroler
2000 The Last Debate as Barbara Manning
2017 Hello Again as Sally
2018 Every Act of Life as Self
2018 Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood as Self - Host
2005 Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
1999 My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies as Self - Performer
2006 Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006 Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2013 Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2021 Respect as Barbara Franklin
2012 One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2000 Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2020 Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020 The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess as Self - Host
2020 An Evening With Audra McDonald
2015 Josh Groban: Stages Live as Self
2020 In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies as Soloist
2020 Song of Rapa Nui as Narrator
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self - Performer
2021 Ohio State Murders as Suzanne
2013 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center as Host
2018 New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway as Host
1995 Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II as Self
2009 The Music Instinct: Science & Song
1998 Creating Ragtime as Sarah
2026 Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am as Performer
2008 Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun" as Self

2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2006 Kidnapped ( 3 episodes )
2006 The Bedford Diaries ( 8 episodes ) as Carla Bonatelle
1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 2 episodes ) as Audrey Jackson
2003 Mister Sterling ( 10 episodes ) as Jackie Brock
2005 The Colbert Report ( 1 episode )
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 1 episode ) as Teresa Giardello
2021 The Bite ( 6 episodes ) as Rachel
1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2007 Private Practice ( 77 episodes ) as Naomi Bennett
2009 The Good Wife ( 1 episode ) as Liz Lawrence
2005 Grey's Anatomy ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Naomi Bennett
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
2022 The Gilded Age ( 16 episodes ) as Dorothy Scott
2012 Doc McStuffins ( 1 episode ) as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2012 Meisterwerke der Klassik ( 1 episode ) as Self
2017 The Good Fight ( 27 episodes ) as Liz Reddick
2017 The Good Fight ( 20 episodes ) as Liz Reddick-Lawrence
2020 The Vote ( 2 episodes )
2020 Stars in the House ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
2020 Stars in the House ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 BoJack Horseman ( 2 episodes ) as Mother Superior (voice)
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
1976 Live from Lincoln Center ( 1 episode ) as Clara
2020 Central Park ( 1 episode ) as Ashley (voice)
1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
2006 The Megan Mullally Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2020 Bottomless Brunch at Colman's ( 1 episode ) as Self
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2005 Iron Chef America ( 1 episode ) as Judge
2025 Actors on Actors: Broadway ( 1 episode ) as Self
1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self

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