Acting

Audra McDonald

Born 1970-07-03 · 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.

Credits

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The Auction
as Rita White
2027
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
as Performer
2026
Satisfied
Executive Producer
2025
Actors on Actors: Broadway
as Self
2025
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Executive Producer
2024
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
as Sarah
2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
as Self
2024
Origin
as Miss Hale
2023
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
Rustin
as Ella Baker
2023
Down Low
as Patty
2023
The Gilded Age
as Dorothy Scott
2022
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
2021
An Evening With Audra McDonald
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
2020
The Vote
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
2020
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
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
2018
Hello Again
as Sally
2017
Beauty and the Beast
as Madame Garderobe
2017
The Good Fight
as Liz Reddick
2017
The Good Fight
as Liz Reddick-Lawrence
2017
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Caroler
2016
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
as Lady Day
2016
Josh Groban: Stages Live
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Ricki and the Flash
as Maureen Brummel
2015
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
2014
Six by Sondheim
as Self
2013
The Sound of Music Live!
as Mother Abbess
2013
The Ordained
as Anthea
2013
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
as Host
2013
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Doc McStuffins
as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
2012
Meisterwerke der Klassik
as Self
2012
Rampart
as Sarah
2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
2010
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self - Performer
2009
The Good Wife
as Liz Lawrence
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
as Self
2008
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
2008
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
as Jenny Smith
2007
Private Practice
as Naomi Bennett
2007
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
Kidnapped
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
The Bedford Diaries
as Carla Bonatelle
2006
The Colbert Report
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)
2005
Passion
as Clara
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Naomi Bennett
2005
Iron Chef America
as Judge
2005
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
The Best Thief in the World
as Ruth
2004
It Runs in the Family
as Sarah Langley
2003
Mister Sterling
as Jackie Brock
2003
Wonderful Town
as Eileen
2002
Wit
as Susie Monahan
2001
The Last Debate
as Barbara Manning
2000