Acting
Audra McDonald
Acting · 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.
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Actors on Actors: Broadway
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025 · Self
FilmMy Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024 · Self
FilmOrigin
2023 · Miss Hale
FilmRustin
2023 · Ella Baker
FilmDown Low
2023 · Patty
The Gilded Age
2022 · Dorothy Scott
FilmThe Kennedy Center at 50
2021 · Herself / Host
FilmRespect
2021 · Barbara Franklin
FilmOhio State Murders
2021 · Suzanne
The Bite
2021 · Rachel
FilmAn Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
FilmSong of Rapa Nui
2020 · Narrator
FilmIn Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020 · Soloist
FilmLive with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
The Vote
2020
Central Park
2020 · Ashley (voice)
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
Stars in the House
2020 · Self - Special Guest
FilmPorgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
2020 · Self - Host
FilmLeonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 · Self - Host
FilmEvery Act of Life
2018 · Self
FilmHello Again
2017 · Sally
FilmBeauty and the Beast
2017 · Madame Garderobe
The Good Fight
2017 · Liz Reddick
FilmOnce Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016 · Caroler
FilmLady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016 · Lady Day
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
FilmRicki and the Flash
2015 · Maureen Brummel
FilmSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
2014 · Self – Host / Beggar Woman
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Mother Superior (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
FilmSix by Sondheim
2013 · Self
FilmThe Sound of Music Live!
2013 · Mother Abbess
FilmThe Ordained
2013 · Anthea
FilmAudra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
FilmRodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013 · Host
Doc McStuffins
2012 · Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
Meisterwerke der Klassik
Meisterwerke der Klassik
2012 · Self
FilmRampart
2011 · Sarah
FilmSondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Self
FilmJohnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009 · Self - Performer
The Good Wife
2009 · Liz Lawrence
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
FilmA Raisin in the Sun
2008 · Ruth Younger
Private Practice
2007 · Naomi Bennett
FilmAudra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
FilmAudra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
Kidnapped
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
The Bedford Diaries
2006 · Carla Bonatelle
The Colbert Report
2005
FilmChristmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005 · Self
FilmBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Dr. Naomi Bennett
Iron Chef America
2005 · Judge
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
FilmThe Best Thief in the World
2004 · Ruth
FilmIt Runs in the Family
2003 · Sarah Langley
Mister Sterling
2003 · Jackie Brock
FilmWit
2001 · Susie Monahan
FilmThe Last Debate
2000 · Barbara Manning
FilmCradle Will Rock
1999 · Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
FilmMy Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999 · Self - Performer
FilmAnnie
1999 · Miss Grace Farrell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Audrey Jackson
FilmHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999 · Bessie in her 20s
FilmThe Object of My Affection
1998 · Wedding Singer
The View
1997 · Self
FilmSeven Servants
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
FilmSome Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995 · Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Teresa Giardello
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Clara
Great Performances
1971 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self