Audra McDonald
Born in Berlin, Germany — Jul 03 1970
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 A…
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Audra McDonald's Credits
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Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Naomi Bennett
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrey Jackson
The Good Wife
Liz Lawrence
Great Performances
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Private Practice
Naomi Bennett
Homicide: Life on the Street
Teresa Giardello
The Good Fight
Liz Reddick
BoJack Horseman
Mother Superior (voice)
Iron Chef America
Judge
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
The Gilded Age
Dorothy Scott
Beauty and the Beast
Madame Garderobe
Doc McStuffins
Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
Central Park
Ashley (voice)
Kidnapped
Live from Lincoln Center
Clara
Mister Sterling
Jackie Brock
The Bedford Diaries
Carla Bonatelle
Rustin
Ella Baker
The Bite
Rachel
Respect
Barbara Franklin
Rampart
Sarah
Origin
Miss Hale
Actors on Actors: Broadway
Self
Wit
Susie Monahan
Passion
Clara
Every Act of Life
Self
Ricki and the Flash
Maureen Brummel
Annie
Miss Grace Farrell
Down Low
Patty
Six by Sondheim
Self
Cradle Will Rock
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Meisterwerke der Klassik
Self
The Object of My Affection
Wedding Singer
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
It Runs in the Family
Sarah Langley
The Last Debate
Barbara Manning
Hello Again
Sally
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
The Ordained
Anthea
The Vote
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self - Performer
The Sound of Music Live!
Mother Abbess
Seven Servants
The Best Thief in the World
Ruth
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Bessie in her 20s
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Self - Performer
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Caroler
The Auction
Rita White
Satisfied
Production
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
Self - Host
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Beggar Woman
Ragtime Reunion Concert
Sarah
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Host
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Host
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Host
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Jenny Smith
Creating Ragtime
Sarah
The Kennedy Center at 50
Herself / Host
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Soloist
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lady Day
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
An Evening With Audra McDonald
Ohio State Murders
Suzanne
Song of Rapa Nui
Narrator
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
Wonderful Town
Eileen
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Self
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
Host
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
Whitney Houston in Focus
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home