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Birthday: Jul 03, 1970
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany

Audra McDonald

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
Movie Cast Year
Six by Sondheim Self 2013
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas Caroler 2016
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves Self 2005
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Lady Day 2016
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood Host 2018
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge 2006
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home 2013
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve 2006
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch 2012
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London 2000
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald 2020
An Evening With Audra McDonald 2020
Song of Rapa Nui Narrator 2020
Ohio State Murders Suzanne 2021
The Kennedy Center at 50 Herself / Host 2021
Wonderful Town Eileen 2002
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Jenny Smith 2007
Passion Clara 2005
Whitney Houston in Focus 2023
Ragtime Reunion Concert Sarah 2024
A Raisin in the Sun Ruth Younger 2008
The Last Debate Barbara Manning 2000
Josh Groban: Stages Live Herself 2015
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies Soloist 2020
Sutton Foster in Concert Host 2018
Wit Susie Monahan 2001
The Best Thief in the World Ruth 2004
Respect Barbara Franklin 2021
Rose Parade 2024 Self - Grand Marshal 2024
Annie Miss Grace Farrell 1999
Seven Servants 1996
The Sound of Music Live! Mother Abbess 2013
Ricki and the Flash Maureen Brummel 2015
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Bessie in her 20s 1999
Down Low Patty 2023
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert 2024
The Metropolitan Opera: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Self - Host 2020
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Beggar Woman 2014
Rustin Ella Baker 2023
Hello Again Sally 2017
Origin Miss Hale 2023
It Runs in the Family Sarah Langley 2003
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert Herself 2010
Beauty and the Beast Madame Garderobe 2017
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies Self - Performer 1999
Rampart Sarah 2011
Every Act of Life Self 2018
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me Performer 2009
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Sarah (segment "Ragtime") 2005
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration Self - Performer 2020
The Object of My Affection Wedding Singer 1998
Broadway: The Next Generation 1970
Cradle Will Rock Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer 1999
Series Cast Year
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Audrey Jackson 1999
Mister Sterling 2003
The Tony Danza Show Self 2004
Kidnapped 2006
The Bedford Diaries Carla Bonatelle 2006
The View Self 1997
The Colbert Report 2005
Homicide: Life on the Street 1993
The Megan Mullally Show 2006
Private Practice Naomi Bennett 2007
BoJack Horseman Mother Superior (voice) 2014
Central Park Ashley (voice) 2020
Great Performances Self 1971
The Bite Rachel 2021
The View Self - Guest 1997
Grey's Anatomy Dr. Naomi Bennett 2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Gilded Age Dorothy Scott 2022
The Vote 2020
The Good Fight Liz Reddick 2017
The Good Fight Liz Reddick-Lawrence 2017
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Judge 2009
Live from Lincoln Center Clara 1976
The Good Wife Liz Lawrence 2009
Doc McStuffins Itty Bitty Bess (voice) 2012
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Herself 1996
Meisterwerke der Klassik Self 2012
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