About
Audra McDonald
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2025 | The Auction | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Audra McDonald at the London Palladium | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Ragtime Reunion Concert | Actor | Sarah | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Origin | Actor | Miss Hale | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Whitney Houston in Focus | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2023 | Rustin | Actor | Ella Baker | 60 Fair |
| 2023 | Down Low | Actor | Patty | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Kennedy Center at 50 | Actor | Herself / Host | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Respect | Actor | Barbara Franklin | 62 Fair |
| 2021 | Ohio State Murders | Actor | Suzanne | 59 Average |
| 2021 | The Bite | Actor | Rachel | 69 Fair |
| 2020 | An Evening With Audra McDonald | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2020 | Song of Rapa Nui | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2020 | In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies | Actor | Soloist | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2020 | The Vote | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2020 | Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration | Actor | Self - Performer | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess | Actor | Self - Host | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood | Actor | Self - Host | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Every Act of Life | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Sutton Foster in Concert | Actor | Host | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway | Actor | Host | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Broadway: The Next Generation | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Hello Again | Actor | Sally | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | Actor | Madame Garderobe | 69 Fair |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Actor | Liz Reddick | 74 Good |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | Actor | Caroler | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill | Actor | Lady Day | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Josh Groban: Stages Live | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Ricki and the Flash | Actor | Maureen Brummel | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Actor | Beggar Woman | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Six by Sondheim | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2013 | The Sound of Music Live! | Actor | Mother Abbess | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Christmas in Rockefeller Center | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2013 | The Ordained | Actor | Anthea | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | Audra McDonald: Go Back Home | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2013 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center | Actor | Host | 59 Average |
| 2012 | One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2011 | Rampart | Actor | Sarah | 57 Average |
| 2010 | Sondheim! The Birthday Concert | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Actor | Self - Performer | 59 Average |
| 2008 | A Raisin in the Sun | Actor | Ruth Younger | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny | Actor | Jenny Smith | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2006 | Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Actor | Carla Bonatelle | 70 Good |
| 2005 | Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Actor | Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Passion | Actor | Clara | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | The Best Thief in the World | Actor | Ruth | 58 Average |
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family | Actor | Sarah Langley | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2002 | Wonderful Town | Actor | Eileen | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | Wit | Actor | Susie Monahan | 61 Fair |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | Actor | Barbara Manning | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Actor | Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer | 59 Average |
| 1999 | My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies | Actor | Self - Performer | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Annie | Actor | Miss Grace Farrell | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Actor | Bessie in her 20s | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Object of My Affection | Actor | Wedding Singer | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Seven Servants | Actor | 58 Average |
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Production |
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| 2024 | Satisfied | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Audra McDonald at the London Palladium | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |