Person
Audra McDonald
Acting · Born 1970-07-03 · Berlin, Germany
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 Arts in 2016 from President Barack Obama and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2017.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrey Jackson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Naomi Bennett
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Good Wife
Liz Lawrence
The Colbert Report
2005
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Great Performances
Self
The View
Self
Tony Awards
Self
Filmography
- 2027The AuctionRita White
- 2026Audra McDonald: I Am What I AmPerformer
- 2025SatisfiedExecutive Producer
- 2025Actors on Actors: BroadwaySelf
- 2024Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
- 2024Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion ConcertSarah
- 2024My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary ConcertSelf
- 2023OriginMiss Hale
- 2023Whitney Houston in Focus
- 2023RustinElla Baker
- 2023Down LowPatty
- 2022The Gilded AgeDorothy Scott
- 2021The Kennedy Center at 50Herself / Host
- 2021RespectBarbara Franklin
- 2021Ohio State MurdersSuzanne
- 2021The BiteRachel
- 2020An Evening With Audra McDonald
- 2020Song of Rapa NuiNarrator
- 2020In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the MoviesSoloist
- 2020Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
- 2020The Vote
- 2020Central ParkAshley (voice)
- 2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf - Special Guest
- 2020The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and BessSelf - Host
- 2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at TanglewoodSelf - Host
- 2018Every Act of LifeSelf
- 2018Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in ConcertHost
- 2018New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on BroadwayHost
- 2017Hello AgainSally
- 2017Beauty and the BeastMadame Garderobe
- 2017The Good FightLiz Reddick
- 2016Once Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasCaroler
- 2016Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & GrillLady Day
- 2015Josh Groban: Stages LiveSelf
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2015Ricki and the FlashMaureen Brummel
- 2014Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBeggar Woman
- 2014BoJack HorsemanMother Superior (voice)
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2013Six by SondheimSelf
- 2013The Sound of Music Live!Mother Abbess
- 2013The OrdainedAnthea
- 2013Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
- 2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln CenterHost
- 2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
- 2012Doc McStuffinsItty Bitty Bess (voice)
- 2012Meisterwerke der KlassikSelf
- 2011RampartSarah
- 2010Sondheim! The Birthday ConcertSelf
- 2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeSelf - Performer
- 2009The Good WifeLiz Lawrence
- 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge
- 2009The Music Instinct: Science & Song
- 2008Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"Self
- 2008A Raisin in the SunRuth Younger
- 2007Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyJenny Smith
- 2007Private PracticeNaomi Bennett
- 2006Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
- 2006Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
- 2006Kidnapped
- 2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
- 2006The Bedford DiariesCarla Bonatelle
- 2005The Colbert Report
- 2005Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter GravesSelf
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsSarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
- 2005PassionClara
- 2005Grey's AnatomyDr. Naomi Bennett
- 2005Iron Chef AmericaJudge
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf
- 2004The Best Thief in the WorldRuth
- 2003It Runs in the FamilySarah Langley
- 2003Mister SterlingJackie Brock
- 2002Wonderful TownEileen
- 2001WitSusie Monahan
- 2000The Last DebateBarbara Manning
- 2000Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
- 1999Cradle Will RockBlitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
- 1999My Favorite Broadway: The Leading LadiesSelf - Performer
- 1999AnnieMiss Grace Farrell
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAudrey Jackson
- 1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsBessie in her 20s
- 1998The Object of My AffectionWedding Singer
- 1998Creating RagtimeSarah
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996Seven Servants
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf
- 1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IISelf
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetTeresa Giardello
- 1976Live from Lincoln CenterClara
- 1971Great PerformancesSelf
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf
- —Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
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