6.1Acting
Audra McDonald
- Born
- 1970-07-03
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
95 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Auction
2027 · Movie
Rita White
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
2026 · Movie
Performer
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025 · TV Show
Self
Satisfied
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024 · Movie
Cast · Executive Producer
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024 · Movie
Self
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
2024 · Movie
Sarah
Down Low
2023 · Movie
Patty
Origin
2023 · Movie
Miss Hale
Rustin
2023 · Movie
Ella Baker
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023 · Movie
Cast
The Gilded Age
2022 · TV Show
Dorothy Scott
Ohio State Murders
2021 · Movie
Suzanne
Respect
2021 · Movie
Barbara Franklin
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
2021 · Movie
Self
The Bite
2021 · TV Show
Rachel
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021 · Movie
Herself / Host
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020 · Movie
Cast
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · TV Show
Self
Central Park
2020 · TV Show
Ashley (voice)
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020 · Movie
Soloist
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020 · Movie
Cast
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
2020 · Movie
Self - Host
Song of Rapa Nui
2020 · Movie
Narrator
Stars in the House
2020 · TV Show
Self - Special Guest · Self
The Vote
2020 · TV Show
Cast
Every Act of Life
2018 · Movie
Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 · Movie
Self - Host
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018 · Movie
Host
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018 · Movie
Host
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Movie
Madame Garderobe
Hello Again
2017 · Movie
Sally
The Good Fight
2017 · TV Show
Liz Reddick · Liz Reddick-Lawrence
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016 · Movie
Lady Day
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016 · Movie
Caroler
Josh Groban: Stages Live
2015 · Movie
Self
Ricki and the Flash
2015 · Movie
Maureen Brummel
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
Self - Guest
BoJack Horseman
2014 · TV Show
Mother Superior (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
2014 · Movie
Self – Host / Beggar Woman
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013 · Movie
Cast
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013 · Movie
Host
Six by Sondheim
2013 · Movie
Self
The Ordained
2013 · Movie
Anthea
The Sound of Music Live!
2013 · Movie
Mother Abbess
Doc McStuffins
2012 · TV Show
Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
Meisterwerke der Klassik
2012 · TV Show
Self
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012 · Movie
Cast
Rampart
2011 · Movie
Sarah
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Movie
Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009 · Movie
Self - Performer
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV Show
Self - Guest Judge
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
Liz Lawrence
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009 · Movie
Cast
A Raisin in the Sun
2008 · Movie
Ruth Younger
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008 · Movie
Self
Private Practice
2007 · TV Show
Naomi Bennett
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007 · Movie
Jenny Smith
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006 · Movie
Cast
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006 · Movie
Cast
Kidnapped
2006 · TV Show
Cast
The Bedford Diaries
2006 · TV Show
Carla Bonatelle
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Movie
Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005 · Movie
Self
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
Dr. Naomi Bennett
Iron Chef America
2005 · TV Show
Judge
Passion
2005 · Movie
Clara
The Colbert Report
2005 · TV Show
Cast
The Best Thief in the World
2004 · Movie
Ruth
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · TV Show
Self
It Runs in the Family
2003 · Movie
Sarah Langley
Mister Sterling
2003 · TV Show
Jackie Brock
Wonderful Town
2002 · Movie
Eileen
Wit
2001 · Movie
Susie Monahan
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000 · Movie
Cast
The Last Debate
2000 · Movie
Barbara Manning
Annie
1999 · Movie
Miss Grace Farrell
Cradle Will Rock
1999 · Movie
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999 · Movie
Bessie in her 20s
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Audrey Jackson
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999 · Movie
Self - Performer
Creating Ragtime
1998 · Movie
Sarah
The Object of My Affection
1998 · Movie
Wedding Singer
The View
1997 · TV Show
Self · Self - Guest
Seven Servants
1996 · Movie
Cast
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
Self
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995 · Movie
Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · TV Show
Teresa Giardello
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · TV Show
Clara
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
Self
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Date unknown · Movie
Self
Love Love
Date unknown · Movie
Cast