Acting · Berlin, Germany · Born July 3, 1970
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.
The Auction
2027
as Rita White
MovieAudra McDonald: I Am What I Am
2026
as Performer
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025
as Self
MovieAudra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
MovieRagtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
2024
as Sarah
MovieMy Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
as Self
MovieOrigin
2023
as Miss Hale
MovieWhitney Houston in Focus
2023
MovieRustin
2023
as Ella Baker
MovieDown Low
2023
as Patty
TVThe Gilded Age
2022
as Dorothy Scott
MovieThe Kennedy Center at 50
2021
as Herself / Host
MovieRespect
2021
as Barbara Franklin
MovieOhio State Murders
2021
as Suzanne
TVThe Bite
2021
as Rachel
MovieAn Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
MovieSong of Rapa Nui
2020
as Narrator
MovieIn Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
as Soloist
MovieLive with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
TVThe Vote
2020
TVCentral Park
2020
as Ashley (voice)
TVBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest
MovieThe Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
2020
as Self - Host
MovieLeonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
as Self - Host
MovieEvery Act of Life
2018
as Self
MovieLive from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
as Host
MovieNew York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018
as Host
MovieHello Again
2017
as Sally
MovieBeauty and the Beast
2017
as Madame Garderobe
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Liz Reddick
MovieOnce Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
as Caroler
MovieLady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016
as Lady Day
MovieJosh Groban: Stages Live
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieRicki and the Flash
2015
as Maureen Brummel
MovieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
as Beggar Woman
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Mother Superior (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
MovieSix by Sondheim
2013
as Self
MovieThe Sound of Music Live!
2013
as Mother Abbess
MovieThe Ordained
2013
as Anthea
MovieAudra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
MovieRodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
as Host
MovieOne Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
TVDoc McStuffins
2012
as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
Meisterwerke der Klassik
2012
as Self
MovieRampart
2011
as Sarah
MovieSondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
MovieJohnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
as Self - Performer
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Liz Lawrence
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieThe Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
MovieDreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008
as Self
MovieA Raisin in the Sun
2008
as Ruth Younger
MovieRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007
as Jenny Smith
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Naomi Bennett
MovieAudra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
MovieAudra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
TVKidnapped
2006
TVThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
TVThe Bedford Diaries
2006
as Carla Bonatelle
TVThe Colbert Report
2005
MovieChristmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
as Self
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
MoviePassion
2005
as Clara
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Dr. Naomi Bennett
TVIron Chef America
2005
as Judge
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
MovieThe Best Thief in the World
2004
as Ruth
MovieIt Runs in the Family
2003
as Sarah Langley
TVMister Sterling
2003
as Jackie Brock
MovieWonderful Town
2002
as Eileen
MovieWit
2001
as Susie Monahan
MovieThe Last Debate
2000
as Barbara Manning
MovieAudra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000
MovieCradle Will Rock
1999
as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
MovieMy Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999
as Self - Performer
MovieAnnie
1999
as Miss Grace Farrell
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Audrey Jackson
MovieHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
as Bessie in her 20s
MovieThe Object of My Affection
1998
as Wedding Singer
MovieCreating Ragtime
1998
as Sarah
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieSeven Servants
1996
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
MovieSome Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Teresa Giardello
TVLive from Lincoln Center
1976
as Clara
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self
MovieBroadway: The Next Generation
as Self
