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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 3, 1970
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Also Known As
- Audra Ann McDonald
Audra McDonald
0.6 Popularity
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
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Self
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025
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Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
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Sarah
Ragtime Reunion Concert
2024
10.0
Self
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
6.6
Miss Hale
Origin
2023
0.0
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
6.5
Ella Baker
Rustin
2023
5.2
Patty
Down Low
2023
7.7
Dorothy Scott
The Gilded Age
2022
10.0
Herself / Host
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021
Credits
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Actors on Actors: Broadway
as Self
2025
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Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
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Ragtime Reunion Concert
as Sarah
2024
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My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
as Self
2024
10.0
Origin
as Miss Hale
2023
6.6
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
0.0
Rustin
as Ella Baker
2023
6.5
Down Low
as Patty
2023
5.2
The Gilded Age
as Dorothy Scott
2022
7.7
The Kennedy Center at 50
as Herself / Host
2021
10.0
Respect
as Barbara Franklin
2021
6.8
Ohio State Murders
as Suzanne
2021
10.0
The Bite
as Rachel
2021
6.8
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
10.0
Song of Rapa Nui
as Narrator
2020
10.0
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
as Soloist
2020
10.0
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
10.0
The Vote
2020
8.0
Central Park
as Ashley (voice)
2020
6.3
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
10.0
Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest
2020
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Stars in the House
as Self
2020
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The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
as Self - Host
2020
9.5
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
as Self - Host
2018
10.0
Every Act of Life
as Self
2018
6.4
Sutton Foster: Live from Lincoln Center
as Host
2018
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New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
as Host
2018
0.0
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2017
10.0
Hello Again
as Sally
2017
5.9
Beauty and the Beast
as Madame Garderobe
2017
7.0
The Good Fight
as Liz Reddick
2017
7.5
The Good Fight
as Liz Reddick-Lawrence
2017
7.5
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Caroler
2016
6.7
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
as Lady Day
2016
7.6
Josh Groban: Stages Live
as Self
2015
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Ricki and the Flash
as Maureen Brummel
2015
5.8
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
as Beggar Woman
2014
8.1
BoJack Horseman
as Mother Superior (voice)
2014
8.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Six by Sondheim
as Self
2013
7.1
The Sound of Music Live!
as Mother Abbess
2013
6.3
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The Ordained
as Anthea
2013
1.0
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
10.0
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
as Host
2013
7.3
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
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Doc McStuffins
as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
2012
5.8
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Meisterwerke der Klassik
as Self
2012
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Rampart
as Sarah
2011
5.4
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
2010
8.0
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self - Performer
2009
7.2
The Good Wife
as Liz Lawrence
2009
7.6
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
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A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
2008
6.1
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
as Jenny Smith
2007
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Private Practice
as Naomi Bennett
2007
7.5
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
10.0
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
10.0
Kidnapped
2006
7.2
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.2
The Bedford Diaries
as Carla Bonatelle
2006
7.0
The Colbert Report
2005
6.9
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
as Self
2005
10.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
2005
7.2
Passion
as Clara
2005
0.0
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Naomi Bennett
2005
8.2
Iron Chef America
as Judge
2005
6.5
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The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
6.1
The Best Thief in the World
as Ruth
2004
4.2
It Runs in the Family
as Sarah Langley
2003
6.0
Mister Sterling
as Jackie Brock
2003
7.5
Wonderful Town
as Eileen
2002
0.0
Wit
as Susie Monahan
2001
7.3
The Last Debate
as Barbara Manning
2000
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Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000
0.0
Cradle Will Rock
as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
1999
6.4
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
1999
9.0
Annie
as Miss Grace Farrell
1999
6.4
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrey Jackson
1999
7.9
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Bessie in her 20s
1999
7.5
The Object of My Affection
as Wedding Singer
1998
5.8
Creating Ragtime
as Sarah
1998
0.0
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
Seven Servants
1996
4.3
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
3.9
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
as Self
1995
0.0
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
8.1
Live from Lincoln Center
as Clara
1976
8.6
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee & Performer
1956
5.9
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The Auction
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