Audra McDonald
Born Jul 3, 1970 · Berlin, Germany
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
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
2026
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
Down Low
2023
Origin
2023
Rustin
2023
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
The Gilded Age
2022
Respect
2021
The Bite
2021
Central Park
2020
Song of Rapa Nui
2020
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018
The Good Fight
2017
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Hello Again
2017
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
Ricki and the Flash
2015
BoJack Horseman
2014
The Sound of Music Live!
2013
The Ordained
2013
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
Doc McStuffins
2012
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Rampart
2011
The Good Wife
2009
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
Private Practice
2007
Kidnapped
2006
The Bedford Diaries
2006
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
Iron Chef America
2005
Passion
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
The Best Thief in the World
2004
Mister Sterling
2003
It Runs in the Family
2003
Wit
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Annie
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
The Object of My Affection
1998
Creating Ragtime
1998
Seven Servants
1996
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Live from Lincoln Center
1976