Audra McDonald

ActorProducer Jul 3 (age 55) Berlin, Germany 1971–2027 (56 year career)

7.3 avg rating

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…

Known For

Film

Beauty and the Beast

Madame Garderobe

Film

Private Practice

Naomi Bennett

Film

The Good Fight

Liz Reddick-Lawrence

Film

Respect

Barbara Franklin

Film

Ricki and the Flash

Maureen Brummel

Film

Wit

Susie Monahan

Film

Rustin

Ella Baker

Film

The Object of My Affection

Wedding Singer

Filmography

Acting (92)

Movies (59)

The Auction

2027 Upcoming

as Rita White

Aug 1

Ragtime Reunion Concert

2024

as Sarah

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

2024

as Self

10.0

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

Origin

as Miss Hale

Down Low

as Patty

Rustin

as Ella Baker

Whitney Houston in Focus

2023

Respect

2021

as Barbara Franklin

6.8

The Kennedy Center at 50

as Herself / Host

Ohio State Murders

as Suzanne

Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

Song of Rapa Nui

as Narrator

An Evening With Audra McDonald

2020

10.0

In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies

2020

as Soloist

10.0

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

as Self - Host

Every Act of Life

as Self

Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert

2018

as Host

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

2018

as Self - Host

10.0

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

2018

as Host

Beauty and the Beast

2017

as Madame Garderobe

7.0

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

as Self

Hello Again

2017

as Sally

5.9

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

2016

as Lady Day

7.6

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

as Caroler

Ricki and the Flash

as Maureen Brummel

Josh Groban: Stages Live

2015

as Self

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

as Beggar Woman

Six by Sondheim

as Self

The Ordained

as Anthea

The Sound of Music Live!

2013

as Mother Abbess

6.3

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

2013

as Host

7.3

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home

2013

10.0

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

2012

Rampart

2011

as Sarah

5.4

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

2010

as Self

8.0

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

2009

as Self - Performer

7.2

The Music Instinct: Science & Song

2009

A Raisin in the Sun

2008

as Ruth Younger

6.1

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

2007

as Jenny Smith

Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

2006

10.0

Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve

2006

10.0

Passion

2005

as Clara

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)

7.2

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

2005

as Self

10.0

The Best Thief in the World

2004

as Ruth

4.2

It Runs in the Family

2003

as Sarah Langley

6.0

Wonderful Town

2002

as Eileen

Wit

2001

as Susie Monahan

7.3

The Last Debate

2000

as Barbara Manning

Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

2000

Annie

1999

as Miss Grace Farrell

6.4

Cradle Will Rock

1999

as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer

6.4

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999

as Bessie in her 20s

7.5

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

1999

as Self - Performer

9.0

The Object of My Affection

1998

as Wedding Singer

5.8

Creating Ragtime

1998

as Sarah

Seven Servants

1996

4.3

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

1995

as Self

Television (33)

Actors on Actors: Broadway

2025

as Self

The Gilded Age

as Dorothy Scott

The Bite

as Rachel

Stars in the House

as Self

Central Park

2020

as Ashley (voice)

6.3

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

as Self

The Vote

The Good Fight

as Liz Reddick-Lawrence

7.5

The Good Fight

2017

as Liz Reddick-Lawrence

7.5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

BoJack Horseman

2014

as Mother Superior (voice)

8.5

Doc McStuffins

2012

as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)

5.9

Meisterwerke der Klassik

2012

as Self

The Good Wife

2009

as Liz Lawrence

7.6

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

as Self - Guest Judge

Private Practice

as Naomi Bennett

Private Practice

as Naomi Bennett

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Kidnapped

The Bedford Diaries

as Carla Bonatelle

Grey's Anatomy

as Dr. Naomi Bennett

The Colbert Report

Iron Chef America

as Judge

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Mister Sterling

as Jackie Brock

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Audrey Jackson

The View

as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self

3.9

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

as Teresa Giardello

8.1

Live from Lincoln Center

as Clara

Great Performances

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee & Performer

5.9

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Satisfied

2025

Executive Producer

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

2024

Executive Producer