Audra McDonald
Acting
- Born:
- 1970-07-03
- Place of birth:
- 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
The Auction
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
Satisfied
Actors on Actors: Broadway
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Origin
Whitney Houston in Focus
Rustin
Down Low
The Gilded Age
The Kennedy Center at 50
Respect
Ohio State Murders
The Bite
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
An Evening With Audra McDonald
Song of Rapa Nui
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
The Vote
Central Park
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Stars in the House
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Every Act of Life
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Hello Again
Beauty and the Beast
The Good Fight
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Josh Groban: Stages Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ricki and the Flash
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
BoJack Horseman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Six by Sondheim
The Sound of Music Live!
The Ordained
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
Doc McStuffins
Meisterwerke der Klassik
Rampart
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
The Good Wife
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
A Raisin in the Sun
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Private Practice
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve