Audra McDonald
Known for acting · Born 3 July 1970 · 56 · Berlin, Germany
96 credits
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
Private Practice
2007
The Good Fight
2017
The Gilded Age
2022
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Wit
2001
Respect
2021
Annie
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
BoJack Horseman
2014
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
Six by Sondheim
2013
Down Low
2023
Acting (94)
2027The AuctionRita WhiteFilm
2026Audra McDonald: I Am What I AmPerformerFilm
2025Actors on Actors: BroadwaySelfSeries
2024My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary ConcertSelfFilm
2024Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion ConcertSarahFilm
2024Audra McDonald at the London PalladiumFilm
2023RustinElla BakerFilm
2023OriginMiss HaleFilm
2023Down LowPattyFilm
2023Whitney Houston in FocusFilm
2022The Gilded AgeDorothy Scott · 17 episodesSeries
2021RespectBarbara FranklinFilm
2021The BiteRachel · 6 episodesSeries
2021The Kennedy Center at 50Herself / HostFilm
2021Ohio State MurdersSuzanneFilm
2021Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!SelfFilm
2020Central ParkAshley (voice)Series
2020Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan OperaSelf - HostFilm
2020Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonaldFilm
2020An Evening With Audra McDonaldFilm
2020In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the MoviesSoloistFilm
2020Song of Rapa NuiNarratorFilm
2020The Vote · 2 episodesSeries
2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelfSeries
2020Stars in the HouseSelf - Special GuestSeries
2018Every Act of LifeSelfFilm
2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at TanglewoodSelf - HostFilm
2018Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in ConcertHostFilm
2018New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on BroadwayHostFilm
2017Beauty and the BeastMadame GarderobeFilm
2017The Good FightLiz Reddick · 27 episodes, Liz Reddick-Lawrence · 20 episodesSeries
2017Hello AgainSallyFilm
2016Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & GrillLady DayFilm
2016Once Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasCarolerFilm
2015Ricki and the FlashMaureen BrummelFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2015Josh Groban: Stages LiveSelfFilm
2014BoJack HorsemanMother Superior (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelfSeries
2014Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York PhilharmonicSelf – Host / Beggar WomanFilm
2013The Sound of Music Live!Mother AbbessFilm
2013Six by SondheimSelfFilm
2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln CenterHostFilm
2013The OrdainedAntheaFilm
2013Audra McDonald: Go Back HomeFilm
2012Doc McStuffinsItty Bitty Bess (voice)Series
2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin HamlischFilm
2012Meisterwerke der KlassikSelfSeries
2011RampartSarahFilm
2010Sondheim! The Birthday ConcertSelfFilm
2009The Good WifeLiz LawrenceSeries
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeSelf - PerformerFilm
2009The Music Instinct: Science & SongFilm
2008A Raisin in the SunRuth YoungerFilm
2008Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"SelfFilm
2007Private PracticeNaomi Bennett · 77 episodesSeries
2007Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyJenny SmithFilm
2006Kidnapped · 3 episodesSeries
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2006The Bedford DiariesCarla Bonatelle · 8 episodesSeries
2006Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's EveFilm
2006Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a BridgeFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyDr. Naomi BennettSeries
2005The Colbert ReportSeries
2005Iron Chef AmericaJudgeSeries
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsSarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)Film
2005Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter GravesSelfFilm
2005PassionClaraFilm
2004The Best Thief in the WorldRuthFilm
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelfSeries
2003It Runs in the FamilySarah LangleyFilm
2003Mister SterlingJackie Brock · 10 episodesSeries
2002Wonderful TownEileenFilm
2001WitSusie MonahanFilm
2000The Last DebateBarbara ManningFilm
2000Audra McDonald at the Donmar, LondonFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAudrey Jackson · 2 episodesSeries
1999AnnieMiss Grace FarrellFilm
1999Cradle Will RockBlitzstein - 'Joe Worker' SingerFilm
1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsBessie in her 20sFilm
1999My Favorite Broadway: The Leading LadiesSelf - PerformerFilm
1998The Object of My AffectionWedding SingerFilm
1998Creating RagtimeSarahFilm
1997The ViewSelf · 2 episodes, Self - GuestSeries
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelfSeries
1996Seven ServantsFilm
1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IISelfFilm
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetTeresa GiardelloSeries
1976Live from Lincoln CenterClaraSeries
1971Great PerformancesSelfSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelfSeries
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelfFilm
—Love LoveFilm
Production (2)
2025SatisfiedExecutive ProducerFilm
2024Audra McDonald at the London PalladiumExecutive ProducerFilm