Audra McDonald
Department: Acting
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
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021
It Runs in the Family
2003
Cradle Will Rock
1999
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
Wit
2001
Annie
1999
Rustin
2023
Rampart
2011
The Best Thief in the World
2004
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Seven Servants
1996
The Object of My Affection
1998
The Sound of Music Live!
2013
Origin
2023
Six by Sondheim
2013
Wonderful Town
2002
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
Ragtime Reunion Concert
2024
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Broadway: The Next Generation
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
Down Low
2023
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016
Passion
2005
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
The Ordained
2013
The Auction
2027
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
The Last Debate
2000
Hello Again
2017
Every Act of Life
2018
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
Respect
2021
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
2020
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
Josh Groban: Stages Live
2015
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
Song of Rapa Nui
2020
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
Ohio State Murders
2021
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
Creating Ragtime
1998
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Kidnapped
2006
The Bedford Diaries
2006
The View
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Mister Sterling
2003
The Colbert Report
2005
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
The Bite
2021
The View
1997
Private Practice
2007
The Good Wife
2009
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Gilded Age
2022
Doc McStuffins
2012
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Meisterwerke der Klassik
2012
The Good Fight
2017
The Good Fight
2017
The Vote
2020
Stars in the House
2020
Stars in the House
2020
BoJack Horseman
2014
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
Central Park
2020
Great Performances
1971
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Iron Chef America
2005
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025