Audra McDonald
Acting • Born 1970-07-03
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.
Filmography
92 credits
The Kennedy Center at 50
Movie • 2021
Herself / Host
It Runs in the Family
Movie • 2003
Sarah Langley
Cradle Will Rock
Movie • 1999
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie • 2008
Ruth Younger
Wit
Movie • 2001
Susie Monahan
Annie
Movie • 1999
Miss Grace Farrell
Rustin
Movie • 2023
Ella Baker
Rampart
Movie • 2011
Sarah
The Best Thief in the World
Movie • 2004
Ruth
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Movie • 2010
Self
Seven Servants
Movie • 1996
The Object of My Affection
Movie • 1998
Wedding Singer
The Sound of Music Live!
Movie • 2013
Mother Abbess
Origin
Movie • 2023
Miss Hale
Six by Sondheim
Movie • 2013
Self
Wonderful Town
Movie • 2002
Eileen
Whitney Houston in Focus
Movie • 2023
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie • 2014
Beggar Woman
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Movie • 2007
Jenny Smith
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Movie • 2005
Self
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Movie • 2024
Self
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
Movie • 2018
Host
Ragtime Reunion Concert
Movie • 2024
Sarah
Ricki and the Flash
Movie • 2015
Maureen Brummel
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Movie • 1999
Bessie in her 20s
Down Low
Movie • 2023
Patty
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Movie • 2016
Lady Day
Passion
Movie • 2005
Clara
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Movie • 2024
The Ordained
Movie • 2013
Anthea
The Auction
Movie
Beauty and the Beast
Movie • 2017
Madame Garderobe
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Movie • 2016
Caroler
The Last Debate
Movie • 2000
Barbara Manning
Hello Again
Movie • 2017
Sally
Every Act of Life
Movie • 2018
Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Movie • 2018
Self - Host
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie • 2005
Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Movie • 1999
Self - Performer
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
Movie • 2006
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
Movie • 2006
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
Movie • 2013
Respect
Movie • 2021
Barbara Franklin
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
Movie • 2012
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
Movie • 2000
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
Movie • 2020
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
Movie • 2020
Self - Host
An Evening With Audra McDonald
Movie • 2020
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Movie • 2015
Self
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Movie • 2020
Soloist
Song of Rapa Nui
Movie • 2020
Narrator
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Movie • 2009
Self - Performer
Ohio State Murders
Movie • 2021
Suzanne
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Movie • 2013
Host
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Movie • 2018
Host
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Movie • 1995
Self
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
Movie • 2009
Creating Ragtime
Movie • 1998
Sarah
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
Kidnapped
TV • 2006
The Bedford Diaries
TV • 2006
Carla Bonatelle
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Audrey Jackson
Mister Sterling
TV • 2003
Jackie Brock
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Teresa Giardello
The Bite
TV • 2021
Rachel
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Naomi Bennett
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Liz Lawrence
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Dr. Naomi Bennett
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Gilded Age
TV • 2022
Dorothy Scott
Doc McStuffins
TV • 2012
Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
Meisterwerke der Klassik
TV • 2012
Self
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Liz Reddick
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Liz Reddick-Lawrence
The Vote
TV • 2020
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self - Special Guest
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Mother Superior (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
Live from Lincoln Center
TV • 1976
Clara
Central Park
TV • 2020
Ashley (voice)
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV • 2020
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Iron Chef America
TV • 2005
Judge
Actors on Actors: Broadway
TV • 2025
Self