Audra McDonald

Acting·Jul 3, 1970·Berlin, Germany

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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.

Film	Credit
TThe Auction2027 · Rita White	Rita White
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am2026 · Performer	Performer
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium2024 · Actor	Actor
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert2024 · Sarah	Sarah
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert2024 · Self	Self
Origin2023 · Miss Hale	Miss Hale
Whitney Houston in Focus2023 · Actor	Actor
Rustin2023 · Ella Baker	Ella Baker
Down Low2023 · Patty	Patty
The Kennedy Center at 502021 · Herself / Host	Herself / Host
Respect2021 · Barbara Franklin	Barbara Franklin
Ohio State Murders2021 · Suzanne	Suzanne
An Evening With Audra McDonald2020 · Actor	Actor
Song of Rapa Nui2020 · Narrator	Narrator
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies2020 · Soloist	Soloist
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald2020 · Actor	Actor
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess2020 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood2018 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Every Act of Life2018 · Self	Self
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert2018 · Host	Host
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway2018 · Host	Host
Hello Again2017 · Sally	Sally
Beauty and the Beast2017 · Madame Garderobe	Madame Garderobe
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas2016 · Caroler	Caroler
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill2016 · Lady Day	Lady Day
Josh Groban: Stages Live2015 · Self	Self
Ricki and the Flash2015 · Maureen Brummel	Maureen Brummel
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street2014 · Beggar Woman	Beggar Woman
Six by Sondheim2013 · Self	Self
The Sound of Music Live!2013 · Mother Abbess	Mother Abbess
The Ordained2013 · Anthea	Anthea
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home2013 · Actor	Actor
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center2013 · Host	Host
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch2012 · Actor	Actor
Rampart2011 · Sarah	Sarah
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert2010 · Self	Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me2009 · Self - Performer	Self - Performer
The Music Instinct: Science & Song2009 · Actor	Actor
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"2008 · Self	Self
A Raisin in the Sun2008 · Ruth Younger	Ruth Younger
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny2007 · Jenny Smith	Jenny Smith
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve2006 · Actor	Actor
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge2006 · Actor	Actor
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves2005 · Self	Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005 · Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)	Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Passion2005 · Clara	Clara
The Best Thief in the World2004 · Ruth	Ruth
It Runs in the Family2003 · Sarah Langley	Sarah Langley