Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald

Acting
Born 1970-07-03 Berlin, Germany 93 credits Tony Awards 6 Drama League Award 2 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT 1

Awards

Won 6 Tony Awards

Tony Awards 6 won · 2 nominated

  • 2014 Best Actress in a Play Won
  • 2012 Best Actress in a Musical Won
  • 2007 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • 2004 Best Featured Actress in a Play Won
  • 2000 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • 1998 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Won
  • 1996 Best Featured Actress in a Play Won
  • 1994 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Won

Drama League Award 2 won

  • 2012 Drama League Award Won
  • 2000 Drama League Award Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1 won

  • — Outstanding Actress in a Musical Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1 won

  • — Outstanding Actress in a Play Won

Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT 1 won

  • 2018 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT Won

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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 93
Acting 56 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 79% · Audrey Jackson
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 77% · Dr. Naomi Bennett
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 70% · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · ★ 5.1 · Self
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009 · 84% · Liz Lawrence
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · 79% · Self - Guest Judge
The View
The View
1997 · ★ 4.3 · Self, Self - Guest
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
2014 · 88% · Mother Superior (voice)
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · 66% · Self
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self
Private Practice
Private Practice
2007 · 70% · Naomi Bennett
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
2017 · 79% · Liz Reddick, Liz Reddick-Lawrence
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · 86% · Teresa Giardello
Doc McStuffins
Doc McStuffins
2012 · 61% · Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age
2022 · 77% · Dorothy Scott
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · 68% · Madame Garderobe
Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America
2005 · 67% · Judge
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
2020 · Self - Special Guest, Self
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Central Park
Central Park
2020 · 72% · Ashley (voice)
Live from Lincoln Center
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Clara
Respect
Respect
2021 · 67% · Barbara Franklin
Mister Sterling
Mister Sterling
2003 · Jackie Brock
Down Low
Down Low
2023 · 60% · Patty
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
Origin
Origin
2023 · 72% · Miss Hale
Ricki and the Flash
Ricki and the Flash
2015 · 55% · Maureen Brummel
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection
1998 · 55% · Wedding Singer
The Bedford Diaries
The Bedford Diaries
2006 · Carla Bonatelle
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock
1999 · 63% · Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Rampart
Rampart
2011 · 56% · Sarah
Annie
Annie
1999 · 65% · Miss Grace Farrell
The Bite
The Bite
2021 · Rachel
Rustin
Rustin
2023 · 64% · Ella Baker
Wit
Wit
2001 · ★ 7.3 · Susie Monahan
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim
2013 · Self
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
2024 · Sarah
It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family
2003 · 46% · Sarah Langley
Actors on Actors: Broadway
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025 · Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
· Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life
2018 · Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
2014 · Self – Host / Beggar Woman
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
2008 · 64% · Ruth Younger
The Ordained
The Ordained
2013 · Anthea
The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live!
2013 · ★ 6.3 · Mother Abbess
Meisterwerke der Klassik
Meisterwerke der Klassik
2012 · Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009 · Self - Performer
Hello Again
Hello Again
2017 · ★ 5.9 · Sally
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016 · Lady Day
Passion
Passion
2005 · Clara
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008 · Self
The Kennedy Center at 50
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021 · Herself / Host
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Self
Other credits 4 credits
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
2005 · ★ 6.9
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
2006
The Vote
The Vote
2020
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000
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