Personal Info
Birthday
July 3, 1970
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Known For
Acting
Audra McDonald
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.
Acting Filmography (88)
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Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
Movie2026
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Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Movie2024
0.0
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Movie2024
9.0
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Movie2024
6.2
Origin
Movie2023
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0.0
Whitney Houston in Focus
Movie2023
6.5
Rustin
Movie2023
5.3
Down Low
Movie2023
7.7
The Gilded Age
TV Series2022
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10.0
The Kennedy Center at 50
Movie2021
6.8
Respect
Movie2021
No Backdrop
10.0
Ohio State Murders
Movie2021
6.8
The Bite
TV Series2021
No Backdrop
10.0
An Evening With Audra McDonald
Movie2020
No Backdrop
10.0
Song of Rapa Nui
Movie2020
No Backdrop
10.0
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Movie2020
No Backdrop
10.0
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
Movie2020
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8.0
The Vote
TV Series2020
6.3
Central Park
TV Series2020
10.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV Series2020
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Stars in the House
TV Series2020
9.5
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
Movie2020
No Backdrop
10.0
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Movie2018
6.4
Every Act of Life
Movie2018
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Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
Movie2018
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0.0
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Movie2018
5.9
Hello Again
Movie2017
7.0
Beauty and the Beast
Movie2017
7.6
The Good Fight
TV Series2017
6.6
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Movie2016
7.6
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Movie2016
No Backdrop
0.0
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Movie2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV Series2015
5.8
Ricki and the Flash
Movie2015
8.1
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie2014
8.5
BoJack Horseman
TV Series2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV Series2014
7.1
Six by Sondheim
Movie2013
6.3
The Sound of Music Live!
Movie2013
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1.0
The Ordained
Movie2013
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10.0
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
Movie2013
7.3
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Movie2013
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0.0
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
Movie2012
5.9
Doc McStuffins
TV Series2012
5.5
Rampart
Movie2011
8.0
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Movie2010
7.2
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Movie2009
7.6
The Good Wife
TV Series2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV Series2009
0.0
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
Movie2009
No Backdrop
0.0
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Movie2008
6.1
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie2008
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Movie2007
7.5
Private Practice
TV Series2007
No Backdrop
10.0
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
Movie2006
No Backdrop
10.0
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
Movie2006
7.1
Kidnapped
TV Series2006
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4.7
The Megan Mullally Show
TV Series2006
5.8
The Bedford Diaries
TV Series2006
6.9
The Colbert Report
TV Series2005
10.0
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Movie2005
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7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie2005
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0.0
Passion
Movie2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
TV Series2005
6.5
Iron Chef America
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
4.6
The Best Thief in the World
Movie2004
6.0
It Runs in the Family
Movie2003
8.3
Mister Sterling
TV Series2003
No Backdrop
0.0
Wonderful Town
Movie2002
7.3
Wit
Movie2001
9.0
The Last Debate
Movie2000
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0.0
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
Movie2000
6.5
Cradle Will Rock
Movie1999
9.0
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Movie1999
6.5
Annie
Movie1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV Series1999
7.3
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Movie1999
5.8
The Object of My Affection
Movie1998
0.0
Creating Ragtime
Movie1998
4.3
The View
TV Series1997
4.8
Seven Servants
Movie1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV Series1996
0.0
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Movie1995
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV Series1993
8.7
Live from Lincoln Center
TV Series1976
6.1
Great Performances
TV Series1971
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0.0
Tony Awards
TV Series1956
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0.0
Broadway: The Next Generation
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