Audra McDonald
Acting
🎂 1970-07-03
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.
Cast credits(90)
Self
2015
Dr. Naomi Bennett
2005
Self
2014
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Liz Lawrence
2009
Audrey Jackson
1999
Self
2004
Self
1997
Self - Guest
1997
2005
Self
1971
Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
2012
Mother Superior (voice)
2014
Self - Guest
2006
Liz Reddick
2017
Liz Reddick-Lawrence
2017
Self - Special Guest
2020
Self
2020
Dorothy Scott
2022
Clara
1976
Naomi Bennett
2007
Judge
2005
Ashley (voice)
2020
1993
2006
Madame Garderobe
2017
Self
1996
Carla Bonatelle
2006
Rachel
2021
2003
Self
2020
Barbara Franklin
2021
Miss Hale
2023
Sarah
2011
Ella Baker
2023
Susie Monahan
2001
Self
2012
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
1999
2020
Miss Grace Farrell
1999
Maureen Brummel
2015
Wedding Singer
1998
Sarah Langley
2003
Mother Abbess
2013
Self
2024
Patty
2023
Barbara Manning
2000
Self
2013
Self
2017
Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
2005
Self
2018
Sally
2017
2025
Ruth Younger
2008
Bessie in her 20s
1999
Self - Host
2018
Self
2025
Anthea
2013
Self
2010
Self - Host
2020
Soloist
2020
Self
2015
Ruth
2004
1996
Host
2018
Self - Performer
2009
2020
Lady Day
2016
Self
1995
Narrator
2020
Jenny Smith
2007
Herself / Host
2021
Clara
2005
Caroler
2016
Self - Performer
1999
2000
Self
2005
Beggar Woman
2014
2012
Host
2013
Eileen
2002
Sarah
2024
2006
2024
2020
Host
2018
2006
Suzanne
2021
2023
2013
