Audra McDonald
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
The Auction
2027
as Rita White
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
2026
as Performer
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025
as Self
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
as Self
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
2024
as Sarah
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
Rustin
2023
as Ella Baker
Origin
2023
as Miss Hale
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
Down Low
2023
as Patty
The Gilded Age
2022
as Dorothy Scott
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021
as Herself / Host
Respect
2021
as Barbara Franklin
Ohio State Murders
2021
as Suzanne
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
2021
as Self
The Bite
2021
as Rachel
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
2020
as Self - Host
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
as Soloist
Song of Rapa Nui
2020
as Narrator
The Vote
2020
Stars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Central Park
2020
as Ashley (voice)
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
as Host
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
as Self - Host
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018
as Host
Beauty and the Beast
2017
as Madame Garderobe
Hello Again
2017
as Sally
The Good Fight
2017
as Liz Reddick
The Good Fight
2017
as Liz Reddick-Lawrence
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016
as Lady Day
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
as Caroler
Ricki and the Flash
2015
as Maureen Brummel
Josh Groban: Stages Live
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
2014
as Self – Host / Beggar Woman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Mother Superior (voice)
The Sound of Music Live!
2013
as Mother Abbess
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self
The Ordained
2013
as Anthea
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
as Host
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
Meisterwerke der Klassik
2012
as Self
Rampart
2011
as Sarah
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
as Self - Performer
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
The Good Wife
2009
as Liz Lawrence
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
as Ruth Younger
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008
as Self
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007
as Jenny Smith
Private Practice
2007
as Naomi Bennett
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
Kidnapped
2006
The Bedford Diaries
2006
as Carla Bonatelle
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005
as Self
Passion
2005
as Clara
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
The Colbert Report
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Dr. Naomi Bennett
Iron Chef America
2005
as Judge
The Best Thief in the World
2004
as Ruth
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
It Runs in the Family
2003
as Sarah Langley
Mister Sterling
2003
as Jackie Brock
Wonderful Town
2002
as Eileen
Wit
2001
as Susie Monahan
The Last Debate
2000
as Barbara Manning
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Annie
1999
as Miss Grace Farrell
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
as Bessie in her 20s
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999
as Self - Performer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Audrey Jackson
The Object of My Affection
1998
as Wedding Singer
Creating Ragtime
1998
as Sarah
The View
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Seven Servants
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Teresa Giardello
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Clara
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self