Audra McDonald
Born
3 July 1970 (55)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Also known as
Audra Ann 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...
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.
Filmography (40)
The Auction
2027
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
Ragtime Reunion Concert
2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
Origin
2023
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
Rustin
2023
Down Low
2023
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021
Respect
2021
Ohio State Murders
2021
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
Song of Rapa Nui
2020
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
2020
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
Every Act of Life
2018
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018
Hello Again
2017
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016
Josh Groban: Stages Live
2015
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
Six by Sondheim
2013
The Sound of Music Live!
2013
The Ordained
2013
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Rampart
2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006