Actor profile

Audra McDonald

3rd July 1970 Berlin, Germany Acting

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.

60 Movies 30 TV Shows 1 In Production 91 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am poster

Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am 30th April 2026 as Performer

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium poster

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium 17th May 2024

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert poster

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert 13th March 2024 as Sarah

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert poster

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert 14th February 2024 as Self

Origin poster

Origin 8th December 2023 as Miss Hale

Whitney Houston in Focus poster

Whitney Houston in Focus 23rd November 2023

Rustin poster

Rustin 3rd November 2023 as Ella Baker

Down Low poster

Down Low 11th March 2023 as Patty

The Kennedy Center at 50 poster

The Kennedy Center at 50 1st October 2021 as Herself / Host

Respect poster

Respect 12th August 2021 as Barbara Franklin

Ohio State Murders poster

Ohio State Murders 3rd June 2021 as Suzanne

An Evening With Audra McDonald poster

An Evening With Audra McDonald 9th December 2020

Song of Rapa Nui poster

Song of Rapa Nui 30th November 2020 as Narrator

In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies poster

In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies 9th September 2020 as Soloist

Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald poster

Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald 23rd July 2020

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess poster

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess 1st February 2020 as Self - Host

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood poster

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood 28th December 2018 as Self - Host

Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life 23rd April 2018 as Self

Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert poster

Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert 20th April 2018 as Host

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway poster

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway 3rd January 2018 as Host

Hello Again poster

Hello Again 8th November 2017 as Sally

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast 16th March 2017 as Madame Garderobe

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas poster

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas 25th November 2016 as Caroler

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill poster

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill 12th March 2016 as Lady Day

Josh Groban: Stages Live poster

Josh Groban: Stages Live 28th November 2015 as Self

Ricki and the Flash poster

Ricki and the Flash 10th July 2015 as Maureen Brummel

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 26th September 2014 as Beggar Woman

Six by Sondheim poster

Six by Sondheim 9th December 2013 as Self

The Sound of Music Live! poster

The Sound of Music Live! 5th December 2013 as Mother Abbess

The Ordained poster

The Ordained 1st June 2013 as Anthea

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home poster

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home 24th May 2013

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center poster

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center 26th April 2013 as Host

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch poster

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch 31st December 2012

Rampart poster

Rampart 23rd November 2011 as Sarah

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert poster

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert 16th November 2010 as Self

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me poster

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me 4th November 2009 as Self - Performer

The Music Instinct: Science & Song poster

The Music Instinct: Science & Song 1st January 2009

A Raisin in the Sun poster

A Raisin in the Sun 25th February 2008 as Ruth Younger

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny poster

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny 18th December 2007 as Jenny Smith

Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve poster

Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve 31st December 2006

Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge poster

Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge 12th October 2006

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves poster

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves 15th September 2005 as Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 7th August 2005 as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)

Passion poster

Passion 31st March 2005 as Clara

The Best Thief in the World poster

The Best Thief in the World 1st January 2004 as Ruth

It Runs in the Family poster

It Runs in the Family 25th April 2003 as Sarah Langley

Wonderful Town poster

Wonderful Town 1st January 2002 as Eileen

Wit poster

Wit 9th February 2001 as Susie Monahan

The Last Debate poster

The Last Debate 5th November 2000 as Barbara Manning

Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London poster

Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London 2nd March 2000

Cradle Will Rock poster

Cradle Will Rock 10th December 1999 as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer

Marie Christine poster

Marie Christine 2nd December 1999 as Marie Christine L'Adrese

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies poster

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies 1st December 1999 as Self - Performer

Annie poster

Annie 7th November 1999 as Miss Grace Farrell

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years poster

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 18th April 1999 as Bessie in her 20s

The Object of My Affection poster

The Object of My Affection 17th April 1998 as Wedding Singer

Creating Ragtime poster

Creating Ragtime 21st January 1998 as Sarah

Seven Servants poster

Seven Servants 4th October 1996

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II poster

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II 6th March 1995 as Self

Broadway: The Next Generation poster

Broadway: The Next Generation as Self

Actors on Actors: Broadway 22nd April 2025 as Self

The Gilded Age poster

The Gilded Age 24th January 2022 as Dorothy Scott

The Bite poster

The Bite 21st May 2021 as Rachel

The Vote poster

The Vote 6th July 2020

Central Park poster

Central Park 29th May 2020 as Ashley (voice)

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's 3rd May 2020 as Self

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Liz Reddick

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Mother Superior (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

Doc McStuffins poster

Doc McStuffins 23rd March 2012 as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)

Meisterwerke der Klassik 5th February 2012 as Self

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Liz Lawrence

RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race 2nd February 2009 as Self - Guest Judge

Private Practice poster

Private Practice 26th September 2007 as Naomi Bennett

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped 20th September 2006

The Megan Mullally Show poster

The Megan Mullally Show 18th September 2006 as Self - Guest

The Bedford Diaries poster

The Bedford Diaries 29th March 2006 as Carla Bonatelle

The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report 17th October 2005

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Dr. Naomi Bennett

Iron Chef America poster

Iron Chef America 16th January 2005 as Judge

The Tony Danza Show 13th September 2004 as Self

Mister Sterling poster

Mister Sterling 10th January 2003 as Jackie Brock

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Audrey Jackson

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show 10th June 1996 as Self

Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street 31st January 1993 as Teresa Giardello

Live from Lincoln Center poster

Live from Lincoln Center 30th January 1976 as Clara

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self

Coming soon

The Auction 1st August 2027 as Rita White