Audra McDonald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-07-03 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

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.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • Doc McStuffins

    Doc McStuffins

  • The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Iron Chef America

    Iron Chef America

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Annie

    Annie

  • Ragtime Reunion Concert

    Ragtime Reunion Concert

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

    My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

  • The Last Debate

    The Last Debate

  • Origin

    Origin

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

    The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

    Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

  • Rampart

    Rampart

  • Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

    Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

  • Respect

    Respect

  • Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

    Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

  • One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

    One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

  • Wonderful Town

    Wonderful Town

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • The Bedford Diaries

    The Bedford Diaries

  • The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • The Ordained

    The Ordained

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • Ricki and the Flash

    Ricki and the Flash

  • The Kennedy Center at 50

    The Kennedy Center at 50

  • It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family

  • Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

  • The Sound of Music Live!

    The Sound of Music Live!

  • Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

    Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

  • The Bite

    The Bite

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • Wit

    Wit

  • The Best Thief in the World

    The Best Thief in the World

  • Ohio State Murders

    Ohio State Murders

  • Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

    Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

  • Rustin

    Rustin

  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

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

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

  • Down Low

    Down Low

  • Seven Servants

    Seven Servants

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • Hello Again

    Hello Again

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

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

  • Meisterwerke der Klassik

    Meisterwerke der Klassik

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

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

    In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies

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

    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

    Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

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

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

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

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

  • Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

    Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

  • Sutton Foster: Live from Lincoln Center

    Sutton Foster: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Josh Groban: Stages Live

    Josh Groban: Stages Live

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

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

  • The Auction

    The Auction

  • Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

    Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

  • Song of Rapa Nui

    Song of Rapa Nui

  • An Evening With Audra McDonald

    An Evening With Audra McDonald

  • Whitney Houston in Focus

    Whitney Houston in Focus

  • Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

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

    Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve

  • Audra McDonald: Go Back Home

    Audra McDonald: Go Back Home