Audra McDonald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

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

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Doc McStuffins

    Doc McStuffins

  • The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

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

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

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • Iron Chef America

    Iron Chef America

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • Ricki and the Flash

    Ricki and the Flash

  • My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

    My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

  • Origin

    Origin

  • Respect

    Respect

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Annie

    Annie

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Down Low

    Down Low

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Wonderful Town

    Wonderful Town

  • Wit

    Wit

  • Hello Again

    Hello Again

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

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

    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • The Ordained

    The Ordained

  • Seven Servants

    Seven Servants

  • It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family

  • The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

  • The Last Debate

    The Last Debate

  • 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

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

  • The Bite

    The Bite

  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

    Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • Rampart

    Rampart

  • The Bedford Diaries

    The Bedford Diaries

  • Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

    Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

    The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

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

    In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies

  • One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

    One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

  • Ohio State Murders

    Ohio State Murders

  • The Sound of Music Live!

    The Sound of Music Live!

  • Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

    Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

  • Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

    Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

  • Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

    Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

  • Creating Ragtime

    Creating Ragtime

  • Ragtime Reunion Concert

    Ragtime Reunion Concert

  • The Best Thief in the World

    The Best Thief in the World

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • The Kennedy Center at 50

    The Kennedy Center at 50

  • Rustin

    Rustin

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

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

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

  • Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

    Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

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

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

  • Meisterwerke der Klassik

    Meisterwerke der Klassik

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

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

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

  • The Auction

    The Auction

  • Song of Rapa Nui

    Song of Rapa Nui

  • Sutton Foster: Live from Lincoln Center

    Sutton Foster: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

    Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

  • Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

  • Josh Groban: Stages Live

    Josh Groban: Stages Live

  • An Evening With Audra McDonald

    An Evening With Audra McDonald

  • Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

    Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

  • Whitney Houston in Focus

    Whitney Houston in Focus

  • 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

  • The Music Instinct: Science & Song

    The Music Instinct: Science & Song