Audra McDonald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Doc McStuffins

    Doc McStuffins

  • Origin

    Origin

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Ordained

    The Ordained

  • Annie

    Annie

  • Hello Again

    Hello Again

  • Down Low

    Down Low

  • Wit

    Wit

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Ragtime Reunion Concert

    Ragtime Reunion Concert

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Iron Chef America

    Iron Chef America

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • Wonderful Town

    Wonderful Town

  • Respect

    Respect

  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

    Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

  • Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

    Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

  • Ricki and the Flash

    Ricki and the Flash

  • Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

    Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

  • Rampart

    Rampart

  • Rustin

    Rustin

  • The Bite

    The Bite

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • The Bedford Diaries

    The Bedford Diaries

  • The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family

  • The Kennedy Center at 50

    The Kennedy Center at 50

  • Actors on Actors: Broadway

    Actors on Actors: Broadway

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • The Sound of Music Live!

    The Sound of Music Live!

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

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

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

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

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

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

  • My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

    My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

  • The Best Thief in the World

    The Best Thief in the World

  • The Last Debate

    The Last Debate

  • Meisterwerke der Klassik

    Meisterwerke der Klassik

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • Josh Groban: Stages Live

    Josh Groban: Stages Live

  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

  • The Auction

    The Auction

  • Creating Ragtime

    Creating Ragtime

  • Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

    Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

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

    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

  • Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

  • Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

    Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

  • Song of Rapa Nui

    Song of Rapa Nui

  • 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

  • Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

    Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

  • Seven Servants

    Seven Servants

  • An Evening With Audra McDonald

    An Evening With Audra McDonald

  • Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

    Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

  • Ohio State Murders

    Ohio State Murders

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

    Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve

  • 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

  • One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

    One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

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

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

  • Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert

    Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert

  • Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

    Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

  • Whitney Houston in Focus

    Whitney Houston in Focus

  • The Music Instinct: Science & Song

    The Music Instinct: Science & Song

  • Audra McDonald: Go Back Home

    Audra McDonald: Go Back Home