Audra McDonald
Born: 1970-07-03
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
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
Beauty and the Beast
2017★ 7.0
A Raisin in the Sun
2008★ 6.1
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006★ 10.0
Down Low
2023★ 5.2
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006★ 10.0
Origin
2023★ 6.6
Wit
2001★ 7.3
Annie
1999★ 6.4
Hello Again
2017★ 5.9
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018★ 0.0
Respect
2021★ 6.8
Rampart
2011★ 5.4
Passion
2005★ 0.0
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023★ 0.0
The Object of My Affection
1998★ 5.8
Cradle Will Rock
1999★ 6.4
Rustin
2023★ 6.5
Ricki and the Flash
2015★ 5.8
Six by Sondheim
2013★ 7.1
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016★ 7.6
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021★ 10.0
Wonderful Town
2002★ 0.0
It Runs in the Family
2003★ 6.0
The Sound of Music Live!
2013★ 6.3
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017★ 10.0
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020★ 10.0
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014★ 8.1
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009★ 7.2
Every Act of Life
2018★ 6.4
The Last Debate
2000★ 0.0
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012★ 0.0
Ragtime Reunion Concert
2024★ 0.0
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024★ 10.0
Song of Rapa Nui
2020★ 10.0
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000★ 0.0
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999★ 7.5
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999★ 9.0
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016★ 6.7
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018★ 10.0
The Best Thief in the World
2004★ 4.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005★ 7.2
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020★ 10.0
Seven Servants
1996★ 4.3
Ohio State Murders
2021★ 10.0
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024★ 0.0
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
2005★ 10.0
Josh Groban: Stages Live
2015★ 0.0
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010★ 8.0
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018★ 0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
2020★ 9.5
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013★ 10.0
Creating Ragtime
1998★ 0.0
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013★ 7.3
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020★ 10.0
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007★ 0.0
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995★ 0.0
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009★ 0.0