Audra McDonald

Acting

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.

Filmography 93

Movies (62)

The Auction
2027
Rita White
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
2026
Performer
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
2024
Sarah
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
Self
Origin
2023
Miss Hale
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
Rustin
2023
Ella Baker
Down Low
2023
Patty
The Kennedy Center at 50
2021
Herself / Host
Respect
2021
Barbara Franklin
Ohio State Murders
2021
Suzanne
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
Song of Rapa Nui
2020
Narrator
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
Soloist
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
2020
Self - Host
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
Self - Host
Every Act of Life
2018
Self
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
Host
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018
Host
Hello Again
2017
Sally
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Madame Garderobe
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
Caroler
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
2016
Lady Day
Josh Groban: Stages Live
2015
Self
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Maureen Brummel
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
Beggar Woman
Six by Sondheim
2013
Self
The Sound of Music Live!
2013
Mother Abbess