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.
The Kennedy Center at 50
(Herself / Host)
It Runs in the Family
(Sarah Langley)
Cradle Will Rock
(Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer)
A Raisin in the Sun
(Ruth Younger)
Wit
(Susie Monahan)
Annie
(Miss Grace Farrell)
Rustin
(Ella Baker)
Rampart
(Sarah)
The Best Thief in the World
(Ruth)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
(Self)
Seven Servants
The Object of My Affection
(Wedding Singer)
The Sound of Music Live!
(Mother Abbess)
Origin
(Miss Hale)
Six by Sondheim
(Self)
Wonderful Town
(Eileen)
Whitney Houston in Focus
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(Beggar Woman)
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
(Jenny Smith)
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
(Self)
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
(Self)
Rose Parade 2024
(Self - Grand Marshal)
Sutton Foster in Concert
(Host)
Ragtime Reunion Concert
(Sarah)
Ricki and the Flash
(Maureen Brummel)
Broadway: The Next Generation
(Self)
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
(Bessie in her 20s)
Down Low
(Patty)
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
(Lady Day)
Passion
(Clara)
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
The Ordained
(Anthea)
The Auction
Beauty and the Beast
(Madame Garderobe)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
(Caroler)
The Last Debate
(Barbara Manning)
Hello Again
(Sally)
Every Act of Life
(Self)
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
(Self - Host)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
(Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage))
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
(Self - Performer)
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
Respect
(Barbara Franklin)
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
(Self - Performer)
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
(Self - Host)
An Evening With Audra McDonald
Josh Groban: Stages Live
(Self)
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
(Soloist)
Song of Rapa Nui
(Narrator)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
(Self - Performer)
Ohio State Murders
(Suzanne)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
(Host)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self)
Kidnapped
The Bedford Diaries
(Carla Bonatelle)
The View
(Self)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Audrey Jackson)
Mister Sterling
The Colbert Report
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Bite
(Rachel)
The View
(Self - Guest)
Private Practice
(Naomi Bennett)
The Good Wife
(Liz Lawrence)
Grey's Anatomy
(Dr. Naomi Bennett)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Gilded Age
(Dorothy Scott)
Doc McStuffins
(Itty Bitty Bess (voice))
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self)
Meisterwerke der Klassik
(Self)
The Good Fight
(Liz Reddick)
The Good Fight
(Liz Reddick-Lawrence)
The Vote
Stars in the House
(Self - Special Guest)
Stars in the House
(Self)
BoJack Horseman
(Mother Superior (voice))
RuPaul's Drag Race
(Self - Judge)
Live from Lincoln Center
(Clara)
Central Park
(Ashley (voice))
Great Performances
(Self)
The Megan Mullally Show
(Self - Guest)
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
(Self)