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Audra McDonald
Actor, ProducerBorn July 3, 1970 (54 years)
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
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | Origin · as Miss Hale |
| 2023 | Rustin · as Ella Baker |
| 2023 | Down Low · as Patty |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age (TV Series) · as Dorothy Scott |
| 2021 | Respect · as Barbara Franklin |
| 2021 | The Bite (TV Series) · as Rachel |
| 2020 | Song of Rapa Nui · as Narrator |
| 2020 | The Vote (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Central Park (TV Series) · as Ashley (voice) |
| 2020 | Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration · as Performer |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Hello Again · as Sally |
| 2017 | Vampirina (TV Series) · as Medusa |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast · as Madame Garderobe |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Liz Reddick |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas · as Caroler |
| 2016 | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill · as Lady Day |
| 2015 | Ricki and the Flash · as Maureen Brummel |
| 2014 | Saving My Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street · as Beggar Woman |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Mother Superior (voice) |
| 2013 | The Sound of Music Live! · as Mother Abbess |
| 2013 | It Could Be Worse (TV Series) · as Sharon |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins (TV Series) · as Itty Bitty Bess (voice) |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Submissions Only (TV Series) · as Tracy Mintzner |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Liz Lawrence |
| 2009 | The Music Instinct: Science and Song · as Narrator |
| 2008 | A Raisin in the Sun · as Ruth Younger |
| 2007 | Private Practice (TV Series) · as Naomi Bennett |
| 2006 | Kidnapped (TV Series) |
| 2006 | The Bedford Diaries (TV Series) · as Carla Bonatelle |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Dr. Naomi Bennett |
| 2004 | Iron Chef America (TV Series) · as Actress |
| 2004 | The Best Thief in the World · as Ruth |
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family · as Sarah Langley |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Wit · as Susie Monahan |
| 2000 | The Last Debate · as Barbara Manning |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock · as Blitzstein - 'joe Worker' Singer |
| 1999 | Annie · as Miss Grace Farrell |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Audrey Jackson |
| 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years · as Bessie In Her 20s |
| 1998 | The Object of My Affection · as Wedding Singer |
| 1996 | |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as Clara |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Chicken |