Audra McDonald

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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

Madame Garderobe

Grey's Anatomy

Dr. Naomi Bennett

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Audrey Jackson

BoJack Horseman

Mother Superior (voice)

Ricki and the Flash

Maureen Brummel

The Good Wife

Liz Lawrence

Respect

Barbara Franklin

Rampart

Sarah

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2027	The Auction MOVIE	Rita White
2025	Actors on Actors: Broadway TV	Self
2024	Audra McDonald at the London Palladium MOVIE	Self
2024	Ragtime Reunion Concert MOVIE	Sarah
2024	My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert MOVIE	Self
2023	Origin MOVIE	Miss Hale
2023	Whitney Houston in Focus MOVIE	Self
2023	Rustin MOVIE	Ella Baker
2023	Down Low MOVIE	Patty
2022	The Gilded Age TV	Dorothy Scott
2021	The Kennedy Center at 50 MOVIE	Herself / Host
2021	Respect MOVIE	Barbara Franklin
2021	Ohio State Murders MOVIE	Suzanne
2021	The Bite TV	Rachel
2020	An Evening With Audra McDonald MOVIE	Self
2020	Song of Rapa Nui MOVIE	Narrator
2020	In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies MOVIE	Soloist
2020	Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald MOVIE	Self
2020	The Vote TV	Self
2020	Central Park TV	Ashley (voice)
2020	Bottomless Brunch at Colman's TV	Self
2020	Stars in the House TV	Self - Special Guest
2020	Stars in the House TV	Self
2020	The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess MOVIE	Self - Host
2018	Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood MOVIE	Self - Host
2018	Every Act of Life MOVIE	Self
2018	Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert MOVIE	Host
2018	New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway MOVIE	Host
2017	Hello Again MOVIE	Sally
2017	Beauty and the Beast MOVIE	Madame Garderobe
2017	The Good Fight TV	Liz Reddick
2017	The Good Fight TV	Liz Reddick-Lawrence
2016	Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas MOVIE	Caroler
2016	Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill MOVIE	Lady Day
2015	Josh Groban: Stages Live MOVIE	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self - Guest
2015	Ricki and the Flash MOVIE	Maureen Brummel
2014	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street MOVIE	Beggar Woman
2014	BoJack Horseman TV	Mother Superior (voice)
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2013	Six by Sondheim MOVIE	Self
2013	The Sound of Music Live! MOVIE	Mother Abbess
2013	The Ordained MOVIE	Anthea
2013	Audra McDonald: Go Back Home MOVIE	Self
2013	Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center MOVIE	Host
2012	One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch MOVIE	Self
2012	Doc McStuffins TV	Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
2012	Meisterwerke der Klassik TV	Self
2011	Rampart MOVIE	Sarah
2010	Sondheim! The Birthday Concert MOVIE	Self
2009	Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me MOVIE	Self - Performer
2009	The Good Wife TV	Liz Lawrence
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race TV	Self - Guest Judge
2009	The Music Instinct: Science & Song MOVIE	Self
2008	A Raisin in the Sun MOVIE	Ruth Younger
2007	Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny MOVIE	Jenny Smith
2007	Private Practice TV	Naomi Bennett
2006	Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve MOVIE	Self
2006	Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge MOVIE	Self
2006	Kidnapped TV	Self
2006	The Megan Mullally Show TV	Self - Guest
2006	The Bedford Diaries TV	Carla Bonatelle
2005	The Colbert Report TV	Self
2005	Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves MOVIE	Self
2005	Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards MOVIE	Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
2005	Passion MOVIE	Clara
2005	Grey's Anatomy TV	Dr. Naomi Bennett
2005	Iron Chef America TV	Judge
2004	The Tony Danza Show TV	Self
2004	The Best Thief in the World MOVIE	Ruth
2003	It Runs in the Family MOVIE	Sarah Langley
2003	Mister Sterling TV	Jackie Brock
2002	Wonderful Town MOVIE	Eileen
2001	Wit MOVIE	Susie Monahan
2000	The Last Debate MOVIE	Barbara Manning
2000	Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London MOVIE	Self
1999	Cradle Will Rock MOVIE	Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
1999	My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies MOVIE	Self - Performer
1999	Annie MOVIE	Miss Grace Farrell
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Audrey Jackson
1999	Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years MOVIE	Bessie in her 20s
1998	The Object of My Affection MOVIE	Wedding Singer
1998	Creating Ragtime MOVIE	Sarah
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1996	Seven Servants MOVIE	Self
1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV	Self
1995	Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II MOVIE	Self
1993	Homicide: Life on the Street TV	Teresa Giardello
1976	Live from Lincoln Center TV	Clara
1971	Great Performances TV	Self
	Broadway: The Next Generation MOVIE	Self

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