Audra McDonald
Acting
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.
TV Shows(30)
Actors on Actors: Broadway
Self
2025
The Gilded Age
Dorothy Scott
2022
The Bite
Rachel
2021
The Vote
2020
Central Park
Ashley (voice)
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
2020
The Good Fight
Liz Reddick
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
BoJack Horseman
Mother Superior (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Doc McStuffins
Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
2012
Meisterwerke der Klassik
Self
2012
The Good Wife
Liz Lawrence
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Private Practice
Naomi Bennett
2007
Kidnapped
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
The Bedford Diaries
Carla Bonatelle
2006
The Colbert Report
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Naomi Bennett
2005
Iron Chef America
Judge
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Mister Sterling
Jackie Brock
2003
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrey Jackson
1999
The View
Self
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Homicide: Life on the Street
Teresa Giardello
1993
Live from Lincoln Center
Clara
1976
Great Performances
Self
1971
Movies(60)
The Auction
Rita White
2027
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
Performer
2026
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Sarah
2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
2024
Origin
Miss Hale
2023
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
Rustin
Ella Baker
2023
Down Low
Patty
2023
The Kennedy Center at 50
Herself / Host
2021
Respect
Barbara Franklin
2021
Ohio State Murders
Suzanne
2021
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
Song of Rapa Nui
Narrator
2020
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Soloist
2020
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
Self - Host
2020
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Host
2018
Every Act of Life
Self
2018
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
Host
2018
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Host
2018
Hello Again
Sally
2017
Beauty and the Beast
Madame Garderobe
2017
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Caroler
2016
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lady Day
2016
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Self
2015
Ricki and the Flash
Maureen Brummel
2015
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Beggar Woman
2014
Six by Sondheim
Self
2013
The Sound of Music Live!
Mother Abbess
2013
The Ordained
Anthea
2013
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Host
2013
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Rampart
Sarah
2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2010
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self - Performer
2009
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
2008
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Jenny Smith
2007
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
2005
Passion
Clara
2005
The Best Thief in the World
Ruth
2004
It Runs in the Family
Sarah Langley
2003
Wonderful Town
Eileen
2002
Wit
Susie Monahan
2001
The Last Debate
Barbara Manning
2000
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000
Cradle Will Rock
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
1999
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Self - Performer
1999
Annie
Miss Grace Farrell
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Bessie in her 20s
1999
The Object of My Affection
Wedding Singer
1998
Creating Ragtime
Sarah
1998
Seven Servants
1996
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
1995
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self