Audra McDonald
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
Top 40 Movies
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Origin
2023
Wit
2001
Down Low
2023
Rustin
2023
Respect
2021
Passion
2005
Rampart
2011
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Annie
1999
Broadway: The Next Generation
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Every Act of Life
2018
The Object of My Affection
1998
It Runs in the Family
2003
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
Six by Sondheim
2013
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
The Last Debate
2000
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
The Best Thief in the World
2004
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
2020
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
The Sound of Music Live!
2013
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
Creating Ragtime
1998
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
Ragtime Reunion Concert
2024
Hello Again
2017
Seven Servants
1996
Song of Rapa Nui
2020