Audra McDonald

Acting · Born 1970-07-03 · Berlin, Germany

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

• The Auction (2027)
• Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am (2026)
• My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024)
• Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert (2024)
• Audra McDonald at the London Palladium (2024)
• Rustin (2023)
• Origin (2023)
• Whitney Houston in Focus (2023)
• Down Low (2023)
• The Kennedy Center at 50 (2021)
• Respect (2021)
• Ohio State Murders (2021)
• Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald (2020)
• The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess (2020)
• An Evening With Audra McDonald (2020)
• In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies (2020)
• Song of Rapa Nui (2020)
• Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert (2018)
• Every Act of Life (2018)
• Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2018)
• New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway (2018)
• Beauty and the Beast (2017)
• Hello Again (2017)
• Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (2016)