Audra McDonald
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrey Jackson
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Naomi Bennett
2005
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Good Wife
Liz Lawrence
2009
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
BoJack Horseman
Mother Superior (voice)
2014
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Private Practice
Naomi Bennett
2007
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Teresa Giardello
1993
Series
Tony Awards
Self
1956
Series
The Good Fight
Liz Reddick
2017
Series
The Good Fight
Liz Reddick-Lawrence
2017
Series
Doc McStuffins
Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
2012
Series
The Gilded Age
Dorothy Scott
2022
Film
Beauty and the Beast
Madame Garderobe
2017
Series
Iron Chef America
Judge
2005
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
2020
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Series
Central Park
Ashley (voice)
2020
Series
Live from Lincoln Center
Clara
1976
Series
Kidnapped
2006
Film
Respect
Barbara Franklin
2021
Series
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
Series
Mister Sterling
Jackie Brock
2003
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Film
Down Low
Patty
2023
Film
Ricki and the Flash
Maureen Brummel
2015
Film
Origin
Miss Hale
2023
Film
Cradle Will Rock
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
1999
Film
The Object of My Affection
Wedding Singer
1998
Film
Rampart
Sarah
2011
Series
The Bedford Diaries
Carla Bonatelle
2006
Film
Rustin
Ella Baker
2023
Film
Annie
Miss Grace Farrell
1999
Film
Wit
Susie Monahan
2001
Series
The Bite
Rachel
2021
Film
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Self – Host / Beggar Woman
2014
Actors on Actors: Broadway
Self
2025
Meisterwerke der Klassik
Self
2012
Film
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
2005
Series
The Vote
2020
Film
Six by Sondheim
Self
2013
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
It Runs in the Family
Sarah Langley
2003
Film
Hello Again
Sally
2017
Film
The Sound of Music Live!
Mother Abbess
2013
Film
The Ordained
Anthea
2013
Film
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self - Performer
2009
Film
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
2000
Film
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2010
Film
Every Act of Life
Self
2018
Film
The Last Debate
Barbara Manning
2000
Film
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Caroler
2016
Film
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
2008
Film
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Sarah
2024
Film
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
2024
Film
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
Self - Host
2020
Film
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Host
2013
Film
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Self - Performer
1999
Film
The Kennedy Center at 50
Herself / Host
2021
The Auction
Rita White
2027
Film
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
2020
Film
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Bessie in her 20s
1999
Film
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lady Day
2016
Film
The Best Thief in the World
Ruth
2004
Film
Seven Servants
1996
Film
Passion
Clara
2005
Film
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
Film
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Self
2008
Film
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Jenny Smith
2007
Film
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
Self
2005
Film
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
2024
Film
Creating Ragtime
Sarah
1998
Film
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Film
Wonderful Town
Eileen
2002
Film
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Self
2015
Film
Song of Rapa Nui
Narrator
2020
Film
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Host
2018
Film
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
Host
2018
Film
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Host
2018
Film
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Soloist
2020
Film
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
Film
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
1995
Film
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
Performer
2026
Film
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
Film
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
Film
Whitney Houston in Focus
2023
Film
Ohio State Murders
Suzanne
2021
Film
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
2013