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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.

Films Featuring Audra McDonald

The Kennedy Center at 50

202110.0

It Runs in the Family

20036.0

Cradle Will Rock

19996.5

A Raisin in the Sun

20086.1

Wit

20017.3

Annie

19996.5

Rustin

20236.5

Rampart

20115.5

The Best Thief in the World

20044.6

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

20108.0

Seven Servants

19964.8

The Object of My Affection

19985.8

The Sound of Music Live!

20136.3

Origin

20236.2

Six by Sondheim

20137.1

Wonderful Town

2002

Whitney Houston in Focus

2023

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic

20148.1

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

2007

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

200510.0

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

20249.0

Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert

2018

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert

2024

Ricki and the Flash

20155.8

Broadway: The Next Generation

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

19997.3

Down Low

20235.3

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

20167.6

Passion

2005

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

2024

The Ordained

20131.0

The Auction

The Auction

2027

Beauty and the Beast

20177.0

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

20166.6

The Last Debate

20009.0

Hello Again

20175.9

Every Act of Life

20186.4

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

201810.0

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

20057.2

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

19999.0

Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve

200610.0

Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

200610.0

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home

201310.0

Respect

20216.8

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

2012

Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

2000

Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

202010.0

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

20209.5

An Evening With Audra McDonald

202010.0

Josh Groban: Stages Live

2015

In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies

202010.0

Song of Rapa Nui

202010.0

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

20097.2

Ohio State Murders

202110.0

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

20137.3

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

2018

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

1995

The Music Instinct: Science & Song

2009

Creating Ragtime

1998

Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am

2026

Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"

2008