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Audra McDonald

Actor

Audra McDonald

Born July 3, 1970 in Berlin, Germany43 films

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.

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Beauty and the Beast posterFirst watchBeauty and the Beast20177.0as Madame GarderobeA live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Respect poster6.8Respect2021Ricki and the Flash poster5.8Ricki and the Flash2015Wit poster7.3Wit2001Rustin poster6.5Rustin2023Annie poster6.5Annie1999The Object of My Affection poster5.8The Object of My Affection1998Rampart poster5.5Rampart2011Cradle Will Rock poster6.5Cradle Will Rock1999

Filmography

43 films as actor
  1. TBALove Love
  2. 2027The AuctionRita White
  3. 2026Audra McDonald: I Am What I AmPerformer
  4. 2024Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
  5. 2024Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion ConcertSarah
  6. 2023OriginMiss Hale
  7. 2023RustinElla Baker
  8. 2023Down LowPatty
  9. 2021RespectBarbara Franklin
  10. 2021Ohio State MurdersSuzanne
  11. 2020An Evening With Audra McDonald
  12. 2020In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the MoviesSoloist
  13. 2020Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
  14. 2018Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in ConcertHost
  15. 2018New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on BroadwayHost
  16. 2017Hello AgainSally
  17. 2017Beauty and the BeastMadame Garderobe
  18. 2016Once Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasCaroler
  19. 2016Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & GrillLady Day
  20. 2015Ricki and the FlashMaureen Brummel
  21. 2013The Sound of Music Live!Mother Abbess
  22. 2013The OrdainedAnthea
  23. 2013Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
  24. 2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln CenterHost
  25. 2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
  26. 2011RampartSarah
  27. 2008A Raisin in the SunRuth Younger
  28. 2007Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyJenny Smith
  29. 2006Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
  30. 2006Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
  31. 2005PassionClara
  32. 2004The Best Thief in the WorldRuth
  33. 2003It Runs in the FamilySarah Langley
  34. 2002Wonderful TownEileen
  35. 2001WitSusie Monahan
  36. 2000The Last DebateBarbara Manning
  37. 2000Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
  38. 1999Cradle Will RockBlitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
  39. 1999AnnieMiss Grace Farrell
  40. 1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsBessie in her 20s
  41. 1998The Object of My AffectionWedding Singer
  42. 1998Creating RagtimeSarah
  43. 1996Seven Servants