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Audra McDonald
Berlin, Germany
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,…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2027
The Auction
Movie Rita White
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2026
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am
Movie Performer
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2025
Satisfied
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
Actors on Actors: Broadway
TV show Self
- 2024
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2024
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Movie Sarah
- 2024
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2023
Origin
Movie Miss Hale
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2023
Whitney Houston in Focus
Movie
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2023
Rustin
Movie Ella Baker
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2023
Down Low
Movie Patty
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2022
The Gilded Age
TV show Dorothy Scott
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2021
The Kennedy Center at 50
Movie Herself / Host
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2021
Respect
Movie Barbara Franklin
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2021
Ohio State Murders
Movie Suzanne
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2021
The Bite
TV show Rachel
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- 2021
- 2020
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2020
Song of Rapa Nui
Movie Narrator
- 2020
- 2020
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2020
The Vote
TV show
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2020
Central Park
TV show Ashley (voice)
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2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV show Self
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self - Special Guest
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2020
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
Movie Self - Host
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2018
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Movie Self - Host
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2018
Every Act of Life
Movie Self
- 2018
- 2018
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2017
Hello Again
Movie Sally
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2017
Beauty and the Beast
Movie Madame Garderobe
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2017
The Good Fight
TV show Liz Reddick
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2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Movie Caroler
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2016
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Movie Lady Day
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2015
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Movie Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
Ricki and the Flash
Movie Maureen Brummel
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2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Movie Self – Host / Beggar Woman
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2014
BoJack Horseman
TV show Mother Superior (voice)
