
Audra McDonald
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.892 |
Birthday | 1970-07-03 |
Place of Birth | Berlin, Germany |
Also Known As | Audra Ann McDonald, |

2021

The Kennedy Center at 50
10/1
Echoing "An American Pageant for the Arts," the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special celebration and re-launch of live, in-person p...
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The Kennedy Center at 50

2003

It Runs in the Family
6/71
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
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It Runs in the Family

1999

Cradle Will Rock
6.5/87
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
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Cradle Will Rock

2008

A Raisin in the Sun
6.2/33
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves whe...
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A Raisin in the Sun

2001

Wit
7.4/109
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
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Wit

1999

Annie
6.4/178
Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-dow...
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Annie

2023

Rustin
6.637/183
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington...
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Rustin

2011

Rampart
5.459/368
The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own...
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Rampart

2004

The Best Thief in the World
4.4/12
Izzy, the youngest son of a troubled New York family, takes a shine to breaking into people's apartments as a way to get attention.
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The Best Thief in the World

2010

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
8/5
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master com...
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

1996

Seven Servants
4.6/8
An elderly man wants to exit earth in a state of unity with all creatures. To that end, he hires a quartet of manservants to plug his facial orifices...
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Seven Servants

1998

The Object of My Affection
5.8/306
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much...
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The Object of My Affection

2013

The Sound of Music Live!
6.265/51
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the...
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The Sound of Music Live!

2023

Origin
6.529/51
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the b...
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Origin

2013

Six by Sondheim
7.1/27
This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.
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Six by Sondheim

2002

Wonderful Town
0/0
The classic musical by Bernstein, Comden and Green is performed live in concert in Berlin, starring Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson, Brent Barrett and...
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Wonderful Town

2023

Whitney Houston in Focus
0/0
Iconic photographer Bette Marshall reminisces on her memories as photographer of Whitney Houston right before she ascended to stardom.
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Whitney Houston in Focus

2014

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
8.1/7
In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justic...
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
0/0
- Recorded live at Los Angeles Opera, 1 & 4 March 2007. Welcome to Mahagonny, where sin is "in" and love is always on sale. This Old West boomtown ri...
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

2005

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
10/1
Four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and veteran movie and television star Peter Graves join with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at T...
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Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

2024

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
10/1
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert...
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My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

2018

Sutton Foster in Concert
0/0
Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible show-stopping talent and effusive charm to the intimate Appel Room for a special night feat...
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Sutton Foster in Concert

2024

Ragtime Reunion Concert
0/0
This special event celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Broadway production. Ragtime weaves an electrifying tapestry of three families from vastly d...
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Ragtime Reunion Concert

2015

Ricki and the Flash
5.8/706
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning hom...
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Ricki and the Flash

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation
10/1
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
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Broadway: The Next Generation

1999

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
7.5/4
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up o...
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

2023

Down Low
5.2/38
A repressed gay man develops an unlikely friendship with a young masseur who teaches him to embrace life.
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Down Low

2016

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
7.5/12
It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscenc...
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

2005

Passion
0/0
Passion is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story was adapted from Ettore Scola's film Passione d'A...
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Passion

2024

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
0/0
The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards as well as two Grammy awards and an Emmy, Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway son...
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Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

2013

The Ordained
0/0
About the son of a Kennedy-esque family who leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent his politician sister from being assassinated.
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The Ordained

2025

The Auction
0/0
Plot kept under wraps.
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The Auction

2017

Beauty and the Beast
7/15526
A 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.
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Beauty and the Beast

2016

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
6.8/5
This holiday special goes back in time to show how Elmo's ancestors--not to mention those of Grover, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Cooki...
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Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

2000

The Last Debate
0/0
A presidential debate, unconfirmed rumors and four reporters who take the political process into their own hands. With the election only a week away,...
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The Last Debate

2017

Hello Again
5.9/69
Ten lost souls slip in and out of one another's arms in a daisy-chained musical exploration of love's bittersweet embrace. A film adaptation of Michae...
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Hello Again

2018

Every Act of Life
7/8
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay righ...
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Every Act of Life

2018

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
10/1
In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—dedicated its entire 2018 season to...
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Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2/4
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great m...
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

1999

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
9/1
On Sept. 28, 1998, some of the greatest divas in musical theater -- including Marin Mazzie, Judy Kuhn and Audra McDonald -- took the stage at New York...
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My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

2006

Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
10/1
Broadway and concert star Audra McDonald rings in the new year with a program of cherished song standards by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Harold A...
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Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve

2006

Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
10/1
Audra McDonald, already renowned for her virtuosity in classical and Broadway song, brings her talents to new genres by interpreting works of pop and...
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Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

2013

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
10/1
Audra McDonald sings personal favorites and selections from her new album, Go Back Home.
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Audra McDonald: Go Back Home

2021

Respect
6.8/425
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
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Respect

2012

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
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Stars from Broadway and television join the New York Philharmonic to ring in the New Year with a joyous celebration of the music of Marvin Hamlisch. F...
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One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

2020

Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
7.6/8
To celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway songwriting great Stephen Sondheim, an A-list group of performers sing songs of inspiration from his songbo...
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Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration

2000

Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
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Audra McDonald, Tony Award-winner for Carousel, Master Class, and Ragtime, appears live in concert from the Donmar Warehouse in London. In a program t...
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Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London

2020

Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
10/1
From her stage and concert performances to her television and film roles, six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald is recognized for both her artistr...
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Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald

2020

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
9.5/3
The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel...
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The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

2020

An Evening With Audra McDonald
10/1
Experience the magnificent voice and luminous stage presence of Audra McDonald—winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards and the first performer to...
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An Evening With Audra McDonald

2015

Josh Groban: Stages Live
0/0
Recorded before a live audience at the historic Los Angeles Theatre, Josh Groban delves into his first love --Broadway musicals-- and brings some of t...
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Josh Groban: Stages Live

2020

In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
10/1
Dive into the love affair between Hollywood and Broadway in this episode celebrating classic songs from Broadway musicals and classic cinema. Enjoy se...
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In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies

2020

Song of Rapa Nui
10/1
This feature length documentary tells the story of Mahani Teave who grew up on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and left at age 9 to pursue her dream of being...
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Song of Rapa Nui

2009

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
7.2/4
Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes...
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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

2021

Ohio State Murders
10/1
Ohio State Murders is an unusual look at the destructiveness of racism in the U.S. When Suzanne Alexander, a fictional African American writer, return...
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Ohio State Murders

2013

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
7.5/2
Transferring the setting of a brooding Hungarian play, Carousel, to a remote fishing village, shaping their vision around themes of brutality, poverty...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

2018

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
0/0
Who can resist Bernstein on Broadway? Toast the New Year and our Laureate Conductor’s 100th with West Side Story’s star-crossed lovers, On the Town’s...
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