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Audra McDonald


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Graduated from the Juilliard School for the Performing Arts in 1993. See more trivia »
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Filmography

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2013 The Ordained (TV movie) (completed)
Anthea
 
2013 The Good Wife (TV series)
Liz Lawrence
Runnin' with the Devil (2013) … Liz Lawrence
 
2013 It Could Be Worse (TV mini-series)
Sharon
Starring Veronica Bailey (2013) … Sharon
 
2012-2013 Sesame Street (TV series)
Chicken
Figure It Out, Baby Figure It Out (2013) … Chicken (singing voice)
Elmo and Zoe's Hat Contest (2012) … Chicken (singing voice)
Don't Wake the Baby (2012) … Chicken (singing voice)
 
2011 Rampart
Sarah
 
2009 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Dr. Naomi Bennett
 
2009 She Got Problems (short)
Audra McDonald
 
2008 A Raisin in the Sun (TV movie)
Ruth Younger
 
2007 Great Performances (TV series)
Jenny Smith
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007) … Jenny Smith
 
2006-2007 Kidnapped (TV series)
Jackie Hayes
Front Page (2007) … Jackie Hayes
Number One with a Bullet (2006) … Jackie Hayes
Pilot (2006) … Jackie Hayes
 
2006 The Bedford Diaries (TV series)
Professor Carla Bonatelle / Professor Carla Bonatella
Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (2006) … Professor Carla Bonatelle
Risky Business (2006) … Professor Carla Bonatelle
The Passion of the Beaver (2006) … Professor Carla Bonatelle
Love and the Tenth Planet (2006) … Professor Carla Bonatella
The Art and Science of Manipulation (2006) … Professor Carla Bonatelle
 
2005 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Clara
Passion (2005) … Clara
 
2003 Tea Time with Roy & Sylvia (short)
Sylvia
 
2003 Partners and Crime (TV movie)
 
2003 It Runs in the Family
Sarah Langley
 
2003 Mister Sterling (TV series)
Jackie Brock
Final Passage (2003) … Jackie Brock
Wish List (2003) … Jackie Brock
Human Error (2003) … Jackie Brock
 
2001 Wit (TV movie)
Susie Monahan
 
2000 The Last Debate (TV movie)
Barbara Manning
 
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Audrey Jackson
Slaves (2000) … Audrey Jackson
Contact (2000) … Audrey Jackson
 
1999 Annie (TV movie)
Miss Grace Farrell
 
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Teresa Giardello
Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1999) … Teresa Giardello
 
1999 Cradle Will Rock
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
 
1999 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (TV movie)
Bessie in her 20s
 
1998 The Object of My Affection
Wedding Singer
 
1996 Seven Servants
 
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2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary) (performer: "I Had Myself a True Love")
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "Raunchy")
 
1999 Great Performances (TV series)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (performer: "Down With Love", "Love Changes Everything")
 
1999 Annie (TV movie) (performer: "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here", "N.Y.C.", "Maybe Reprise", "Tomorrow Reprise #2", "I Don't Need Anything But You Reprise")
 
1998 The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "Ragtime")
 
Show ShowSelf (41 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2013 The 67th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000-2013 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 21 May 2013 (2013) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 5 May 2000 (2000) … Herself - Guest
 
2006-2013 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Herself - Host / Herself / Performer
'Carousel' with the New York Philharmonic (2013) … Herself - Host
Josh Groban: All That Echoes (2013) … Herself - Host
The Richard Tucker Opera Gala (2012) … Herself - Host
 
2012 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Malcolm Gladwell (2012) … Herself
Audra McDonald (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The Chew (TV series)
Herself - Guest
The Chew State Fair (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #1.129 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The 66th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Leading Actress in a Musical
 
2012 The 78th Annual Drama League Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter and Winner
 
2012 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 10 May 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The Rosie Show (TV series)
Herself
 
1995-2011 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
Carnegie Hall Opening Night 1998 (1998) … Herself
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995) … Herself (as Audra Ann McDonald)
 
2010 Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 The Music Instinct (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2009 The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor in a Musical
 
2009 The Music Instinct: Science and Song (TV documentary)
Narrated by
 
2007-2008 The View (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest Host
Episode dated 22 February 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 29 May 2007 (2007) … Herself
Episode dated 20 March 2007 (2007) … Herself - Guest Host
 
2008 39th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 September 2007 (2007) … Herself
Episode dated 29 August 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter, Performer & Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Musical
 
2007 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
Episode dated 5 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2006 The Megan Mullally Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.31 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 Character Studies (TV series)
Herself
Ruth (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Herself
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) … Herself (voice)
 
2004 Evening at Pops (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
2001/II Divas on Ice (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 The 55th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1998-1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 December 1999 (1999) … Herself
Episode dated 21 April 1999 (1999) … Herself
Episode dated 28 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1999 The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1998 The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 
1998 Christmas in Washington (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 Leonard Bernstein's New York (TV documentary)
 
1995 The 49th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Musical (as Audra Ann McDonald)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(April 2004): Played in "A Raisin in the Sun" play by Lorraine Hansberry (Royale Theater, New York City, New York, USA) (Tony award, Best Featured Actress: Play). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Audra Ann McDonald

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

He was about 80 years old at the time. He kept telling me to open my mouth more! - On kissing Anthony Quinn in Seven Servants. See more »

Trivia:

Graduated from the Juilliard School for the Performing Arts in 1993. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer