Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald sits in rarefied air for me. Six Tony Awards, the only person to win across all four acting categories, with a record stack of nominations, those are not just numbers but proof of a once-in-a-generation talent. As both a trained actor and opera singer, she brings a vocal range that makes her a genuine treasure of Broadway, and the fact that she conquers both song and drama means neither is a side hobby. What I admire most is the endurance, decades at the very top of a brutal, live-performance world. I would give anything to hear that voice in a room someday.

Name (English)

Audra McDonald

Name (Japanese)

オードラ・マクドナルド

Reading

おーどら・まくどなるど

Born

July 3, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg

Occupation

actor / musician / opera singer / stage actor / television actor

High school

Theodore Roosevelt High School

Awards & achievements

• 1994 Theatre World Award
• 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
• 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
• 2004 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
• 2012 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
• 1994 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
• 1998 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
• 2018 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT

• Official sitehttp://audramcdonald.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/audramcdonald/
• Xhttps://x.com/AudraEqualityMc
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audra%20McDonald
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267676

Tags

• actor
• musician
• opera singer

Last updated

2026-06-16

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