Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald: Biography in Details

Who is Audra McDonald?

Audra McDonald is an American renowned actress and singer.

She is popular for her work on the Broadway stage, musicals, operas, and drama such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class, and Porgy and Bess.

She recently wrapped her role, Dorothy Scott in an upcoming historical drama television series, The Gilded.

Audra McDonald: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity

Audra was born on July 30, 1970, in West Berlin, West Germany. She was raised in Fresno, California. Her full name is Audra Ann McDonald.

She is the elder daughter of Stanley James McDonald Jr. (father) and Anna Kathryn (mother). Her father is a high school principal whereas her mother is a university administrator.

She has also a younger sister named Alison McDonald. Alison worked as a writer and director for television and film.

Further, she holds an American nationality whereas her ethnicity is African-American.

In which school did Audra McDonald attend?

Talking about her academic background, she attended the Theodore Roosevelt High School in Fresno. She also went to vocal class as an undergraduate under Ellen Faull at the Juilliard School, graduating in 1993.

Audra McDonald: Profession Life, Career

• Audra started her acting career with Dan Pessano and Roger Rocka’s Good Company Players in their junior company. In 2006, she made her opera debut at Houston Grand Opera where she starred in the productions of a “double bill: the monodrama La voix humaine.”
• The following year, she made her Los Angeles Opera debut in John Doyle’s production of Kurt Weill’s Fall of the City of Mahagonny alongside Patti LuPone.
• Audra made her first television appearance on the CBS program Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years. She then appeared in the 1999 Disney/ABC television remake of Annie, and in 2000 she had a recurring role on NBC’s hit series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
• She was cast in the role of Dr. Naomi Bennett on the hit ABC medical]l drama Private Practice from 2007 to 2011. Similarly, she starred in the role of Madame de Garderobe in the romantic film, Beauty and the Beast.
• Moreover, McDonald has recorded five solo albums for Nonesuch Records including Way Back to Paradise (1998), How Glory Goes (2000), Happy Songs (2002), and Build a Bridge (2006).
• Aside from the entertainment industry, she is a philanthropic person and involved in various charitable works. In October 2020, she joined in virtual voter education and letter-writing party sponsored by VoteRiders to raise awareness about voter ID requirements.
• In 2014, she joined the Covenant House Board of Directors, which leads programs for homeless youth in 27 cities in six countries across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Awards, Nominations

Audra has won numerous awards throughout her career. She had won six Tony Awards and was the first artist to win the award in all 4 acting categories. McDonald won two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award.

Further, some of her other awards are,

Rumors, Controversy

Audra has managed to maintain a clean profile. To date, she hasn’t been part of any sort of rumors and controversy that create a huge buzz in the media.

In her early 20s, she suffered from long-term severe depression and she also attempted to take her own life.

How much does Audra McDonald earn in 2024?

As of 2024, she is estimated to have a net worth of around $2 million throughout his successful career as an actress and singer.

Her salary and other earnings are still under review.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Audra stands at the height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and her weight is about 61 kg. Likewise, she has a dark brown pair of eyes and curly black hair color.

Social Media

The actress has verified social media sites. She has more than 174k followers on Instagram, 129k followers on Facebook, and 239.4k followers on Twitter.

She has also a self-titled YouTube channel with nearly 2.72k subscribers.

Trivia

• Audra was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2015.
• She also received a National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama.
• McDonald is the sister-in-law of Robert Swenson.
• Her favorite TV show is “Orange Is the New Black” and the movie is “A Star Is Born.”
• Similarly, her favorite dessert is Chocolate Peanut butter.

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