Audra McDonald Bio | Wiki
Audra McDonald is an American actress and singer. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage. McDonald has received six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win all four acting categories.
Moreover, she has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, Carousel, 110 in the Shade, Master Class, Ragtime, and Porgy and Bess. Additionally, McDonald has performed in staged operas with the Los Angeles Opera and the Houston Grand Opera.
She has also performed in concerts with symphony orchestras like the Berlin Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic. In 2008 her recording Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny with the Los Angeles Opera earned the Grammy Award for Best Classical Album and the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.
Audra McDonald Age
MacDonald was born on July 3, 1970, in West Berlin, Germany. She is 52 years old.
Audra McDonald Height
She is a woman of above-average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.73 m).
Audra McDonald Family | Parents
She was born in West Berlin, Germany to her parents Anna Kathryn Jones and Stanley James McDonald Jr. MacDonald’s mother serves as a university administrator while her father works as a high school principal. She was raised in her father’s native Fresno, California, United States where her father was stationed with the U.S Army. McDonald grew up with her younger sister Alison, who writes and directs for television and film.
Audra McDonald Husband
Mcdonald was previously married to Peter Donovan, a bassist in September 2000. The couple shares one daughter named Zoe Madeline Donovan, named after her close friend Zoe Caldwell and the late Madeline Kahn. Unfortunately, they divorced in 2009.
On October 6, 2012, McDonald married Will Swenson, an actor, and singer. The couple welcomed their baby girl Sally James McDonald-Swenson on October 19, 2016. Moreover, McDonald is a stepmom of two boys. The family lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
Audra McDonald Education
She attended the Roosevelt School of the Arts program within Theodore Roosevelt High School in Fresno. Additionally, McDonald studied classical voice as an undergraduate under Ellen Faull at the Juilliard School and graduated in 1993. She started acting with Dan Pessano and Roger Rocka’s Good Company Players, beginning in their junior company.
Audra McDonald Children
McDonald is the mother of two beautiful girls, Zoe Madeline Donovan and Sally James McDonald-Swenson. She is also the stepmother of two handsome boys.
Audra McDonald Broadway
McDonald is known for her work on the Broadway stage. Composer Michael John LaChiusa has written several works for her, including the Broadway musical Marie Christine. On June 10, 2012, she scored her fifth Tony Award win for her portrayal of Bess in Broadway’s The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.
Moreover, in 2016, McDonald starred on Broadway as the vaudeville performer Lottie Gee in a new musical titled Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921. She played Billie Holiday on Broadway in the play Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill in a limited engagement. After previews that started on March 25, 2014, the play opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre on April 13, 2014
Audra McDonald Beauty And The Beast
In 2017, McDonald played Madame de Garderobe in Beauty and the Beast film. It is an American musical romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos and Stephen Chbosky. The film is a live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1991 animated film of the same name.
Audra McDonald Billie Holiday
In 2014, McDonald played Billie Holiday on Broadway in the play Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill in a limited engagement that ended on August 10, 2014. After previews that started on March 25, 2014, the play opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre on April 13, 2014. Her performance earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award, her sixth Tony award. It also made her the first person to win all four acting categories.
Audra McDonald Movies And Tv Shows
Some of her other Movies and Films include:
Central Park (2020)
Vampirina (2020)
The Bite(2021)
74th Tony Awards (2021)
Respect (2021)
The Gilded Age (TBA)
Rustin (TBA)
Audra McDonald Solos
McDonald’s solo recordings include:
Way Back to Paradise ( 1998)
How Glory Goes (2000)
Happy Songs (2002)
Build a Bridge (2006)
Go Back Home (2013)
Sing Happy (2018)
Audra McDonald Net Worth
She works as an actress and singer. Therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. McDonald’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
What Nationality Is Audra McDonald
She was born in West Berlin, Germany, and grew up in Fresno, California, United States. Thus, she holds German-American nationality.
Who Was Audra McDonald First Husband
McDonald was first married to Peter Donovan, a bassist with whom she shares one daughter named Zoe Madeline Donovan.