Person · Actress · Active since 1994
Audra McDonald
b. 1970, Berlin
American actress, born in Berlin. Appeared in 11 films on this site, including Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Object of My Affection (1998) and Respect (2021).
She received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in Wit (2001), A Raisin in the Sun (2008), and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (2016).
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She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting Live from Lincoln Center (2015).
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Films in this guide
Best known
- Beauty and the Beast 2017actress
- The Object of My Affection 1998actress
- Respect 2021actress, as Barbara Siggers Franklin
- Ricki and the Flash 2015actress
- Rampart 2011actress
- Rustin 2023actress, as Ella Baker
1990s
- Seven Servants (1996)actress
- The Object of My Affection (1998)actress
2000s
- The Last Debate (2000)actress
- It Runs in the Family (2003)actress
2010s
- Rampart (2011)actress
- Ricki and the Flash (2015)actress
- Beauty and the Beast (2017)actress
- Hello Again (2017)actress
2020s
- Respect (2021)actress, as Barbara Siggers Franklin
- Origin (2023)actress
- Rustin (2023)actress, as Ella Baker