Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald (2008)

Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970 in West Berlin ) is an American actress and opera singer ( soprano ) who has received Emmy nominations, a Grammy and six Tony Awards for her achievements .

Life and accomplishments

Audra McDonald grew up in Fresno , California . In 1993 she graduated from the Juilliard School in New York .

theatre

Audra McDonald has been an actress on Broadway since 1994 . In 1994 she received her first Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her role in the musical Carousel . She received other Tonys for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Terrence McNally's Master Class (1996) and 1998 for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Ragtime .

In 2000, McDonald was nominated for the title role in Marie Christine for Best Actress in a Musical . In 2004 she received another Tony in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as Ruth Younger in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun , in the 2008 film she played in the role of herself. 2007 it was for the presentation of Lizzie Curry in 110 in the Shade as Best Actress in a Musical nomination.

McDonald received a fifth Tony in 2012 for Best Actress in a Musical in Porgy and Bess . A sixth trophy two years later for her portrayal of the Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill . With this victory, she surpassed Julie Harris and Angela Lansbury , who had previously held the record for most Tonys for an actor with her with five awards. McDonald is also the first female artist to win the Tony Award in all four regular acting categories (best leading actress in a play or musical, best supporting actress in a play or musical).

Movie and TV

She played her first film role in the film Seven Servants by Daryush Shokof from 1996. McDonald appeared as a singer in the comedy Love in Every Relationship (1998) with Jennifer Aniston as well as in the drama The Staggering Ship (1999) by Tim Robbins . In the television comedy Annie - Christmas of an orphan (1999), she played a bigger role alongside Kathy Bates . In the film drama Merciless Duel (2000) she played alongside James Garner one of the four journalists who accuse a presidential candidate of mistreating women.

Your role as Susie Monahan alongside Emma Thompson in the TV drama Wit (2001) McDonald brought in 2001 an Emmy nomination for "Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie". In the film drama It Stays in the Family (2003) she was seen at the side of Michael Douglas and Kirk Douglas .

From 2007 to 2011, McDonald was Naomi Bennett on the main cast of the television series Private Practice , for which she was nominated for the Image Award for Best Series Supporting Actress - Drama in 2008 , 2009 and 2010 . For her performance as Ruth Younger in the television film A Raisin in the Sun , she received an Emmy nomination for "Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Television Film" and another Image Award nomination for "Best Actress - Television Film / Miniseries".

music

McDonald is also active as an opera singer, so she has been releasing albums since 1998. In 2001 she received an Image Award nomination for her concert recording Audra McDonald in Concert . In the Classical Music - Best Opera Recording category , McDonald received a Grammy in 2009 for a recording of the opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny . In 2014, McDonald gave a concert at the Los Angeles Opera .

Personal

In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

McDonald married actor Peter Donovan in 2000 , whom she met while studying at the Juilliard School. The two have a daughter (* 2001). They divorced in 2009.

On October 6, 2012, McDonald married Broadway actor Will Swenson . They met in 2007 while performing together for the piece 110 in the Shade , they got engaged on New Year 2012.

Filmography (selection)

Discography (selection)

  • 1997: Leonard Bernstein's New York (with Dawn Upshaw, Mandy Patinkin, Donna Murphy and Judy Blazer)
  • 1998: Way Back to Paradise
  • 1999: Wonderful Town (Berlin 1999, Sir Simon Rattle ) as Eileen
  • 2000: Sweeney Todd (Live at the New York Philharmonic) as Beggar Woman
  • 2000: How Glory Goes
  • 2002: Happy Songs
  • 2006: Build a Bridge
  • 2007: Dreamgirls in Concert (recorded live in 2001) as Deena
  • 2012: Porgy and Bess (New Broadway Cast Recording) as Bess
  • 2013: Go Back Home
  • 2014: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Awards

  • 1994: Theater World Award for Carousel
  • 1994: Drama Desk Award for Carousel (Best Supporting Actress in a Musical)
  • 1994: Tony Award for Carousel (Best Supporting Actress in a Musical)
  • 1996: Tony Award for Master Class (Best Supporting Actress in a Play)
  • 1998: Tony Award for Ragtime (Best Supporting Actress in a Musical)
  • 2004: Drama Desk Award for A Raisin in the Sun (Best Supporting Actress in a Play )
  • 2004: Tony Award for A Raisin in the Sun (Best Supporting Actress in a Play)
  • 2007: Drama Desk Award for 110 in the Shade (Best Actress in a Musical)
  • 2012: Drama Desk Award for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Best Actress in a Musical)
  • 2012: Tony Award for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Best Actress in a Musical)
  • 2014: Drama Desk Award for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (Best Actress in a Play)
  • 2014: Tony Award for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (Best Actress in a Play)
  • 2015: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Web links

Commons : Audra McDonald  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography in the IMDb , accessed on February 26, 2008
  2. ↑ LA Opera Announces 2013-2014 Season, Broadway World, January 9, 2013
  3. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
  4. ↑ Peter Donovan. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Private Practice: Audra McDonald got married. Serienjunkies.de , October 8, 2012, accessed October 8, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME McDonald, Audra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McDonald, Audra Ann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd July 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin , Federal Republic of Germany