Audra Mc Donald
Audra McDonald is unmatched in the range and variety of her artistry as both an actress and a performer. Audra McDonald, winner of seven Tony Awards in a row and two Grammy Awards in 2015 was recognized as one of The 100 most influential people in Time magazine. people. The president Barack Obama also awarded her the National Medal of Arts -the most prestigious honor bestowed to Americans for excellence in this area. She's equally comfortable on screen, in television as well as Broadway. Her stunning soprano is a perfect fit for the stage. Apart from her theatre work, she has a thriving career as a concert and recording artist, regularly performing at world's foremost venues. McDonald is from Fresno California, where she was raised by a clan of musicians. In the Juilliard School in New York City, McDonald received training as an classical vocalist. After graduating, she won the first Tony Award for Best Performance of a Featured Actress a Musical for Carousel at the Lincoln Center Theater (1994). The subsequent four years the actress was awarded two additional Tony Awards as a featured actress for her roles as a lead actress in Terrence Mcnally's Broadway debuts Master Class (1996) and Ragtime (1998) and Ragtime (1998), resulting in three Tony Awards at the age of just 30. She won her fourth Tony acting alongside Sean Diddy Combs in A Raisin in the Sun and in 2012 she received her fifth Tony Award, and her first win in the leading actress category for her performance as the title character in The Gershwins Porgy and Bess. The actress made Broadway the history books in 2014 as she was the most decorated Tony Award nominee. The role she played as Billie Holiday at Emerson's Bar & Grill, the role that was also the catalyst for her Olivier Award nominated debut on London's West End in 2017, earned her the six Tony Awards. In addition to setting the record for the most competitive wins by an actor she was also the first individual to win distinctions across every category of acting. McDonald was also seen on The Secret Garden (1993), Marie Christine (1999), Henry IV (2004), 110 in the Shade (2007 Twelfth night (2009) and Shuffle Along Shuffle Along: the Making of the Musical Shock of 1921, and All That Followed (2016). The actress was the first to receive awards in all four acting categories. McDonald was introduced to the public via television as a dramatic actress in Peabody Award winning CBS's Having Our Say: A look at the Delany Sisters first 100 years. The year 1999 saw her co-starred alongside Kathy Bates in ABC's acclaimed remake of Annie. In addition, she played regular roles in NBC's Law & Order Special Victims Unit in 2000. McDonald was awarded her first Emmy for her part on her role in the HBO adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning play Wit directed by Mike Nichols, starring Emma Thompson. In 2003, she made her return to television, but this time she was in Mister Sterling produced by Emmy Award-winning Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., which starred Josh Brolin. She joined The Bedford Diaries on the WB show The Bedford Diaries in early 2006. In the following season, she was a recurring character on NBC's television show Kidnapped. In 2016, McDonald was nominated to win a fourth Emmy Award due to her performance on HBO's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, a special film. McDonald starred along with Taylor Schilling and Steven Pasquale in The Bite a six-episode pandemic-themed show co-produced by Spectrum Originals and CBS Studios in 2021. First appearing as U.S. attorney Liz Lawrence in 2009 on CBS's civil comedy The Good Wife in 2018 McDonald took on her role (now known as Liz Reddick) as a regular on the season of The Good Fight on Paramount+ getting the three Critics Choice Award nominations for her role. She guest stars in Julian Fellowes' historical thriller The Gilded Age.






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