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Audra Ann McDonald Wiki Biography

Audra Ann McDonald was born on the 3^rd July 1970, in (then) West Berlin, Germany, and is an actress, recognized not only for performing on the stage, but also for starring in the role of Susie Monahan in the TV series “Wit”, playing Dr. Naomi Bennett in the TV series “Private Practice”, and as Madame de Garderobe in the film “Beauty And The Beast”. She is also known as a singer, who has released five studio albums. Her career has been active since 1994.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Audra McDonald is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Audra’s net worth is over $2 million, accumulated through her successful involvement in the entertainment industry not only as a professional actress, but also as a singer.

Audra McDonald was raised with younger sister in Fresno, California by her father, Stanley McDonald, Jr., who worked in the US Army and was also a high school principal, and her mother, Anna Kathryn, who worked as a university administrator. She attended Theodore Roosevelt High School parallel with the Roosevelt School of the Arts program. She later became a student of Classical Voice at the Juilliard School, New York City, from which she graduated in 1993, during the same period becoming a member of Good Company Players Junior Company, and started to pursue her career as an actress.

Speaking about her acting career on the stage, it began in 1994 when Audra appeared in the role of Carrie Pipperidge in the musical “Carousel”, followed by the role of Sharon Graham in the musical entitled “Master Class” (1995). She then appeared as Sarah in the musical “Ragtime”, and by the end of the decade, had also performed in “Marie Christine” (1999), and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street” (2000), steadily building her net worth.

In the new millennium, she continued with her successful career, performing in such projects as “A Raisin In The Sun” (2004), “110 In The Shade” (2007), and “Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill” (2014), among many others, not only adding a considerable amount to her net worth, but also earning numerous awards and recognitions, such as six Tony, five Drama Desk, five Outer Critics Circle, two Broadway.com Audience, a Drama League Award, and a Grammy Award among many others.

Audra also pursued her career on television and the big screen, her first important role coming in 2001 as Susie Monahan in the film “Wit”, starring alongside Christopher Lloyd and Emma Thompson, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. She was then chosen to play Jackie Brock in the TV series “Mister Sterling” (2003), and her breakthrough role came in 2007, when she was selected to portray Dr. Naomi Bennett in the TV series “Private Practice”, which lasted until 2013 and earned her a nomination for an NAACP Image Award, plus increasing her net worth by a large margin.

To speak further about her acting career, Audra was cast as Ruth Younger in the television adaptation of the musical “A Raisin In The Sun” (2008), which earned her a second Emmy Award nomination, then starred in the role of Maureen in the 2015 film “Ricki And The Flash”, alongside Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep. Most recently, she featured in the film entitled “Beauty And The Beast” in 2017, portraying Madame Garderobe, for which she won the 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Her net worth is certainly still rising.

Apart from her acting career, Audra became known as a singer, releasing her debut studio album “Way Back To Paradise” in 1998. Two years later out came her second album entitled “How Glory Goes”, and during the 2000s, she released two more solo albums – “Happy Songs” (2002) and “Build A Bridge” (2006). Her fifth album entitled “Go Back Home” was released in 2013. All of these projects contributed considerably to her net worth.

Thanks to her accomplishments, Audra was honored with the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2016.

Speaking about her personal life, Audra McDonald has been married to actor Will Swenson since 2012; the couple has a daughter together. She was previously married to bassist Peter Donovan (2000-2009), with whom she also has a daughter. Her current residence is in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.

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Audra Ann McDonald Quotes

• [on kissing Anthony Quinn in Seven Servants (1996)] He was about 80 years old at the time. He kept telling me to open my mouth more!

Audra Ann McDonald Important Facts

• Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 46, a daughter named Sally James McDonald-Swenson on October 19, 2016. Child’s father is her husband, Will Swenson.
• She was awarded the 2016 National Medal of the Arts for her services and contributions to theatre.
• She was awarded the 1995 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Featured Actress for “Master Class” in a Gordon Davidson/Mark Taper Forum production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
• Suffered from long term severe depression and admitted she once attempted to take her own life in her early twenties.
• Attended Roosevelt School of the Arts in Fresno with Christopher Gorham, Matthew Floyd Miller, Kurando Mitsutake, James Runcorn, and Mick Wingert.
• In June 2014, Audra McDonald won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, for playing Billie Holiday in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.” This was her sixth Tony Award win, and it meant that she set a number of records. She is now the first performer, male or female, to win six competitive Tonys (Julie Harris also had six Tonys, but one was honorary). McDonald is also the only performer ever to win Tonys in all four possible acting categories: Best Leading Performance in both a play and a musical and Best Supporting Performance in both a play and a musical.
• (10/6/2012) Married her boyfriend of two years, Will Swenson. It is the second marriage for both.
• Sister-in-law of Robert Swenson.
• Gave birth to her 1st child at age 30, a daughter named Zoe Madeline Donovan on February 14, 2001. Child’s father is her now ex-1st husband, Peter Donovan.
• Has won five Tony Awards in 11 years: as Best Actress (FeaturedRole-Musical) in 1994 for a revival of “Carousel,” in 1998 for playing Sarah in Ragtime,” as Best Actress (Featured Role-Play) in 1996 for playing Sharon in Terrence McNally’s “Master Class,” and in 2004 for her portrayal of Ruth Younger in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” Audra won her fifth Tony award in the Leading Actress in a musical category for playing BESS in the Tony winning revival of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in 2012. She was also nominated in 2000 as Best Actress (Musical) for playing the title role in “Marie Christine” and in 2007 for playing Lizzie Curry in a revival of “110 in the Shade.”.
• Husband Peter Donovan also graduated from Juilliard, where they met. He is her bass player, and they do a number together called “Beat My Dog.” [Audra has also made several appearances with Evening at Pops (1970), and her concert “Live at the Donmar,” (with Peter) was broadcast on PBS, as were three appearances on “Live From Lincoln Center.”].
• She almost didn’t graduate from Juilliard because of her lack of interest in classical music, but with the help of a fellow student, impressed her teachers and went on to become a huge Broadway star.
• Daughter Zoe Madeline (pronounced ZO) named after Zoe Caldwell and the late Madeline Kahn, two good friends of McDonald’s.
• Graduated from The Juilliard School in 1993.
• The youngest actor ever to win three Tony Awards.
• “Marie Christine,” her first starring role on Broadway, was written specifically for her by Michael John LaChiusa after he saw her audition for “Carousel.”.
• At her final “Carousel” audition, Audra fainted on stage while singing. She still got the part and went on to win her first Tony Award in 1994.
• Five of her aunts toured in the 1970s as the McDonald Sisters. They sang gospel music.
• Although born in Germany, she was raised in Fresno, California.

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