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Audra McDonald: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Audra Ann McDonald
  • Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/03/1970, Cancer
  • Profession: Actor; singer
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Audra McDonald Fast Facts:
  • Her father's sisters performed in a gospel group called The McDonald Sisters that toured in the 1970s.
  • Made her Broadway debut as a replacement in The Secret Garden while she was still in school at Juilliard.
  • Won three Tony awards in five years and was the first person to win three before the age of 30 (she was 27).
  • Released her debut album, Way Back to Paradise, in 1998.
  • Joined the cast of Kate Walsh's Grey's Anatomy spinoff, Private Practice, in 2007.
  • Daughter Zoe Madeline is named for friends Zoe Caldwell (Audra's co-star in Master Class) and Madeline Kahn.
  • Audra McDonald Relationships:
  • Alison McDonald - Sister
  • Anna McDonald - Mother
  • Peter Donovan - Husband
  • Stanley James McDonald Jr. - Father
  • Zoe Madeline Donovan - Daughter
  • Audra McDonald Awards:
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2008 Grammy: Best Classical Album - Winner
  • 2008 Grammy: Best Opera Recording - Winner
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2004 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Winner
  • 2000 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee
  • 1996 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Winner
  • 1994 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Musical) - Winner
  • 1998 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Musical) - Winner
  • 2007 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee
  • College:
  • The Juilliard School, New York, NY (BA in Music, 1993)
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