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Audra McDonald stars as Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's "Private Practice."
Earning an unprecedented three Tony Awards before the age of 30 and a fourth last season ("Carousel," "Master Class," "Ragtime" and "A Raisin in the Sun"), singer and actress Audra McDonald is frequently compared to legendary performers like Garland and Streisand. Blending a luscious, classically-trained soprano with an incomparable gift for dramatic storytelling, Audra McDonald is also a major concert and recording artist who appears regularly on many of the great stages of the world.
Audra McDonald has sung regularly with all the major American orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony, under many of the world's greatest conductors, such as John Adams, Sir Simon Rattle, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Michael Tilson Thomas. Overseas Audra McDonald is a return visitor to London's BBC Proms, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic, and recently made her Paris debut at the TMP/Chatelet.
Audra McDonald's film and television work includes her Emmy-nominated performance in HBO's Mike Nichols production of "Wit" (opposite Emma Thompson) and strong recognition for her portrayal of Grace Farrell in the made-for-television Disney production of "Annie." An exclusive recording artist for Nonesuch Records, Audra McDonald's three solo discs ("Way Back to Paradise," "How Glory Goes" and "Happy Songs"), comprising both popular standards and contemporary music theater songs, have won a wide audience.
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Age: 39 years old
Birthday: July 3, 1970
Height: 5' 8"
Full Name / Real Name: Audra Ann McDonald
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Husband: Peter Donovan
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Audra McDonaldBroadway Tuners Perform at 'The 63rd Annual Tony Awards' — "Billy Elliot, The Musical," "Guys and Dolls," "Hair," "Next to Normal," "Pal Joey," "Rock of Ages," "Shrek the Musical" and "West Side Story" are among the shows to be featured on the live telecast on Sunday, June 7. Read more...
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Movie Adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," Starring the Award-winning Broadway Cast and Produced by Sony Pictures Television, Will Air as an "ABC Premiere Event," February 25, 2008, the Night After the Network's Live Telecast of 80th — Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan and John Stamos all star in the three-hour original movie, from executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Read more...
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Cast of "V" 2009 TV SeriesABC Ushers in November Sweeps — Highlights and spoilers of upcoming episodes of ABC series, featuring guest-starring turns by Jamie Lynn-Sigler, Clint Black, Gilles Marini, Kim Raver, Cybill Shepherd, Kellie Pickler, David Duchovny, Rosanna Arquette, Jon Tenney and Adam Rodriguez. Read more...
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"Private Practice" Cast'Private Practice' Season 3 Opens Big — The third season premiere outperformed "The Mentalist" and "The Jay Leno Show," ranking #2 for the night behind only "Grey's Anatomy" in adults 18-49. Read more...
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Cast of "Shark Tank"ABC Unveils Primetime Slate for 2009-10 — New series include "Cougar Town," "The Deep End," "Eastwick," "Flash Forward," "The Forgotten," "Hank," "Happy Town," "The Middle," "Modern Family," "Shark Tank" and "V," while "Better Off Ted," "Castle," "Scrubs" and "True Beauty" also make the cut. Read more...
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