FrameThrower · Actors · Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
3 films · 92 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2013–2023
Born 3 July 1970 · Berlin, Germany
Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four acting categories. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class, and Porgy and Bess. In addition to her six Tony Awards, she has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 2016 from President Barack Obama and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2017.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 92 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2013–2023
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play2014
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical2012
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play2004
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical1998
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play1996
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical1994
- National Medal of Arts2015
- Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT2018
- Drama League Award2012
- Drama League Award2000
- Theatre World Award1994
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
How their films are shot
Measured across 92 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Audra takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 48% of their frames are day, 51% natural — the look of the work Audra takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 92 frames from Audra McDonald's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.