Audra McDonald
Television

Audra McDonald

Section Title: Television
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1999	Annie	Miss Grace Farrell	TV movie

Homicide: Life on the Street	Teresa Giardello	Episode: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses"

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years	Bessie in her 20s	TV movie

2000	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Audrey Jackson	2 episodes

The Last Debate	Barbara Manning	TV movie

2001	Wit	Susie Monahan	Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

2003	Mister Sterling	Jackie Brock	9 episodes

Partners and Crime	Unknown	TV movie

Tea Time with Roy & Sylvia	Sylvia	Short

2005	Passion: Live From Lincoln Center	Clara	TV special

2006	The Bedford Diaries	Professor Carla Bonatelle	8 episodes

2006–07	Kidnapped	Jackie Hayes	3 episodes

2007–13	Private Practice	Dr. Naomi Bennett	77 episodes Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2008–2010)

2009	Grey's Anatomy	Episode: "Before and After"

2007	Great Performances	Jenny Smith	Episode: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

2008	A Raisin in the Sun	Ruth Younger	TV movie Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

2009	She Got Problems	Herself	Short

2012–13	Sesame Street	Chicken	3 episodes

2013	The Good Wife	Liz Lawrence	Episode: "Runnin' with the Devil"

The Sound of Music Live!	Mother Abbess	Live telecast

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home	Self	Concert special

It Could Be Worse	Sharon	Episode: "Starring Veronica Bailey"

The Ordained	Anthea	TV movie

2014	Submissions Only	Tracy Mintzner	Episode: "Dangerous Anaesthesia"

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Live from Lincoln Center	Lucy, the Beggar Woman	Filmed stage production

2016	Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill	Billie Holiday	Filmed stage production Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

2018	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself (guest judge)	1 episode (season 10)

BoJack Horseman	Mother Superior (voice)	Episode: "Head in the Clouds"

2018–present	The Good Fight	Liz Lawrence	Main cast

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Audra McDonald has twice been nominated for the, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her portrayals of "Susie Monahan" in, Wit in 2001 and "Ruth Younger" in A Raisin in the Sun in 2008.

final_sentence: Audra McDonald has twice been nominated for the, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her portrayals of "Susie Monahan" in, Wit in 2001 and "Ruth Younger" in A Raisin in the Sun in 2008.