| 1 | A | B | C | D |
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| 2 | Audra McDonald - Television |  |  |  |
| 3 | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 4 | 1999 | Annie | Miss Grace Farrell | TV movie |
| 5 | 1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Teresa Giardello | Episode: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" |
| 6 | 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Bessie in her 20s | TV movie |
| 7 | 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Audrey Jackson | 2 episodes |
| 8 | 2000 | The Last Debate | Barbara Manning | TV movie |
| 9 | 2001 | Wit | Susie Monahan | Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| 10 | 2003 | Mister Sterling | Jackie Brock | 9 episodes |
| 11 | 2003 | Partners and Crime | Unknown | TV movie |
| 12 | 2003 | Tea Time with Roy & Sylvia | Sylvia | Short |
| 13 | 2005 | Passion: Live From Lincoln Center | Clara | TV special |
| 14 | 2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Professor Carla Bonatelle | 8 episodes |
| 15 | 2006–07 | Kidnapped | Jackie Hayes | 3 episodes |
| 16 | 2007–13 | Private Practice | Dr. Naomi Bennett | 77 episodes Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2008–2010) |
| 17 | 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Naomi Bennett | Episode: "Before and After" |
| 18 | 2007 | Great Performances | Jenny Smith | Episode: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 2009 | She Got Problems | Herself | Short |
| 21 | 2012–13 | Sesame Street | Chicken | 3 episodes |
| 22 | 2013 | The Good Wife | Liz Lawrence | Episode: "Runnin' with the Devil" |
| 23 | 2013 | The Sound of Music Live! | Mother Abbess | Live telecast |
| 24 | 2013 | Audra McDonald: Go Back Home | Self | Concert special |
| 25 | 2013 | It Could Be Worse | Sharon | Episode: "Starring Veronica Bailey" |
| 26 | 2013 | The Ordained | Anthea | TV movie |
| 27 | 2014 | Submissions Only | Tracy Mintzner | Episode: "Dangerous Anaesthesia" |
| 28 | 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Live from Lincoln Center | Lucy, the Beggar Woman | Filmed stage production |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself (guest judge) | 1 episode (season 10) |
| 31 | 2018 | BoJack Horseman | Mother Superior (voice) | Episode: "Head in the Clouds" |
| 32 | 2018–present | The Good Fight | Liz Lawrence | Main cast |

Question: In what live telecast did Audra McDonald play Mother Abbess, and what year did the show air?
Answer: McDonald played Mother Abbess in the 2013 live television production of The Sound of Music Live!.