# Audra McDonald - 'The Gilded Age' [LIVE]

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Podcast: [Awards Chatter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awards-chatter-860565)
Published: 2026-05-04T16:55:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5513

## Resource

In front of an audience of students at Chapman University, the legendary Broadway star — who has been nominated for and won more acting Tonys than anyone else — and TV character actress reflects on the early struggles that led her to attempt suicide, finding her voice and confidence on stage, overcoming her fear of screen acting and, most recently, highlighting a little-known chapter of Black history on three seasons of Julian Fellowes' critically-acclaimed HBO drama series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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