Kristin Chenoweth

Also Known As: Kristi Dawn Chenoweth , Kristin Chenowith, Kristen Chenowith, کریستین چنووس

Biography: Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968) is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway. In 2003, Chenoweth received a second Tony Award nomination for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked. Her television roles include Annabeth Schott in NBC's The West Wing and Olive Snook on the ABC comedy drama Pushing Daisies, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009. She also starred in the ABC TV series GCB in 2012, played Lavinia in Trial & Error in 2018 and was the antagonist, Mildred Layton, in the Apple TV+ musical comedy Schmigadoon! (2021). Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child in Oklahoma and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in Steel Pier, winning a Theatre World Award, before appearing in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Wicked. Her other Broadway roles were in The Apple Tree in 2006, Promises, Promises in 2010 and On the Twentieth Century in 2015, for which she received another Tony Award nomination. She has also appeared in five City Center Encores!, Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. Chenoweth had her own sitcom, Kristin, in 2001, and has guest-starred on many shows, including Sesame Street and Glee, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2011. In films, she has played mostly character roles, such as in Bewitched (2005), The Pink Panther (2006) and RV (2006). She has played roles in made-for-TV movies, such as Descendants (2015); done voice work in animated films such as Rio 2 (2014) and The Peanuts Movie (2015) along with the animated TV series Sit Down, Shut Up and BoJack Horseman; hosted several award shows; and released several albums of songs, including A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (2008), Some Lessons Learned (2011), Coming Home (2014), The Art of Elegance (2016) and For the Girls (2019). Chenoweth also wrote a 2009 memoir, A Little Bit Wicked.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA

Birthday: July 24, 1968

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

8.35%

Known For:

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Running with Scissors
The Music Man
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Four Christmases
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Bewitched
RV
Into Temptation
Deck the Halls
Annie
Tinker Bell
12 Men of Christmas
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
You Again
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Glee Encore
Hit & Run
Family Weekend
David Foster: Off the Record
The Boy Next Door
Showing Up
Rio 2
Bros
The Opposite Sex
Strange Magic
Our Little Secret
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Descendants
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
The Pink Panther
Stranger Than Fiction
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Hard Sell
Class Rank
My Little Pony: The Movie
Hairspray Live!
The Star
Speech & Debate
Space Chimps
The Peanuts Movie
Candide
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
Holidate
A Christmas Love Story
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
The Disney Family Singalong
Roald Dahl's The Witches
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
National Champions
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Wicked: The Real Story
Wicked
The Holiday Junkie
Wicked: The Musical