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.
Filmography
all 131
Movies 73
TV Shows 58
self 54
Voice 10
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala (2024)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection (2023)
Bros (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Sherri (2022)
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders (2022)
Reopening: The Broadway Revival (2022)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (2021)
National Champions (2021)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (2021)
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score (2021)
Schmigadoon! (2021)
Candy Land (2020)
Holidate (2020)
Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies (2020)
The Disney Family Singalong (2020)
Celebrity IOU (2020)
A Christmas Love Story (2019)
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
David Foster: Off the Record (2019)
RuPaul (2019)
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas (2018)
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway (2018)
All Star Musicals (2017)
The Star (2017)
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
American Gods (2017)
Class Rank (2017)
Speech & Debate (2017)
Trial & Error (2017)
Hairspray Live! (2016)
Match Game (2016)
Hard Sell (2016)
The Opposite Sex (2016)
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown (2015)
The Peanuts Movie (2015)
The Muppets (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Descendants (2015)
Younger (2015)
Strange Magic (2015)
The Boy Next Door (2015)
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home (2014)
BoJack Horseman (2014)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Rio 2 (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Showing Up (2014)
Kirstie (2013)
Mom (2013)
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Family Weekend (2013)
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand (2012)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
Hit & Run (2012)
GCB (2012)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Favorite Things (2012)
Glee Encore (2011)
Conan (2010)
You Again (2010)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
When I Was 17 (2010)
The Adventures of Disney Fairies (2010)
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (2009)
12 Men of Christmas (2009)
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (2009)
The Good Wife (2009)
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
Into Temptation (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Glee (2009)
Sit Down Shut Up (2009)
Four Christmases (2008)
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years (2008)
Tinker Bell (2008)
Space Chimps (2008)
Pushing Daisies (2007)
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2007)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (2007)
Deck the Halls (2006)
Running with Scissors (2006)
Ugly Betty (2006)
The Megan Mullally Show (2006)
Rachael Ray (2006)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Wish (2006)
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy (2006)
RV (2006)
The Pink Panther (2006)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
Bewitched (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Candide (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Project Runway (2004)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
The Music Man (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! (2002)
Fillmore! (2002)
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002)
Baby Bob (2002)
Topa Topa Bluffs (2002)
E! Live from the Red Carpet (2002)
Kristin (2001)
Sit Down, Shut Up (2001)
Annie (1999)
The Early Show (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
The View (1997)
MADtv (1995)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Great Performances (1971)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Biggest Star in Appleton
Casting a Spell: Making "Betwitched"
Our Little Secret
Legally Mad
Rufus does Judy at Capitol Studios
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1968-07-24 (55 years old)
Birth NameKristi Dawn Chenoweth
Birth PlaceBroken Arrow, United States of America
Religionliberal Christianity
Height150-centimeter, 59-inch
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsKristi Dawn Chenoweth , Kristen Chenoweth, Kristin Chenowith, Kristen Chenowith
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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