Kristin Chenoweth

Acting · 2.5 popularity

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Movies

Born: July 24, 1968
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
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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.

Works

76 films

Wicked

20246.9

Rio 2

20146.5

Descendants

20157.2

Tinker Bell

20086.9

The Star

20176.5

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

20096.8

My Little Pony: The Movie

20177.3

Roald Dahl's The Witches

20206.3

The Peanuts Movie

20157.0

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

20106.8

You Again

20106.3

The Pink Panther

20065.9

Strange Magic

20157.3

Deck the Halls

20065.6

Stranger Than Fiction

20067.3

The Boy Next Door

20154.9

Holidate

20207.0

Bros

20226.6

Space Chimps

20085.0

Bewitched

20055.1

Four Christmases

20085.8

Hit & Run

20125.7

Family Weekend

20136.3

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

20258.2

The Opposite Sex

20154.5

Running with Scissors

20065.8

Annie

19996.5

Our Little Secret

20246.2

The Disney Family Singalong

20208.3

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

20077.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

20057.2

12 Men of Christmas

20095.1

Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas

20189.0

Class Rank

20177.0

Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy

2006

Showing Up

20149.2

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

2006

Hairspray Live!

20167.3

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

20066.7

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

20238.3

National Champions

20216.4

Hard Sell

20165.9

A Christmas Love Story

20196.6

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

200210.0

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

20157.0

Into Temptation

20098.0

The Music Man

20035.6

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation

2009

David Foster: Off the Record

20197.0

Why I Love 'Bewitched'

2005

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

20245.0

Speech & Debate

20175.9

Reopening: The Broadway Revival

2022

The Holiday Junkie

20246.4

Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'

20057.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!

20016.0

Glee Encore

20118.1

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

202110.0

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

20069.3

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

2006

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

20115.6

Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight

2026

In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies

202010.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

20077.0

Big Shorts Mouse

2003

Candide

20057.2

Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home

20145.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

20027.3

Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

20095.2

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

2023

A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway

20189.5

Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years

2008

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade

2021

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

2021

Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth

2019