Kristin Chenoweth
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
146
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-07-24 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
Kristin Chenoweth
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.
Known For
Wicked
American Dad!
American Dad!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Conan
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Frasier
The West Wing
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Mom
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
Glee
Project Runway
Sherri
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
The View
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Great Performances
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tamron Hall
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Younger
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Stars in the House
Hot in Cleveland
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
American Gods
Ugly Betty
The Tony Danza Show
Holidate
Tinker Bell
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
The Oscars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Rio 2
Pushing Daisies
Match Game
The Peanuts Movie
Four Christmases
Deck the Halls
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Strange Magic
The Megan Mullally Show
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Hit & Run
Descendants
The Star
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
RV
You Again
Annie
Our Little Secret
Live from E!
The Pink Panther
Hollywood Game Night
Fillmore!
The Muppets
Bewitched
Class Rank
GCB
Space Chimps
Trial & Error
Candide
Rachael Ray
Stumble
The Disney Family Singalong
The Boy Next Door
National Champions
My Little Pony: The Movie
Celebrity IOU
Family Weekend
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Speech & Debate
Say Yes to the Dress
Glee Encore
Kirstie
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
RuPaul
The Music Man
Showing Up
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Bros
Into Temptation
Stranger Than Fiction
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Opposite Sex
Running with Scissors
Sit Down Shut Up
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
When I Was 17
Baby Bob
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
The Early Show
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Kristin
12 Men of Christmas
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
MADtv
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
CBS Mornings
A Christmas Love Story
Hairspray Live!
Christmas in Washington
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Legally Mad
All Star Musicals
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
Big Shorts Mouse
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Hard Sell
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
David Foster: Off the Record
The Holiday Junkie
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Candy Land
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
