Kristin Chenoweth
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
American Dad!
American Dad!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Conan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Good Wife
The West Wing
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Frasier
The View
The View
Younger
Mom
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
Project Runway
Glee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Great Performances
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
American Gods
Wicked
Sherri
Hot in Cleveland
The Tony Danza Show
The Megan Mullally Show
The Oscars
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Tamron Hall
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Ugly Betty
Match Game
National Champions
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Stars in the House
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
Annie
Into Temptation
Pushing Daisies
Descendants
Rio 2
Showing Up
Space Chimps
Live from E!
Holidate
Family Weekend
Hollywood Game Night
Tinker Bell
Trial & Error
Celebrity IOU
The Pink Panther
Rachael Ray
Fillmore!
Say Yes to the Dress
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
RV
The Muppets
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
12 Men of Christmas
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
The Peanuts Movie
The Disney Family Singalong
Class Rank
Glee Encore
Stumble
GCB
Bewitched
Candide
My Little Pony: The Movie
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
Stranger Than Fiction
Deck the Halls
Strange Magic
The Early Show
CBS Mornings
Four Christmases
The Star
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
You Again
The Boy Next Door
Sit Down Shut Up
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
Big Shorts Mouse
Our Little Secret
Baby Bob
Hit & Run
Bros
Kristin
RuPaul
Kirstie
Christmas in Washington
MADtv
The Opposite Sex
Running with Scissors
Hairspray Live!
All Star Musicals
When I Was 17
A Christmas Love Story
Legally Mad
David Foster: Off the Record
Candy Land
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
The Music Man
Speech & Debate
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Hard Sell
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
The Holiday Junkie
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
