Kristin Chenoweth
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
143
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
American Dad!
American Dad!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Conan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Frasier
The West Wing
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Great Performances
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Mom
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
The View
The View
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sherri
Project Runway
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Glee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Tamron Hall
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Hot in Cleveland
Wicked
Younger
The Megan Mullally Show
Stars in the House
Ugly Betty
American Gods
The Tony Danza Show
The Oscars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Match Game
Celebrity IOU
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Tinker Bell
Pushing Daisies
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
The Pink Panther
Rachael Ray
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
Rio 2
Descendants
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
Hollywood Game Night
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Fillmore!
Bewitched
The Peanuts Movie
Trial & Error
My Little Pony: The Movie
Four Christmases
The Muppets
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Say Yes to the Dress
Strange Magic
RV
GCB
Hit & Run
David Foster: Off the Record
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Annie
The Star
The Boy Next Door
Wicked: The Real Story
The Music Man
Baby Bob
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
National Champions
You Again
Our Little Secret
RuPaul
The Early Show
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Glee Encore
Class Rank
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Stranger Than Fiction
Christmas in Washington
Deck the Halls
Space Chimps
Holidate
Running with Scissors
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
The Disney Family Singalong
Candide
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Kristin
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Kirstie
Bros
Family Weekend
Into Temptation
All Star Musicals
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Sit Down Shut Up
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
The Opposite Sex
MADtv
When I Was 17
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Speech & Debate
Showing Up
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Legally Mad
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
12 Men of Christmas
A Christmas Love Story
Candy Land
Hairspray Live!
The Holiday Junkie
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Wicked: The Musical
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Hard Sell
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
