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