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  • BIRTH 24/07/1968
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 37
  • MOVIES 40
  • PRODUCTION 1

Kristin Chenoweth

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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.

Kristin Chenoweth

Shows (37)

Glee
Glee
April Rhodes
American Gods
American Gods
Easter
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
Vanessa Gekko (voice) / Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice) / Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice)
American Dad!
American Dad!
Devin (voice) / Jill (voice)
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
Peggy Byrne
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Diane
Younger
Younger
Marylynne Keller
Mom
Mom
Miranda
The West Wing
The West Wing
Annabeth Schott
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
Olive Snook
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
Mildred Layton / Miss Coldwell
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
Frasier
Frasier
Portia Sanders
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Self
The View
The View
Self / Self - Guest
Celebrity IOU
Celebrity IOU
Self
Project Runway
Project Runway
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
Courtney
Good Christian Belles
Good Christian Belles
Carlene Cockburn
Hollywood Game Night
Hollywood Game Night
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
MADtv
MADtv
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Trial & Error
Trial & Error
Lavinia Peck-Foster
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Muppets
The Muppets
Herself
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Self - Presenter
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Match Game (2016)
Match Game (2016)
Self
RuPaul
RuPaul
Herself
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout…
Self

Movies (40)

Our Little Secret
Our Little Secret
Erica
Holidate
Holidate
Aunt Susan
Tinker Bell
Tinker Bell
Rosetta (voice)
Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls
Tia Hall
Descendants
Descendants
Maleficent
Rio 2
Rio 2
Gabi (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Rosetta (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Rosetta (voice)
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Daisy / Mary (voice)
Four Christmases
Four Christmases
Courtney
Bewitched
Bewitched
Maria Kelly
You Again
You Again
Georgia
The Star
The Star
Abby (voice)
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
Cherie
Hit & Run
Hit & Run
Debbie Kreeger
The Peanuts Movie
The Peanuts Movie
Fifi (voice)
Space Chimps
Space Chimps
Kilowatt (voice)
RV
RV
Mary Jo Gornicke
The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door
Vicky Lansing
Annie
Annie
Lily St. Regis
Strange Magic
Strange Magic
Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie
Princess Skystar (voice)
A Christmas Love Story
A Christmas Love Story
Katherine Clark
Speech & Debate
Speech & Debate
Kristin Chenoweth
Class Rank
Class Rank
Janet Krauss
The Disney Family Singalong
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
Family Weekend
Family Weekend
Samantha Smith-Dungy
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors
Fern Stewart
12 Men of Christmas
12 Men of Christmas
E.J. Baxter
Hard Sell
Hard Sell
Lorna Buchanan
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Self
Candide
Candide
Cunegonde
Hairspray Live!
Hairspray Live!
Velma Von Tussle
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
National Champions
National Champions
Bailey Lazor
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Christmas Carol (voice)
The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex
Mrs. Kemp
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Self
Glee Encore
Glee Encore
April Rhodes
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Self

Production

A Christmas Love Story
A Christmas Love Story