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
Miss Noodle
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Self
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Fern Stewart
Running with Scissors
Marian Paroo
The Music Man
Rosetta (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Courtney
Four Christmases
Ms. Noodle
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Maria Kelly
Bewitched
Mary Jo Gornicke
RV
Linda Salerno
Into Temptation
Tia Hall
Deck the Halls
Lily St. Regis
Annie
Rosetta (voice)
Tinker Bell
E.J. Baxter
12 Men of Christmas
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Rosetta (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Georgia
You Again
Self - Guest
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Self
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
April Rhodes
Glee Encore
Debbie Kreeger
Hit & Run
Samantha Smith-Dungy
Family Weekend
Self
David Foster: Off the Record
Vicky Lansing
The Boy Next Door
Self
Showing Up
Gabi (voice)
Rio 2
Kristin Chenoweth
Bros
Mrs. Kemp
The Opposite Sex
Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
Strange Magic
Erica
Our Little Secret
Self
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Maleficent
Descendants
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Cherie
The Pink Panther
Book Channel Host
Stranger Than Fiction
Self
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Lorna Buchanan
Hard Sell
Janet Krauss
Class Rank
Princess Skystar (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
Velma Von Tussle
Hairspray Live!
Abby (voice)
The Star
Kristin Chenoweth
Speech & Debate
Kilowatt (voice)
Space Chimps
Fifi (voice)
The Peanuts Movie
Cunegonde
Candide
Self
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
Self - Host
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
Aunt Susan
Holidate
Katherine Clark
A Christmas Love Story
Self - Hostess, Performer
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
Self
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Self
The Disney Family Singalong
Daisy / Mary (voice)
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Soloist
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Bailey Lazor
National Champions
Self
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Self
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Christmas Carol (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Self
Wicked: The Real Story
Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
Wicked
Mimi (voice)
The Holiday Junkie
Ms. Noodle
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
70
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-07-24
Place of Birth
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
Kristi Dawn Chenoweth