Kristin Chenoweth
Acting
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.
Born: July 24, 1968
Place of Birth: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Mimi (voice)
as Erica
as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Kristin Chenoweth
as Self - Guest
as Bailey Lazor
as Mildred Layton
as Miss Codwell
as Self - Host
as Aunt Susan
as Daisy / Mary (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Katherine Clark
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Abby (voice)
as Princess Skystar (voice)
as Easter
as Janet Krauss
as Kristin Chenoweth
as Lavinia Peck-Foster
as Velma Von Tussle
as Self - Panelist
as Lorna Buchanan
as Fifi (voice)
as Self
as Maleficent
as Marylynne Keller
as Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
as Vicky Lansing
as Mrs. Kemp
as Self - Hostess, Performer
as Vanessa Gekko (voice)
as Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice)
as Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice)
as Gabi (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Brittany Gold
as Miranda
as Self
as Samantha Smith-Dungy
as Performer
as Self - Guest Judge
as Debbie Kreeger
as Carlene Cockburn
as April Rhodes
as Self
as Georgia
as Rosetta (voice)
as Courtney
as Rosetta (voice)
as E.J. Baxter
as Peggy Byrne
as Rosetta (voice)
as Linda Salerno
as Self - Guest
as April Rhodes
as Courtney
as Rosetta (voice)
as Kilowatt (voice)
as Self
as Olive Snook
as Miss Noodle
as Christmas Carol (voice)
as Tia Hall
as Fern Stewart
as Diane
as Self - Guest
as Book Channel Host
as Mary Jo Gornicke
as Cherie
as Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
as Maria Kelly
as Devin (voice)
as Jill (voice)
as Cunegonde
as Self
as Self
as Marian Paroo
as Self
as Ms. Noodle
as Self
as Ms. Noodle
as Kristin Yancey
as Lily St. Regis
as Self - Guest
as Annabeth Schott
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Portia Sanders
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Performer/Winner
as Self - Performer
as Self - Host
as Self - Presenter/Performer
as Self
as Galinda Upland