Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 24, 1968
Place of Birth:
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry | Self |
| 2022 | Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders | Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon! | Mildred Layton |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon! | Miss Codwell |
| 2020 | Celebrity IOU | Self |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
| 2020 | Candy Land | Self - Host |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | RuPaul | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2019 | Today with Hoda & Jenna | Self |
| 2017 | All Star Musicals | Self - Judge |
| 2017 | American Gods | Easter |
| 2017 | Trial & Error | Lavinia Peck-Foster |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist |
| 2015 | The Muppets | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2015 | Younger | Marylynne Keller |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Vanessa Gekko (voice) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice) |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice) |
| 2013 | Mom | Miranda |
| 2013 | Kirstie | Brittany Gold |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self |
| 2012 | GCB | Carlene Cockburn |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Courtney |
| 2010 | When I Was 17 | Self |
| 2010 | The Adventures of Disney Fairies | Rosetta (voice) |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | Glee | April Rhodes |
| 2009 | Sit Down Shut Up | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Peggy Byrne |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Olive Snook |
| 2007 | Say Yes to the Dress | Self |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Diane |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Devin (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Jill (voice) |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Project Runway | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2002 | Fillmore! | |
| 2002 | Baby Bob | |
| 2002 | E! Live from the Red Carpet | Self |
| 2001 | Sit Down, Shut Up | Miracle Grohe |
| 2001 | Kristin | Kristin Yancey |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self - Guest |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Annabeth Schott |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1995 | MADtv | Self |
| 1993 | Frasier | Portia Sanders |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1982 | Christmas in Washington | Self - Performer |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer/Winner |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter/Performer |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| Legally Mad | Skippy Pylon |