Kristin Chenoweth

Acting

Born Jul 24, 1968

From Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA

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

Known For

Wicked

Roald Dahl's The Witches

Rio 2

Descendants

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Tinker Bell

The Peanuts Movie

The Pink Panther

The Boy Next Door

RV

Filmography — Acting

Wicked

Roald Dahl's The Witches

Rio 2

Descendants

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Tinker Bell

The Peanuts Movie

The Pink Panther

The Boy Next Door

RV

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

Holidate

Bewitched

My Little Pony: The Movie

The Star

Bros

Strange Magic

You Again

Stranger Than Fiction

Our Little Secret

Deck the Halls

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!

Four Christmases

The Opposite Sex

Space Chimps

Annie

Hit & Run

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Running with Scissors

Hairspray Live!

Family Weekend

The Disney Family Singalong

National Champions

Showing Up

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

12 Men of Christmas

Into Temptation

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

Class Rank

The Music Man

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

The Holiday Junkie

A Christmas Love Story

Speech & Debate

Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

Candide

Hard Sell

A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

David Foster: Off the Record

Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade

Glee Encore

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies

Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection