Kristin Chenoweth
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
Credits
- 2024 · Our Little Secret as Erica
- 2024 · Wicked as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
- 2024 · Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry as Self
- 2023 · Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Bros as Kristin Chenoweth
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders as Self
- 2021 · National Champions as Bailey Lazor
- 2021 · Schmigadoon! as Mildred Layton
- 2021 · Schmigadoon! as Miss Codwell
- 2020 · Holidate as Aunt Susan
- 2020 · Roald Dahl's The Witches as Daisy / Mary (voice)
- 2020 · The Disney Family Singalong as Self
- 2020 · Celebrity IOU as Self
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · RuPaul as Self
- 2019 · Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
- 2017 · All Star Musicals as Self - Judge
- 2017 · The Star as Abby (voice)
- 2017 · My Little Pony: The Movie as Princess Skystar (voice)
- 2017 · American Gods as Easter
- 2017 · Speech & Debate as Kristin Chenoweth
- 2017 · Trial & Error as Lavinia Peck-Foster
- 2016 · Hairspray Live! as Velma Von Tussle
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2015 · The Peanuts Movie as Fifi (voice)
- 2015 · The Muppets as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Descendants as Maleficent
- 2015 · Younger as Marylynne Keller
- 2015 · Strange Magic as Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
- 2015 · The Boy Next Door as Vicky Lansing
- 2015 · The Opposite Sex as Mrs. Kemp
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Vanessa Gekko (voice)
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice)
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2014 · Rio 2 as Gabi (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2013 · Kirstie as Brittany Gold
- 2013 · Mom as Miranda
- 2013 · Hollywood Game Night as Self
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 · GCB as Carlene Cockburn
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · You Again as Georgia
- 2010 · Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as Rosetta (voice)
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Courtney
- 2010 · When I Was 17 as Self
- 2010 · The Adventures of Disney Fairies as Rosetta (voice)
- 2009 · 12 Men of Christmas as E.J. Baxter
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Peggy Byrne
- 2009 · Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure as Rosetta (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Glee as April Rhodes
- 2009 · Sit Down Shut Up as
- 2008 · Four Christmases as Courtney
- 2008 · Tinker Bell as Rosetta (voice)
- 2008 · Space Chimps as Kilowatt (voice)
- 2007 · Say Yes to the Dress as Self
- 2007 · Pushing Daisies as Olive Snook
- 2007 · ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2006 · A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as Christmas Carol (voice)
- 2006 · Deck the Halls as Tia Hall
- 2006 · Running with Scissors as Fern Stewart
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as Diane
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · Stranger Than Fiction as Book Channel Host
- 2006 · RV as Mary Jo Gornicke
- 2006 · The Pink Panther as Cherie
- 2005 · Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
- 2005 · Bewitched as Maria Kelly
- 2005 · American Dad! as Devin (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Jill (voice)
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · The Music Man as Marian Paroo
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Fillmore! as
- 2002 · Baby Bob as
- 2002 · E! Live from the Red Carpet as Self
- 2001 · Kristin as Kristin Yancey
- 2001 · Sit Down, Shut Up as Miracle Grohe
- 1999 · Annie as Lily St. Regis
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self - Guest
- 1999 · The West Wing as Annabeth Schott
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1993 · Frasier as Portia Sanders
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1982 · Christmas in Washington as Self - Performer
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer/Winner
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter/Performer
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Legally Mad as Skippy Pylon
- 2024 · The Holiday Junkie as Mimi (voice)
- 2024 · Wicked: The Real Story as Self
- 2024 · Dolly Parton's Pet Gala as
- 2023 · Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection as Self
- 2022 · Reopening: The Broadway Revival as Self
- 2021 · Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade as Self
- 2021 · The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration as
- 2021 · Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score as Self
- 2020 · Candy Land as Self - Host
- 2020 · In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies as Soloist
- 2019 · A Christmas Love Story as Katherine Clark
- 2019 · Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth as Self
- 2019 · David Foster: Off the Record as Self
- 2018 · Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas as
- 2018 · A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway as Self - Host
- 2017 · Class Rank as Janet Krauss
- 2016 · Hard Sell as Lorna Buchanan
- 2015 · It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown as Self
- 2014 · Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home as Self - Hostess, Performer
- 2013 · Family Weekend as Samantha Smith-Dungy
- 2012 · A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand as Self
- 2012 · Hit & Run as Debbie Kreeger
- 2011 · Glee Encore as April Rhodes
- 2009 · Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special as Self
- 2009 · Into Temptation as Linda Salerno
- 2008 · Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years as Self
- 2007 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? as Miss Noodle
- 2006 · Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy as Self
- 2006 · Robin Williams: A Family Affair as Self
- 2006 · RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors as Self
- 2005 · Candide as Cunegonde
- 2002 · Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse as Ms. Noodle
- 2001 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! as Ms. Noodle