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 · Wicked as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Schmigadoon! as Mildred Layton
- 2021 · Schmigadoon! as Miss Codwell
- 2020 · Roald Dahl's The Witches as Daisy / Mary (voice)
- 2020 · Celebrity IOU as Self
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · A Christmas Love Story as Katherine Clark
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
- 2017 · My Little Pony: The Movie as Princess Skystar (voice)
- 2017 · American Gods as Easter
- 2017 · Trial & Error as Lavinia Peck-Foster
- 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
- 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
- 2013 · Mom as Miranda
- 2013 · Hollywood Game Night as Self
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 · Hit & Run as Debbie Kreeger
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as Rosetta (voice)
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Courtney
- 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
- 2008 · Tinker Bell as Rosetta (voice)
- 2007 · Say Yes to the Dress as Self
- 2007 · Pushing Daisies as Olive Snook
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as Diane
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · RV as Mary Jo Gornicke
- 2006 · The Pink Panther as Cherie
- 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 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Fillmore! as
- 2002 · E! Live from the Red Carpet as Self
- 1999 · The West Wing as Annabeth Schott
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 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 Self
- 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 · Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight as
- 2024 · Our Little Secret as Erica
- 2024 · Wicked: The Real Story as Self
- 2024 · Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry as Self
- 2022 · Bros as Kristin Chenoweth
- 2022 · Reopening: The Broadway Revival as Self
- 2021 · Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade as Self
- 2021 · National Champions as Bailey Lazor
- 2020 · Holidate as Aunt Susan
- 2020 · The Disney Family Singalong as Self
- 2019 · David Foster: Off the Record as Self
- 2019 · RuPaul as Self
- 2017 · The Star as Abby (voice)
- 2015 · The Opposite Sex as Mrs. Kemp
- 2013 · Kirstie as Brittany Gold
- 2013 · Family Weekend as Samantha Smith-Dungy
- 2012 · GCB as Carlene Cockburn
- 2010 · You Again as Georgia
- 2010 · The Adventures of Disney Fairies as Rosetta (voice)
- 2009 · Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special as Self
- 2009 · Into Temptation as Linda Salerno
- 2009 · Sit Down Shut Up as
- 2008 · Four Christmases as Courtney
- 2008 · Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years as Self
- 2008 · Space Chimps as Kilowatt (voice)
- 2007 · ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2007 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? as Miss Noodle
- 2006 · Deck the Halls as Tia Hall
- 2006 · Running with Scissors as Fern Stewart
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · Stranger Than Fiction as Book Channel Host
- 2006 · Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy as Self
- 2003 · The Music Man as Marian Paroo
- 2002 · Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse as Ms. Noodle
- 2002 · Baby Bob as
- 2001 · Kristin as Kristin Yancey
- 1999 · Annie as Lily St. Regis
- Future · Wicked: The Musical as Galinda Upland
- 2024 · The Holiday Junkie as Mimi (voice)
- 2024 · Dolly Parton's Pet Gala as
- 2023 · Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection as Self
- 2022 · Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders 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 · Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth as Self
- 2018 · Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas as
- 2018 · A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway as Self - Host
- 2017 · All Star Musicals as Self - Judge
- 2017 · Class Rank as Janet Krauss
- 2017 · Speech & Debate as Kristin Chenoweth
- 2016 · Hairspray Live! as Velma Von Tussle
- 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
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2012 · A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand as Self
- 2011 · Glee Encore as April Rhodes
- 2010 · When I Was 17 as Self
- 2009 · 12 Men of Christmas as E.J. Baxter
- 2006 · A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as Christmas Carol (voice)
- 2006 · RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors as Self
- 2006 · Robin Williams: A Family Affair as Self
- 2005 · Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
- 2005 · Candide as Cunegonde
- 2001 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! as Ms. Noodle
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1982 · Christmas in Washington as Self - Performer
- Future · Legally Mad as Skippy Pylon