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Aliases: Kristi Dawn Chenoweth , Kristen Chenoweth , Kristin Chenowith , Kristen Chenowith

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA

Homepage: http://www.kristin-chenoweth.com/

Movie Involvements: 30

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The West Wing
Average
8

The West Wing

(1999) Annabeth Schott
The Good Wife
Average
8

The Good Wife

(2009) Peggy Byrne
Tony Awards
Average
5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Performer
Descendants
Average
7

Descendants

(2015) Maleficent
Project Runway
Average
6

Project Runway

(2004) Self
American Gods
Average
7

American Gods

(2017) Easter
Stars in the House
Average
0

Stars in the House

(2020) Self
Pushing Daisies
Average
8

Pushing Daisies

(2007) Olive Snook

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Queen of Wonderland
N/A
2023 Self - Guest
Self
2022 Kristin Chenoweth
N/A
Self - Guest
Self
N/A
2021 Self
Bailey Lazor
N/A
N/A
Mildred Layton
Miss Codwell
2020 Self - Host
Aunt Susan
Daisy / Mary (voice)
Soloist
Self
Self
Self
2019 Katherine Clark
Self
Self - Guest
Self
Self
Self
2018 N/A
Self - Host
2017 Self - Judge
Abby (voice)
Princess Skystar (voice)
Easter
Janet Krauss
Herself
Lavinia Peck-Foster
2016 Velma Von Tussle
Self - Panelist
Lorna Buchanan
Mrs. Kemp
2015 Self
Fifi (voice)
Self
Self
Maleficent
Marylynne Keller
Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
Vicky Lansing
2014 Herself - Hostess / Performer
Vanessa Gekko (voice)
Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice)
Self
Gabi (voice)
Self
Self
2013 Brittany Gold
Miranda
Self
Samantha Smith-Dungy
2012 Self
Self - Guest Judge
Debbie Kreeger
Carlene Cockburn
2011 April Rhodes
2010 Self
Georgia
Rosetta (voice)
Courtney
Self
Rosetta (voice)
2009 Self
E.J. Baxter
Peggy Byrne
Rosetta (voice)
Linda Salerno
Self - Guest
April Rhodes
N/A
2008 Courtney
Self
Rosetta (voice)
Kilowatt (voice)
2007 Olive Snook
Self
Miss Noodle
2006 Tia Hall
Fern Stewart
Diane
N/A
N/A
Book Channel Host
Self
Self
Self
Mary Jo Gornicke
Cherie
2005 Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
Maria Kelly
Devin (voice)
Cunegonde
Self
2004 Self
Self - Guest
2003 Self
Marian Paroo
N/A
2002 N/A
Ms. Noodle
N/A
Self
2001 Kristin Yancey
Miracle Grohe
1999 Lily St. Regis
Self - Guest
Annabeth Schott
1997 Self
Self - Guest
1995 Self
1993 Portia Sanders
Self - Guest
1992 N/A
1988 N/A
1982 Self - Performer
1971 Self
1956 Self - Host
Self - Presenter
Self - Performer/Winner
Self - Performer
N/A
Skippy Pylon
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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