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.
Movies (70)
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
The Holiday Junkie
2024
Our Little Secret
2024
Wicked
2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023
Bros
2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2021
National Champions
2021
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2021
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
Holidate
2020
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
A Christmas Love Story
2019
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
2019
David Foster: Off the Record
2019
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
2018
The Star
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
Class Rank
2017
Speech & Debate
2017
Hairspray Live!
2016
Hard Sell
2016
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
The Peanuts Movie
2015
Descendants
2015
The Boy Next Door
2015
Strange Magic
2015
The Opposite Sex
2015
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
2014
Rio 2
2014
Showing Up
2014
Family Weekend
2013
Hit & Run
2012
Glee Encore
2011
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2011
You Again
2010
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
12 Men of Christmas
2009
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2009
Into Temptation
2009
Four Christmases
2008
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
2008
Tinker Bell
2008
Space Chimps
2008
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
Deck the Halls
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
Running with Scissors
2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
RV
2006
The Pink Panther
2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Bewitched
2005
Candide
2005
The Music Man
2003
Big Shorts Mouse
2003
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
2001
Annie
1999
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
TV Shows (72)
Stumble
2025
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
2022
CBS Mornings
2021
Schmigadoon!
2021
Schmigadoon!
2021
Candy Land
2020
Celebrity IOU
2020
Stars in the House
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
RuPaul
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
American Gods
2017
Trial & Error
2017
Match Game
2016
The Muppets
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Younger
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
BoJack Horseman
2014
BoJack Horseman
2014
BoJack Horseman
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Kirstie
2013
Mom
2013
Hollywood Game Night
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
GCB
2012
Conan
2010
Hot in Cleveland
2010
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
2010
The Good Wife
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Glee
2009
Sit Down Shut Up
2009
Say Yes to the Dress
2007
Pushing Daisies
2007
Ugly Betty
2006
Rachael Ray
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
American Dad!
2005
American Dad!
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Project Runway
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Fillmore!
2002
Baby Bob
2002
Live from E!
2002
Kristin
2001
The Early Show
1999
The West Wing
1999
The View
1997
The View
1997
MADtv
1995
Frasier
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Great Performances
1971
Sesame Street
1969
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
The Oscars
1953