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Kristin Chenoweth

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56 Years Old

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.

Born

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA on 24th July 1968

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Conan
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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American Dad!
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American Dad!
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Sherri
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Glee
April Rhodes
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The View
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Great Performances
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The Good Wife
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Project Runway
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The Megan Mullally Show
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Frasier
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Mom
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E! Live from the Red Carpet
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
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BoJack Horseman
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BoJack Horseman
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BoJack Horseman
Vanessa Gekko (voice)
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The West Wing
Annabeth Schott
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Stars in the House
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Today with Hoda & Jenna
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The Adventures of Disney Fairies
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Match Game
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Rachael Ray
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Hot in Cleveland
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Say Yes to the Dress
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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American Gods
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Tamron Hall
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Schmigadoon!
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Schmigadoon!
Mildred Layton
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Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
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Ugly Betty
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Wicked
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Hollywood Game Night
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Pushing Daisies
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When I Was 17
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Fillmore!
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Baby Bob
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GCB
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Trial & Error
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Christmas in Washington
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The Muppets
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The Early Show
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Sit Down Shut Up
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Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
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MADtv
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Descendants
Maleficent
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Roald Dahl's The Witches
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Rio 2
Gabi (voice)
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Tinker Bell
Rosetta (voice)
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Celebrity IOU
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Rosetta (voice)
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Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Rosetta (voice)
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The Pink Panther
Cherie
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Candy Land
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The Peanuts Movie
Fifi (voice)
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The Boy Next Door
Vicky Lansing
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Kirstie
Brittany Gold
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Strange Magic
Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
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RV
Mary Jo Gornicke
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My Little Pony: The Movie
Princess Skystar (voice)
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Deck the Halls
Tia Hall
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Bros
Kristin Chenoweth
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Holidate
Aunt Susan
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The Star
Abby (voice)
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Our Little Secret
Erica
You Again Image
You Again
Georgia
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Hairspray Live!
Velma Von Tussle
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Bewitched
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Four Christmases
Courtney
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Legally Mad
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Stranger Than Fiction
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Space Chimps
Kilowatt (voice)
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RuPaul
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Annie
Lily St. Regis
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The Opposite Sex
Mrs. Kemp
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Kristin
Kristin Yancey
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Hit & Run
Debbie Kreeger
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All Star Musicals
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Running with Scissors
Fern Stewart
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Family Weekend
Samantha Smith-Dungy
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National Champions
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Speech & Debate
Kristin Chenoweth
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The Disney Family Singalong
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
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The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
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The Music Man
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David Foster: Off the Record
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12 Men of Christmas
E.J. Baxter
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Class Rank
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Showing Up
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A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
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Reopening: The Broadway Revival
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
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Hard Sell
Lorna Buchanan
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The Holiday Junkie
Mimi (voice)
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It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
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A Christmas Love Story
Katherine Clark
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Wicked: The Real Story
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
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Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
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Candide
Cunegonde
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair
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Glee Encore
April Rhodes
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Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
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Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
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Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score Image
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
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Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas Image
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
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Into Temptation
Linda Salerno
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth Image
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
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Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! Image
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Ms. Noodle
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Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
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Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
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Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
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Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Ms. Noodle
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A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Self
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Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Miss Noodle
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years Image
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
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A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway Image
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Self - Host
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies Image
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Soloist
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home Image
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
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