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BIO

Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daisies.”



In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and she was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked” in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People’s Choice Award for her role on “Glee.” In 2009, she wrote an upliftingly candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far, “A Little Bit Wicked,” which debuted on the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction Best Seller List. Upcoming, Chenoweth will star alongside Scott Wolf in the holiday film “A Christmas Love Story,” which is slated to debut on Hallmark Channel in December 2019 and the film “Holidate” which will premiere on Netflix in 2020. Chenoweth recently released her latest album “For The Girls,” debuting at #3 on the Current Pop Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard Top Albums chart. The album is a heartfelt tribute to the great female singers throughout history, particularly some of Kristin’s heroes and friends. Guest artists include Ariana Grande, Dolly Parton, Jennifer Hudson and Reba McEntire. The album includes Chenoweth’s personally charged interpretations of classic songs identified with such iconic artists as Barbra Streisand, Lesley Gore, Linda Ronstadt, Dinah Washington, Dolly Parton and more. To celebrate the release of her new album “For The Girls,” Chenoweth returned to the Broadway stage for a concert engagement.

Chenoweth has performed to sold-out audiences across the world, including performances at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. Chenoweth released “The Art of Elegance,” her album of American Songbook classics via Concord Records. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Current Jazz and Traditional Jazz charts, and #1 on Amazon’s Vocal Pop chart. Chenoweth also returned to the stage in her limited engagement MY LOVE LETTER TO BROADWAY, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, receiving rave reviews. In 2014, she released a CD and DVD of her own live concert performance, “Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home.” Last December, Chenoweth performed with iconic The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra in their annual Christmas concert. The concert will air on PBS and BYUtv this December 2019. In 2015, Chenoweth earned a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for her lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s “On the Twentieth Century.”

She also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Drama League Award. Chenoweth recently starred in the second season of NBC’s hit comedy series “Trial & Error,” receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Heiress Lavinia Peck-Foster.

She was seen in the Starz original series “American Gods,” where she reunited with executive producer Bryan Fuller in the role of Easter. Notable television roles include appearances in “The West Wing,” Disney’s “Descendants” and “The Muppets.” In film, Chenoweth voiced the role of Gabi in the hit animated film “Rio 2” and Fifi, Snoopy’s beloved French poodle in "The Peanuts Movie." She starred in the indie teen drama entitled "Hard Sell" and additional film credits have included “The Boy Next Door,” “Deck the Halls,” “Twelve Men of Christmas,” “Four Christmases,” “RV,” “Bewitched,” “The Pink Panther,” “Hit & Run” and “Family Weekend.” She also starred in NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” as Velma Von Tussle in December 2016. Chenoweth voiced the role of Princess Skystar in Lionsgate/Hasbro’s “My Little Pony: The Movie,” and can also be heard in the Sony Pictures animated film “The Star.”

Chenoweth is a passionate supporter of charities which dedicate their time and efforts to helping those in need. She formed a charity partnership with the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center (BAPAC) Foundation in her home state of Oklahoma. Chenoweth's accomplishments were honored by her hometown with BAPAC naming "The Kristin Chenoweth Theatre" in 2012. Partnering with the BAPAC in a labor of love, Kristin launched an annual Broadway Bootcamp in 2015, providing young Broadway hopefuls with the opportunity to take classes, hold performances and learn from top mentors in the entertainment industry including Kristin herself. In her lifelong mission to cultivate arts education across the globe, Chenoweth has also created “Places! The Kristin Chenoweth Tour Experience," a unique educational program for young singers that puts them right next to her performing on stage. Each concert in Chenoweth’s ongoing tour will feature local participants from higher education conservatories, universities, and colleges for the immersive educational experience. Chenoweth is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Master’s degree in Opera Performance. She is an inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, as well as the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2025
Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Concert Production, 2019
Performer

[Motion Picture]
NBC Live Televised Production, 2016
Velma Von Tussle

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2016
Performer

[Washington, DC (Regional)]
World Premiere Production, 2016
Anne Hutchinson/Woman

[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Broadway Revival, 2015
Lily Garland

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2010
Fran Kubelik

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2009
Performer [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2007
Female Star

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2006
Eve

Princess Barbára

Ella and Passionella

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2005
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 2004
Cunegonde

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Glinda

[New York]
Reading, 2003
Mary Potts

[San Francisco (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2003
Glinda

[Off-Broadway]
Reading, 2002
Valerie

[Broadway]
Actors' Fund Concert, 2002
Fanny Brice

[New York]
Workshop, 2002
Glinda

[New York]
Workshop, 2001
Performer

[New York]
Reading, 2001
Glinda

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2000
Melinda (Perhaps)

Daisy Gamble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Louise Goldman

[New York]
Workshop, 1999
Millie Dillmount

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
Sally

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Musicals in Mufti Concert, 1998
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1998
Waitress

Nancy D.

Nancy D./Waitress

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1998
Anne Draper

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Precious McGuire

Couple #4

Couple #25

[Off-Broadway]
1997
Hyacinth

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Kristy-The New Girl

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1993
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1960
Luisa [Replacement]

Luisa [Replacement]

[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, unknown
Alice

[Regional (US)]
Regional Revival, 1996
Performer

[New York]
Workshop, 2006
Elizabeth

Productions

 
[Broadway, 2023]
Producer

Movies

Topa Topa Bluffs
[ 2002 ] Patty
Bewitched
[ 2005 ] Maria Kelly
Stranger Than Fiction
[ 2006 ] Book Channel Host
The Pink Panther
[ 2006 ] Cherie
Running with Scissors
[ 2006 ] Fern Stewart
RV
[ 2006 ] Mary Jo Gornicke
Deck the Halls
[ 2006 ] Tia Hall
Four Christmases
[ 2008 ] Courtney
Space Chimps
[ 2008 ] Kilowatt
Into Temptation
[ 2009 ] Linda Salerno
You Again
[ 2010 ] Georgia
Hit and Run
[ 2012 ] Debby Kreeger
Family Weekend
[ 2013 ] Samantha Smith-Dungy
Rio 2
[ 2014 ] Gabi
The Opposite Sex
[ 2014 ] Mrs. Kemp
The Peanuts Movie
[ 2015 ] Fifi
Strange Magic
[ 2015 ] Sugar Plum Fairy
The Boy Next Door
[ 2015 ] Vicky Lansing
Hard Sell
[ 2016 ] Lorna Buchanan
The Star
[ 2017 ] Abby
Class Rank
[ 2017 ] Janet Krauss
My Little Pony: The Movie
[ 2017 ] Princess Skystar
Holidate
[ 2020 ] Aunt Susan
The Witches
[ 2020 ] Daisy, Mary
National Champions
[ 2021 ] Bailey Lazor
Bros
[ 2022 ] Kristin Chenoweth

TV Shows

As the World Turns
Venus
Kristin
Kristin Yancey
Frasier
Portia Sanders
Baby Bob
Crystal Carter
The Music Man
Marian Paroo
Fillmore!
Museum Guide
The West Wing
[ 2004-2006 ] Annabeth Schott
Elmo's World
Mrs. Noodle, Ms. Noodle
Sesame Street
[ 2003-2006 ] Ms. Noodle
Ugly Betty
Diane
12 Men of Christmas
E.J. Baxter
Sit Down, Shut Up
Miracle Grohe, Little Miracle
Pushing Daisies
[ 2007-2009 ] Olive Snook
Legally Mad
Skippy Pylon
GCB
Carlene Cockburn
Hot in Cleveland
Courtney
The Good Wife
Peggy Byrne
Glee
[ 2009-2014 ] April Rhodes
Kirstie
[ 2013-2014 ] Brittany Gold
American Dad!
Devin
Descendants
Maleficent
Hairspray Live!
Velma Von Tussle
American Gods
Easter
Perfect Citizen
Jessica
Micah the Asshole Ghost
Josephine
Younger
Marylynne Keller
Trial & Error
Lavinia Peck-Foster
Mom
Miranda
A Christmas Love Story
Katherine
Schmigadoon!
[ 2021-2023 ] Mildred Layton

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2010 - Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, Promises, Promises

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, The Apple Tree

Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (tie)

Kristin Chenoweth, The Apple Tree

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth , Wicked

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, Wicked


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, Wicked


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth , You're a Good Man


winner
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1997 - Performance

Kristin Chenoweth, Steel Pier

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kristin Chenoweth been in?

Kristin Chenoweth has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

How many West End shows has Kristin Chenoweth been in?

Kristin Chenoweth has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Kristin Chenoweth been nominated for?

Kristin Chenoweth has received numerous nominations for her performances, including: - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for On the Twentieth Century - Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for On the Twentieth Century - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for On the Twentieth Century - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for On the Twentieth Century - Best Leading Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Promises, Promises - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Apple Tree - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (tie) (Drama Desk Awards) for The Apple Tree - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Wicked - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Wicked - Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Wicked - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for You're a Good Man - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Steel Pier.

What awards has Kristin Chenoweth won?

Kristin Chenoweth has won several prestigious awards throughout her career. These include Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for On the Twentieth Century, Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for On the Twentieth Century, and Best Leading Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Promises, Promises. She also received the Outstanding Actress - Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for Wicked, and the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for You're a Good Man. Additionally, she won Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for Steel Pier.

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