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Idina Menzel
Manhattan, New York, USA
Idina Kim Menzel (/ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/ ih-DEE-nə men-ZEL; née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Broadway", Menzel i…
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Idina Kim Menzel (/ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/ ih-DEE-nə men-ZEL; née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Broadway", Menzel is known for her commanding stage presence, powerful mezzo-soprano voice, and reputation as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation. Having achieved mainstream success across stage, screen, and music, her accolades include a Tony Award and a Daytime Emmy Award. Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut as performance artist Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised the role in the musical's original West End production in 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, Menzel returned to Broadway in the musical If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination. Menzel began working in film and television in the early 2000s. After reprising her Rent role in the musical's 2005 film adaptation, she had a supporting role in Disney's musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007). She played the recurring character Shelby Corcoran on the musical television series Glee from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's Frozen franchise; "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Menzel has since played supporting roles in the films Uncut Gems (2019), Cinderella (2021), and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023). As a recording artist and songwriter, Menzel has released seven studio albums, including I Stand (2008) and Holiday Wishes (2014); the latter peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, becoming her highest-charting studio album to date. Description above from the Wikipedia article Idina Menzel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2027
Frozen III
Movie Elsa (voice)
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2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie Self
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2024
Wicked
Movie Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
- 2023
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2023
Disney 100: Remember That
Movie Self
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2023
Once Upon a Studio
Movie Elsa (voice)
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2023
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Movie Bree Friedman
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2022
Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?
Movie Self
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2022
Disenchanted
Movie Nancy Tremaine
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2022
American Murderer
Movie Melanie
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2022
Power of Women: The Changemakers
Movie Self
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Harmonious Live!
Movie Self - Host
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2021
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Movie Self
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2021
Cinderella
Movie Vivian
- 2021
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- 2021
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2021
Musicals: The Greatest Show
Movie Self
- 2020
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2020
Once Upon a Snowman
Movie Elsa (voice) (archive sound)
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2020
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
Movie Performer
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2020
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
TV show Self
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2020
Zenimation
TV show Elsa (voice) (archive footage)
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2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie Self
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2020
Celebrity IOU
TV show Self
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2020
Repeat Attenders
Movie
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2019
Uncut Gems
Movie Dinah Ratner
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2019
Frozen II
Movie Elsa (voice)
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self - Guest
- 2019
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2019
Rent
Movie Self
- 2019
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2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie Elsa (voice)
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2018
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Movie Self - Host
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2018
American Idol
TV show Self - Mentor
- 2017
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2017
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Movie Elsa (Voice)
- 2017
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2017
Julie's Greenroom
TV show
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2017
Beaches
Movie CC Bloom
