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Kristin Chenoweth
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
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 Ton…
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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.
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2025
Stumble
TV show Tammy Istiny
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2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie Self
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2024
The Holiday Junkie
Movie Mimi (voice)
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2024
Our Little Secret
Movie Erica
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2024
Wicked
Movie Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
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2024
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
TV show Self
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2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Movie
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2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie Self - Guest
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2023
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Movie Self
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2022
Bros
Movie Kristin Chenoweth
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
TV show Self
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2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Movie Self
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2021
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Movie Self
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2021
National Champions
Movie Bailey Lazor
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- 2021
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2021
CBS Mornings
TV show Self
- 2021
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2021
Schmigadoon!
TV show Mildred Layton
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2020
Candy Land
TV show Self - Host
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2020
Holidate
Movie Aunt Susan
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2020
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Movie Daisy / Mary (voice)
- 2020
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2020
The Disney Family Singalong
Movie Self
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2020
Celebrity IOU
TV show Self
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2019
A Christmas Love Story
Movie Katherine Clark
- 2019
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
David Foster: Off the Record
Movie Self
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2019
RuPaul
TV show Self
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2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV show Self
- 2018
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2018
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Movie Self - Host
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2017
All Star Musicals
TV show Self - Judge
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2017
The Star
Movie Abby (voice)
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2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie Princess Skystar (voice)
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2017
American Gods
TV show Easter
