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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 24, 1968
Place of Birth
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
- Kristi Dawn Chenoweth
- Kristin Chenowith
- Kristen Chenowith
- کریستین چنووس
Kristin Chenoweth
1.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.8
Mimi (voice)
The Holiday Junkie
2024
6.3
Erica
Our Little Secret
2024
6.9
Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
Wicked
2024
6.8
Self
Wicked: The Real Story
2024
7.0
Self
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024
5.0
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
8.4
Self - Guest
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
0.0
Self
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023
6.7
Kristin Chenoweth
Bros
2022
6.4
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Credits
The Holiday Junkie
as Mimi (voice)
2024
5.8
Our Little Secret
as Erica
2024
6.3
Wicked
as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
2024
6.9
Wicked: The Real Story
as Self
2024
6.8
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
as Self
2024
7.0
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
5.0
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
2023
8.4
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
as Self
2023
0.0
Bros
as Kristin Chenoweth
2022
6.7
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
6.4
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
4.2
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
as Self
2022
6.6
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
as Self
2022
0.0
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
as Self
2021
0.0
National Champions
as Bailey Lazor
2021
6.5
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2021
0.0
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
as Self
2021
10.0
Schmigadoon!
as Mildred Layton
2021
7.0
Schmigadoon!
as Miss Codwell
2021
7.0
Candy Land
as Self - Host
2020
7.8
Holidate
as Aunt Susan
2020
7.0
Roald Dahl's The Witches
as Daisy / Mary (voice)
2020
6.4
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
as Soloist
2020
10.0
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self
2020
8.3
Celebrity IOU
as Self
2020
6.1
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
0.0
A Christmas Love Story
as Katherine Clark
2019
6.6
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
as Self
2019
0.0
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
5.1
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.4
David Foster: Off the Record
as Self
2019
7.0
RuPaul
as Self
2019
4.8
🎬
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
2019
0.0
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
9.0
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
as Self - Host
2018
9.5
🎬
All Star Musicals
as Self - Judge
2017
8.0
The Star
as Abby (voice)
2017
6.3
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Princess Skystar (voice)
2017
7.2
American Gods
as Easter
2017
7.1
Class Rank
as Janet Krauss
2017
6.9
Speech & Debate
as Kristin Chenoweth
2017
6.0
Trial & Error
as Lavinia Peck-Foster
2017
7.2
Hairspray Live!
as Velma Von Tussle
2016
7.4
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
5.9
Hard Sell
as Lorna Buchanan
2016
5.9
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
as Self
2015
7.0
The Peanuts Movie
as Fifi (voice)
2015
6.9
The Muppets
as Self
2015
7.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.3
Descendants
as Maleficent
2015
7.1
Younger
as Marylynne Keller
2015
6.8
Strange Magic
as Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
2015
7.1
The Boy Next Door
as Vicky Lansing
2015
4.9
The Opposite Sex
as Mrs. Kemp
2015
4.6
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
as Self - Hostess, Performer
2014
5.0
BoJack Horseman
as Vanessa Gekko (voice)
2014
8.5
BoJack Horseman
as Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice)
2014
8.5
BoJack Horseman
as Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice)
2014
8.5
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
2014
7.9
Rio 2
as Gabi (voice)
2014
6.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Showing Up
as Self
2014
9.2
Kirstie
as Brittany Gold
2013
4.6
Mom
as Miranda
2013
7.3
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
6.5
Family Weekend
as Samantha Smith-Dungy
2013
6.3
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
as Self
2012
5.6
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
7.3
Hit & Run
as Debbie Kreeger
2012
5.7
GCB
as Carlene Cockburn
2012
6.0
Glee Encore
as April Rhodes
2011
8.1
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
You Again
as Georgia
2010
6.3
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
as Rosetta (voice)
2010
6.7
Hot in Cleveland
as Courtney
2010
7.4
🎬
When I Was 17
as Self
2010
9.7
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
as Rosetta (voice)
2010
9.0
🎬
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
as Self
2009
5.2
12 Men of Christmas
as E.J. Baxter
2009
5.2
The Good Wife
as Peggy Byrne
2009
7.6
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
as Rosetta (voice)
2009
6.8
Into Temptation
as Linda Salerno
2009
8.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Glee
as April Rhodes
2009
6.8
Sit Down Shut Up
2009
6.0
Four Christmases
as Courtney
2008
5.8
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
as Self
2008
0.0
Tinker Bell
as Rosetta (voice)
2008
6.9
Space Chimps
as Kilowatt (voice)
2008
4.9
Say Yes to the Dress
as Self
2007
7.0
Pushing Daisies
as Olive Snook
2007
7.8
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2007
7.2
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
as Miss Noodle
2007
7.0
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Christmas Carol (voice)
2006
6.2
Deck the Halls
as Tia Hall
2006
5.6
Running with Scissors
as Fern Stewart
2006
5.8
Ugly Betty
as Diane
2006
6.3
Rachael Ray
2006
5.1
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.2
Stranger Than Fiction
as Book Channel Host
2006
7.3
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
as Self
2006
0.0
🎬
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
as Self
2006
10.0
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
as Self
2006
0.0
RV
as Mary Jo Gornicke
2006
5.9
The Pink Panther
as Cherie
2006
5.8
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
2005
7.2
Bewitched
as Maria Kelly
2005
5.1
American Dad!
as Devin (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Jill (voice)
2005
7.0
Candide
as Cunegonde
2005
7.0
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.8
Project Runway
as Self
2004
6.2
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
2004
6.1
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.7
The Music Man
as Marian Paroo
2003
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
5.5
Fillmore!
2002
7.4
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
as Ms. Noodle
2002
10.0
Baby Bob
2002
10.0
E! Live from the Red Carpet
as Self
2002
3.2
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
as Ms. Noodle
2001
0.0
Kristin
as Kristin Yancey
2001
6.5
Sit Down, Shut Up
as Miracle Grohe
2001
6.0
Annie
as Lily St. Regis
1999
6.4
The Early Show
as Self - Guest
1999
5.7
The West Wing
as Annabeth Schott
1999
8.3
The View
as Self
1997
4.5
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.5
MADtv
as Self
1995
6.9
Frasier
as Portia Sanders
1993
7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.5
🎬
Christmas in Washington
as Self - Performer
1982
7.5
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.3
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer/Winner
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter/Performer
1956
5.1
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
🎬
Legally Mad
as Skippy Pylon
N/A
0.0