Kristin Chenoweth

Actor, Film actor

1968 –

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Who is Kristin Chenoweth?

Kristin Dawn Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway, and in 2003, she received wide notice for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked. Her television roles have included Annabeth Schott in NBC's The West Wing and Olive Snook on the ABC comedy-drama Pushing Daisies, for which she won a 2009 Emmy Award. Chenoweth also starred in the ABC TV series GCB in 2012.

An Oklahoma native, Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in Steel Pier. Besides You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Wicked, Chenoweth's stage work includes five City Center Encores! productions, Broadway's The Apple Tree in 2006 and Promises, Promises in 2010, as well as Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions.

Chenoweth had her own TV series 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, The Pink Panther and RV. She has played roles in made-for-TV movies, done voice work in animated films and the animated TV series Sit Down, Shut Up, hosted several award shows and released several albums of songs, including A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas and Some Lessons Learned. Chenoweth also penned a 2009 memoir, A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages.

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Born
Jul 24, 1968
Broken Arrow
Also known as
  • Kristi Dawn Chenoweth
  • Cheno
  • Kristen Chenowith
  • Kristin Chenowith
  • K-Cho
  • The K-Cho
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Cherokee
  • Welsh American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Oklahoma City University
    Musical theatre
  • Master's Degree, Oklahoma City University
    Opera
  • Broken Arrow Senior High School
  • Doctorate, North Carolina School of the Arts
    Performing arts
Lived in
  • Broken Arrow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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