Kristin Chenoweth
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.
Acted in
Our Little Secret
2024
Wicked
2024
Wicked: The Real Story
2024
as Self
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023
as Self
Bros
2022
as Kristin Chenoweth
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
2022
as Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2021
as Self
National Champions
2021
as Bailey Lazor
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2021
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
as Self
Schmigadoon!
2021
as Mildred Layton
Schmigadoon!
2021
as Miss Codwell
Candy Land
2020
as Self - Host
Holidate
2020
as Aunt Susan
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020
as Daisy / Mary (voice)
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
as Soloist
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
A Christmas Love Story
2019
as Katherine Clark
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
2019
as Self
David Foster: Off the Record
2019
as Self
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
2018
as Self - Host
All Star Musicals
2017
as Self - Judge
The Star
2017
as Abby (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Princess Skystar (voice)
American Gods
2017
as Easter
Class Rank
2017
as Janet Krauss
Speech & Debate
2017
as Kristin Chenoweth
Trial & Error
2017
as Lavinia Peck-Foster
Hairspray Live!
2016
as Velma Von Tussle
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Hard Sell
2016
as Lorna Buchanan
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
as Self
The Peanuts Movie
2015
as Fifi (voice)
The Muppets
2015
as Self
Descendants
2015
as Maleficent
The Opposite Sex
2015
as Mrs. Kemp
Younger
2015
as Marylynne Keller
The Boy Next Door
2015
as Vicky Lansing
Strange Magic
2015
as Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
2014
as Self - Hostess, Performer
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Vanessa Gekko (voice)
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice)
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice)
Rio 2
2014
as Gabi (voice)
Showing Up
2014
as Self
Kirstie
2013
as Brittany Gold
Mom
2013
as Miranda
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Family Weekend
2013
as Samantha Smith-Dungy
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2012
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
Hit & Run
2012
as Debbie Kreeger
GCB
2012
as Carlene Cockburn
Glee Encore
2011
as April Rhodes
You Again
2010
as Georgia
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
as Rosetta (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Courtney
When I Was 17
2010
as Self
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
2010
as Rosetta (voice)
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2009
as Self
12 Men of Christmas
2009
as E.J. Baxter
The Good Wife
2009
as Peggy Byrne
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2009
as Rosetta (voice)
Into Temptation
2009
as Linda Salerno
Glee
2009
as April Rhodes
Sit Down Shut Up
2009
Four Christmases
2008
as Courtney
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
2008
as Self
Tinker Bell
2008
as Rosetta (voice)
Space Chimps
2008
as Kilowatt (voice)
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Olive Snook
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
2007
as Miss Noodle
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Christmas Carol (voice)
Deck the Halls
2006
as Tia Hall
Running with Scissors
2006
as Fern Stewart
Ugly Betty
2006
as Diane
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
as Book Channel Host
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
as Self
RV
2006
as Mary Jo Gornicke
The Pink Panther
2006
as Cherie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
Bewitched
2005
as Maria Kelly
American Dad!
2005
as Devin (voice)
Candide
2005
as Cunegonde
Project Runway
2004
as Self
The Music Man
2003
as Marian Paroo
Fillmore!
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002
as Ms. Noodle
Baby Bob
2002
Kristin
2001
as Kristin Yancey
Sit Down, Shut Up
2001
as Miracle Grohe
Annie
1999
as Lily St. Regis
The West Wing
1999
as Annabeth Schott
MADtv
1995
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Portia Sanders
Christmas in Washington
1982
as Self - Performer
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer/Winner
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter/Performer
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Julie Andrews
as Herself
Legally Mad
as Skippy Pylon