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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 14.495 |
| Birthday | 1968-07-24 |
| Place of Birth | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA |
| Also Known As | Kristi Dawn Chenoweth , Kristen Chenoweth, Kristin Chenowith, Kristen Chenowith, |
2007
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
0/0
Join Sesame Street's curious red monster as he explores the things that make him happy: friends, singing, and dancing.
Watch Now
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
2023
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
0/0
Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death...
Watch Now
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2006
Running with Scissors
5.769/234
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed...
Watch Now
Running with Scissors
2003
The Music Man
5.4/26
Con man "Professor" Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa, promising that he can teach the small town's children how to play in a magnificent marchi...
Watch Now
The Music Man
2009
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
6.782/979
A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But whe...
Watch Now
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2008
Four Christmases
5.799/1114
Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bu...
Watch Now
Four Christmases
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
10/1
Elmo learns fire safety from Firefighter Bill. This all comes about because he was scared after being in a fire at Mr. Hooper's Store on Sesame Street...
Watch Now
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2005
Bewitched
5.053/1515
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the c...
Watch Now
Bewitched
2006
RV
5.869/1650
Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patr...
Watch Now
RV
2009
Into Temptation
8/16
A call girl goes to a priest to confess a sin she hasn't committed yet: she plans to kill herself on her next birthday. Then she disappears and he goe...
Watch Now
Into Temptation
2006
Deck the Halls
5.571/650
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be...
Watch Now
Deck the Halls
1999
Annie
6.4/174
Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-dow...
Watch Now
Annie
2008
Tinker Bell
6.869/1387
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fair...
Watch Now
Tinker Bell
2009
12 Men of Christmas
5.2/57
A high-powered New York publicist finds herself in Montana promoting a charity calendar after being betrayed by her boss and fiancé. Unfortunately, ma...
Watch Now
12 Men of Christmas
2021
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
0/0
Celebrity musical performances; sneak peeks at new adventures to come at Disney Parks.
Watch Now
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2010
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
6.7/913
During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinker Bell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl's fairy house. As the other fairies, le...
Watch Now
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
You Again
6.279/1227
History -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Befo...
Watch Now
You Again
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
8.429/7
Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett’s illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A...
Watch Now
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2021
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
0/0
Featuring the Christmas Day Parade down Main Street U.S.A., heartwarming stories and amazing celebrity performances. Viewers will also get a special l...
Watch Now
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2019
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
0/0
At Christmas and all through the year, there are angels among all of us who willingly share the true spirit of Christmas in gifts of kindness, service...
Watch Now
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
0/0
Go behind the scenes of Broadway as shows reunite, rehearse and re-stage for their long-awaited reopening nights while the theater industry learns how...
Watch Now
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2/4
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great m...
Watch Now
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2011
Glee Encore
8/16
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to Gleek Out This full-length dvd features a set list of Season One's most sensational musical numbers - back...
Watch Now
Glee Encore
2012
Hit & Run
5.707/526
When former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardises his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles, the fe...
Watch Now
Hit & Run
2013
Family Weekend
6.38/205
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
Watch Now
Family Weekend
2019
David Foster: Off the Record
7/7
A documentary about Canadian music icon David Foster.
Watch Now
David Foster: Off the Record
2015
The Boy Next Door
4.89/2010
A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.
Watch Now
The Boy Next Door
2014
Showing Up
9.2/3
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths, Zoe...
Watch Now
Showing Up
2014
Rio 2
6.513/3435
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit...
Watch Now
Rio 2
2022
Bros
6.769/480
Two emotionally unavailable men attempt a relationship.
Watch Now
Bros
2016
The Opposite Sex
5.1/39
The story of Vince, New England's most successful divorce attorney. To Vince, life is one big competition, and losing is unacceptable. This also appli...
Watch Now
The Opposite Sex
2015
Strange Magic
7.098/482
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
Watch Now
Strange Magic
2024
Our Little Secret
0/0
Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings.
Watch Now
Our Little Secret
2012
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
5.6/4
On February 11, 2011, Barbra Streisand was honored as the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, Barbra and an all-star ca...
Watch Now
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2015
Descendants
7.139/2319
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspr...
Watch Now
Descendants
2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
0/0
Doggy Parton and CBS present "Dolly Parton's Pet Gala", a two-hour variety special featuring exclusive performances by music’s biggest stars, and a on...
Watch Now
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
7.2/11
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein, a Broadway Producer, Writer and Filmmaker. Berinstei...
Watch Now
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2006
The Pink Panther
5.832/1894
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the di...
Watch Now
The Pink Panther
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
7.27/2236
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
Watch Now
Stranger Than Fiction
2015
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
7.2/4
A musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Christmas classic. Hosted by Kristen Bell.
Watch Now
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2016
Hard Sell
6.089/45
When Hardy Buchanan, a senior at an elite private school, needs to make some quick cash, he enlists the help of Bo, a beautiful runaway. Together, the...
Watch Now
Hard Sell
2017
Class Rank
6.919/62
Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politi...
Watch Now
Class Rank
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
7.237/371
A new dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 – Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity – embark on an unf...
Watch Now
My Little Pony: The Movie
2016
Hairspray Live!
7.3/157
A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
Watch Now
Hairspray Live!
2017
The Star
6.323/528
A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.
Watch Now
The Star
2017
Speech & Debate
6.017/87
Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make...
Watch Now
Speech & Debate
2008
Space Chimps
4.852/448
Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.
Watch Now
Space Chimps
2015
The Peanuts Movie
6.905/1609
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins hi...
Watch Now
The Peanuts Movie
2005
Candide
7/5
Leonard Bernstein's brilliant comic operetta comes to dazzling new life under the guidance of director Lonny Price (A Class Act). Based on the classic...
Watch Now
Candide
2008
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
0/0
The ultimate collection of song and dance performances from Gaynor's classic network television specials - unseen for three decades - MITZI GAYNOR: RA...
Watch Now
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
2018
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
9.5/4
A celebration of the 15th anniversary of “Wicked” on Broadway. This televised concert features songs from the blockbuster musical hit and showcase a c...
Watch Now
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
2018
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
9/2
Darci Lynne Farmer and her puppet friends Petunia, Oscar, Katie and Edna perform with special musical guests, and visit Farmer's hometown.
Watch Now
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2020
Holidate
7.026/2142
Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the w...
Watch Now
Holidate
2019
A Christmas Love Story
6.632/34
A youth choir director needs to write a big song for the Christmas Eve show but finds herself distracted when a boy with a golden voice joins her choi...
Watch Now
A Christmas Love Story
2014
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
5/1
Kristin Chenoweth is recognized across the full spectrum of entertainment as an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress of stage ("You're A Good Man, Char...
Watch Now
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
0/0
The cast of RV talk about how irrepressably wacky that Barry Sonnenfeld is.
Watch Now
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
10/2
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on the titular vehicle
Watch Now
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
0/0
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on how Robin Williams is "always on," "amazingly brilliantly talented," and "the sweetest guy to work with."
Watch Now
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2020
The Disney Family Singalong
8.3/15
Ryan Seacrest hosts a nationwide singalong event featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their homes...
Watch Now
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
Roald Dahl's The Witches
6.376/2773
In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encount...
Watch Now
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
10/1
Dive into the love affair between Hollywood and Broadway in this episode celebrating classic songs from Broadway musicals and classic cinema. Enjoy se...
Watch Now
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2021
National Champions
6.5/74
A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect...
Watch Now
National Champions
2009
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
5.2/2
Multi-platinum recording artist and Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood headlines CARRIE UNDERWOOD: AN ALL-STAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL, a two-hour variety s...
Watch Now
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2021
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
10/2
Wicked in Concert features re-imagined musical arrangements created for the event, performed by celebrity artists from the worlds of film, pop, music,...
Watch Now
