Acting · Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA · Born July 24, 1968
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.
TVStumble
2025
as Tammy Istiny
MovieWicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
as Self
MovieThe Holiday Junkie
2024
as Mimi (voice)
MovieOur Little Secret
2024
as Erica
MovieWicked
2024
as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
TVLive from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024
as Self
MovieDolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
MovieCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
MovieKaren Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023
as Self
MovieBros
2022
as Kristin Chenoweth
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVKeeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
2022
as Self
MovieReopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self
MovieDisney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2021
as Self
MovieNational Champions
2021
as Bailey Lazor
MovieThe Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2021
TVCBS Mornings
2021
as Self
MovieWicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
as Self
TVSchmigadoon!
2021
as Mildred Layton
TVCandy Land
2020
as Self - Host
MovieHolidate
2020
as Aunt Susan
MovieRoald Dahl's The Witches
2020
as Daisy / Mary (voice)
MovieIn Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
2020
as Soloist
MovieThe Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
TVCelebrity IOU
2020
as Self
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieA Christmas Love Story
2019
as Katherine Clark
MovieAngels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
2019
as Self
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieDavid Foster: Off the Record
2019
as Self
TVRuPaul
2019
as Self
TVToday with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
MovieDarci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
MovieA Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
2018
as Self - Host
All Star Musicals
2017
as Self - Judge
MovieThe Star
2017
as Abby (voice)
MovieMy Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Princess Skystar (voice)
TVAmerican Gods
2017
as Easter
MovieClass Rank
2017
as Janet Krauss
MovieSpeech & Debate
2017
as Kristin Chenoweth
TVTrial & Error
2017
as Lavinia Peck-Foster
MovieHairspray Live!
2016
as Velma Von Tussle
TVMatch Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieHard Sell
2016
as Lorna Buchanan
MovieIt's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
as Self
MovieThe Peanuts Movie
2015
as Fifi (voice)
TVThe Muppets
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieDescendants
2015
as Maleficent
TVYounger
2015
as Marylynne Keller
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Boy Next Door
2015
as Vicky Lansing
MovieStrange Magic
2015
as Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
MovieThe Opposite Sex
2015
as Mrs. Kemp
MovieKristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
2014
as Self - Hostess, Performer
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Vanessa Gekko (voice)
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
MovieRio 2
2014
as Gabi (voice)
MovieShowing Up
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVKirstie
2013
as Brittany Gold
TVMom
2013
as Miranda
TVHollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MovieFamily Weekend
2013
as Samantha Smith-Dungy
TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieHit & Run
2012
as Debbie Kreeger
TVGCB
2012
as Carlene Cockburn
MovieGlee Encore
2011
as April Rhodes
MovieA MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2011
as Self - Performer
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieYou Again
2010
as Georgia
MovieTinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
as Rosetta (voice)
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Courtney
When I Was 17
2010
as Self
TVThe Adventures of Disney Fairies
2010
as Rosetta (voice)
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2009
as Self
Movie12 Men of Christmas
2009
as E.J. Baxter
MovieDreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Peggy Byrne
MovieTinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2009
as Rosetta (voice)
MovieInto Temptation
2009
as Linda Salerno
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVGlee
2009
as April Rhodes
TVSit Down Shut Up
2009
MovieFour Christmases
2008
as Courtney
MovieMitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
2008
as Self
MovieTinker Bell
2008
as Rosetta (voice)
MovieSpace Chimps
2008
as Kilowatt (voice)
TVSay Yes to the Dress
2007
as Self
TVPushing Daisies
2007
as Olive Snook
MovieShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
2007
as Miss Noodle
MovieA Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Christmas Carol (voice)
MovieDeck the Halls
2006
as Tia Hall
MovieStranger Than Fiction
2006
as Book Channel Host
MovieRunning with Scissors
2006
as Fern Stewart
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Diane
TVRachael Ray
2006
TVThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
MovieRobin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
as Self
MovieRV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
MovieBarry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
as Self
MovieRV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
MovieRV
2006
as Mary Jo Gornicke
MovieThe Pink Panther
2006
as Cherie
MovieCasting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
MovieWhy I Love 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
MovieBewitched
2005
as Maria Kelly
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Devin (voice)
MovieCandide
2005
as Cunegonde
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
TVProject Runway
2004
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieThe Music Man
2003
as Marian Paroo
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieBig Shorts Mouse
2003
as Susie Sunshine (voice)
TVFillmore!
2002
MovieSesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002
as Ms. Noodle
TVBaby Bob
2002
as Crystal Carter
TVLive from E!
2002
as Self
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
2001
as Ms. Noodle
TVKristin
2001
as Kristin Yancey
MovieAnnie
1999
as Lily St. Regis
TVThe Early Show
1999
as Self - Guest
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Annabeth Schott
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
TVFrasier
1993
as Portia Sanders
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Christmas in Washington
1982
as Self - Performer
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVSesame Street
1969
as Ms. Noodle
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MoviePatsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
Legally Mad
as Skippy Pylon
