Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (/ˈtʃɛnoʊwɛθ/; born Kristi Dawn
Chenoweth, July , ) is an American actress and singer, with credits in
musical theatre, film and television. In , she won a Tony Award for
her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on
Broadway. In , Chenoweth received wide notice for originating the role
of Glinda in the musical Wicked, including a nomination for another
Tony. 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 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series. She also starred in the ABC TV series GCB in .Chenoweth
sang gospel music as a child in Oklahoma and studied opera before
deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In , 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 , Promises, Promises in and
On the Twentieth Century in , 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 , and has guest-starred on many shows, including
Sesame Street and Glee, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in
and . 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, such as Descendants (); done voice work in
animated films such as Rio () and The Peanuts Movie () along with 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 (), Some Lessons Learned (), Coming Home (), The Art of
Elegance () and For the Girls (). Chenoweth also penned a memoir, A
Little Bit Wicked.
Chenoweth, July , ) is an American actress and singer, with credits in
musical theatre, film and television. In , she won a Tony Award for
her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on
Broadway. In , Chenoweth received wide notice for originating the role
of Glinda in the musical Wicked, including a nomination for another
Tony. 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 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series. She also starred in the ABC TV series GCB in .Chenoweth
sang gospel music as a child in Oklahoma and studied opera before
deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In , 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 , Promises, Promises in and
On the Twentieth Century in , 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 , and has guest-starred on many shows, including
Sesame Street and Glee, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in
and . 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, such as Descendants (); done voice work in
animated films such as Rio () and The Peanuts Movie () along with 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 (), Some Lessons Learned (), Coming Home (), The Art of
Elegance () and For the Girls (). Chenoweth also penned a memoir, A
Little Bit Wicked.
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