Kristin Chenoweth
Acting
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.
TV Shows(67)
Stumble
Tammy Istiny
2025
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Self
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
Self
2022
CBS Mornings
Self
2021
Schmigadoon!
Mildred Layton
2021
Candy Land
Self - Host
2020
Celebrity IOU
Self
2020
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
RuPaul
Self
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
2019
All Star Musicals
Self - Judge
2017
American Gods
Easter
2017
Trial & Error
Lavinia Peck-Foster
2017
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
The Muppets
Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Younger
Marylynne Keller
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
BoJack Horseman
Vanessa Gekko (voice)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Kirstie
Brittany Gold
2013
Mom
Miranda
2013
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
GCB
Carlene Cockburn
2012
Conan
Self
2010
Hot in Cleveland
Courtney
2010
When I Was 17
Self
2010
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
Rosetta (voice)
2010
The Good Wife
Peggy Byrne
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Glee
April Rhodes
2009
Sit Down Shut Up
2009
Say Yes to the Dress
Self
2007
Pushing Daisies
Olive Snook
2007
Ugly Betty
Diane
2006
Rachael Ray
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
American Dad!
Devin (voice)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Project Runway
Self
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Fillmore!
2002
Baby Bob
Crystal Carter
2002
Live from E!
Self
2002
Kristin
Kristin Yancey
2001
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
The West Wing
Annabeth Schott
1999
The View
Self
1997
MADtv
Self
1995
Frasier
Portia Sanders
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Christmas in Washington
Self - Performer
1982
Great Performances
Self
1971
Sesame Street
Ms. Noodle
1969
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
Legally Mad
Skippy Pylon
Movies(71)
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
2025
The Holiday Junkie
Mimi (voice)
2024
Our Little Secret
Erica
2024
Wicked
Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Self
2023
Bros
Kristin Chenoweth
2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Self
2021
National Champions
Bailey Lazor
2021
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2021
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Self
2021
Holidate
Aunt Susan
2020
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Daisy / Mary (voice)
2020
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
Soloist
2020
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
2020
A Christmas Love Story
Katherine Clark
2019
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Self
2019
David Foster: Off the Record
Self
2019
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Self - Host
2018
The Star
Abby (voice)
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
Princess Skystar (voice)
2017
Class Rank
Janet Krauss
2017
Speech & Debate
Kristin Chenoweth
2017
Hairspray Live!
Velma Von Tussle
2016
Hard Sell
Lorna Buchanan
2016
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Self
2015
The Peanuts Movie
Fifi (voice)
2015
Descendants
Maleficent
2015
The Boy Next Door
Vicky Lansing
2015
Strange Magic
Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)
2015
The Opposite Sex
Mrs. Kemp
2015
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
Self - Hostess, Performer
2014
Rio 2
Gabi (voice)
2014
Showing Up
Self
2014
Family Weekend
Samantha Smith-Dungy
2013
Hit & Run
Debbie Kreeger
2012
Glee Encore
April Rhodes
2011
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Self - Performer
2011
You Again
Georgia
2010
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Rosetta (voice)
2010
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Self
2009
12 Men of Christmas
E.J. Baxter
2009
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Rosetta (voice)
2009
Into Temptation
Linda Salerno
2009
Four Christmases
Courtney
2008
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
Self
2008
Tinker Bell
Rosetta (voice)
2008
Space Chimps
Kilowatt (voice)
2008
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
2007
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Miss Noodle
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Christmas Carol (voice)
2006
Deck the Halls
Tia Hall
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Book Channel Host
2006
Running with Scissors
Fern Stewart
2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Self
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Self
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Self
2006
RV
Mary Jo Gornicke
2006
The Pink Panther
Cherie
2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
2005
Bewitched
Maria Kelly
2005
Candide
Cunegonde
2005
The Music Man
Marian Paroo
2003
Big Shorts Mouse
Susie Sunshine (voice)
2003
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Ms. Noodle
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Ms. Noodle
2001
Annie
Lily St. Regis
1999
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight