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.
The Holiday Junkie
Mimi (voice)
2024
Our Little Secret
Erica
2024
Wicked
Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
2024
Wicked: The Real Story
Self
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
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Self
2012
Hit & Run
Debbie Kreeger
2012
Glee Encore
April Rhodes
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
Running with Scissors
Fern Stewart
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Book Channel Host
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 Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (4 episodes)
2003
The Music Man
Marian Paroo
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
Schmigadoon!
Mildred Layton · (6 episodes)
2021
Celebrity IOU
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2019
All Star Musicals
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
2017
American Gods
Easter · (2 episodes)
2017
The Muppets
Self · (1 episode)
2015
BoJack Horseman
Vanessa Gekko (voice) · (3 episodes)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Mom
Miranda · (1 episode)
2013
GCB
Carlene Cockburn · (10 episodes)
2012
Hot in Cleveland
Courtney · (1 episode)
2010
The Good Wife
Peggy Byrne · (2 episodes)
2009
Glee
April Rhodes · (5 episodes)
2009
Sit Down Shut Up
(13 episodes)
2009
Pushing Daisies
Olive Snook · (22 episodes)
2007
Ugly Betty
Diane · (1 episode)
2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Fillmore!
(1 episode)
2002
Baby Bob
(1 episode)
2002
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Kristin
Kristin Yancey · (13 episodes)
2001
The Early Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1999
The West Wing
Annabeth Schott · (35 episodes)
1999
The View
Self · (6 episodes)
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1997
MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Frasier
Portia Sanders · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (3 episodes)
1992
Legally Mad
Skippy Pylon · (1 episode)
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Self · (1 episode)
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
(1 episode)
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
Self · (4 episodes)
2022
Schmigadoon!
Miss Codwell · (6 episodes)
2021
Candy Land
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
2020
Stars in the House
Self · (5 episodes)
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (5 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
RuPaul
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Trial & Error
Lavinia Peck-Foster · (10 episodes)
2017
Match Game
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Younger
Marylynne Keller · (1 episode)
2015
BoJack Horseman
Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
BoJack Horseman
Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Kirstie
Brittany Gold · (2 episodes)
2013
Hollywood Game Night
Self · (1 episode)
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2012
Conan
Self · (3 episodes)
2010
When I Was 17
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Adventures of Disney Fairies
Rosetta (voice) · (49 episodes)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (18 episodes)
2009
Say Yes to the Dress
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Rachael Ray
(1 episode)
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2006
American Dad!
Devin (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Jill (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Project Runway
Self · (1 episode)
2004
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(3 episodes)
1988
Christmas in Washington
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1982
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (4 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Performer/Winner · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter/Performer · (1 episode)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953