Kristin Chenoweth

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Chenoweth in September 2008
Chenoweth in 2012

Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (born July 24, 1968 in Tulsa , Oklahoma ) is an American musical artist and actress .

Life

Kristin Chenoweth was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and adopted shortly after she was born. She grew up in Broken Arrow together with her brother, the biological son of her adoptive parents . Her musical talent was encouraged at an early age and she took dance and singing lessons. After graduating from high school in 1986, she attended Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City . There she obtained a bachelor's degree in musical theater and continued her studies up to a master's degree in opera performance .

She was engaged to her colleague Marc Kudisch. The couple separated, however, in 2001. Afterwards, Chenoweth was for some time in a relationship with actor and presenter Jeff Probst.

Career

theatre

Kristin Chenoweth made her Broadway debut in the production of Steel Pier in 1997 . She became known to a wide audience in 1999 when she starred in the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown . Her interpretation of Sally earned her both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She gained international fame through her involvement in the original cast of the Broadway production of the musical Wicked - The Witches of Oz alongside Idina Menzel and Joel Gray . Chenoweth has received several awards for her portrayal of the witch G (a) linda .

In 2007 she celebrated success with the musical The Apple Tree , for which she was again nominated for the Drama Desk Award. In 2008 she played Kunigunde in the musical Candide at the English National Opera .

From April 2010 to January 2011 she was on Broadway in New York in the musical Promises, Promises in the role of Fran Kubelik.

music

Kristin Chenoweth is a classically trained singer. In addition to classical songs and operas, she also successfully interprets pop music and musical pieces. As a singer, Chenoweth appears at various events such as the Evening at Pops 2004 on the television channel PBS and can be seen with her own concerts in the United States. In addition to her height of only 150 cm, the actress's trademark is her very high voice, which reaches into the whistle register . Chenoweth is a lyrical coloratura soubrette . She once compared her voice to Betty Boop's .

Kristin Chenoweth was involved in the various soundtracks of her musical engagements. In addition, since her debut Let Yourself Go she has released several albums of her own, such as As I Am or a compilation of Christmas carols on the CD A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas , released in 2008 .

In September 2011, Chenoweth released a country album called Some Lessons Learned .

Movie and TV

Due to her success on Broadway, the actress received her own television series in 2001. In the partially autobiographical show, Chenoweth embodied her alter ego , the budding actress and singer Kristin Yancey , who works as a secretary to finance her living. The series was discontinued after one season because of the low audience .

In 2002 Kristin Chenoweth made her cinema debut. Since then, she has appeared repeatedly on the big screen in supporting roles. In Love with a Witch , she starred alongside Nicole Kidman , Will Ferrell and Shirley MacLaine in 2005 . A year later she could be seen in the comedies Stranger than Fiction with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dustin Hoffman , Die Chaoscamper with Robin Williams and The Pink Panther with Steve Martin and Kevin Kline . For the latter two, she was nominated for the Golden Raspberry as worst supporting actress.

This was followed by guest appearances in Frasier , Sesame Street and Alles Betty! . From 2004 to 2006 she starred in the award-winning series The West Wing in the role of Annabeth Schott alongside Stockard Channing , Allison Janney , Martin Sheen and John Spencer . She played the role of Olive Snook in the US series Pushing Daisies and was nominated twice for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress, and was awarded the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009 .

In the television series Glee , she had a total of five guest appearances in the role of April Rhodes between 2009 and 2014.

Engagements

Broadway

off Broadway

  • The Fantasticks
  • Dames at Sea
  • 1994: Box Office of the Damned
  • 1997: Scapin
  • 1998: A New Brain

Others

  • 1998: Strike Up the Band at the New York City Center Encores!
  • 2000: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever at New York City Center Encores!
  • 2005: The Apple Tree at New York City Center Encores!
  • 2007: Stairway to Paradise at New York City Center Encores!
  • 2008: Candide at the English National Opera
  • 2009: Music in the Air at New York City Center Encores!

Filmography (selection)

Movies

Series

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
2008 A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas - US77 (8 weeks)
US
First published: October 14, 2008
2011 Some lessons learned - US50 (3 weeks)
US
First published: September 13, 2011
2014 Coming home - US48 (3 weeks)
US
First published: November 17, 2014
2016 The Art of Elegance - US36 (2 weeks)
US
First published: September 23, 2016
2019 For the girls - US68 (1 week)
US
First published: September 27, 2019

more publishments

  • 2001: Let Yourself Go
  • 2005: As I Am

Singles with Glee Cast

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
2009 Alone
The Music, Volume 1 		UK47 (2 weeks)
UK 		US51 (1 week)
US
First published: October 2009
Maybe This Time
The Music, Volume 1 		UK87 (1 week)
UK 		US88 (1 week)
US
First published: October 2009
Last Name
The Music, The Complete Season One 		UK83 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: October 2009
2010 Fire
The Music, The Complete Season One 		UK93 (1 week)
UK 		US64 (1 week)
US
First published: May 2010
One Less Bell to Answer / A House Is Not a Home
The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers 		UK77 (2 weeks)
UK 		US53 (1 week)
US
First published: May 2010
Home
The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers 		- US90 (1 week)
US
First published: May 2010
2011 Dreams
The Music, Volume 6 		- US92 (1 week)
US
First published: May 2011

Cast recordings

  • 1995: trillion dollar baby
  • 1998: A New Brain
  • 1999: 110 in the Shade
  • 1999: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • 2001: You Never Know
  • 2003: Wicked - The Witches of Oz
  • 2010: Promises, Promises
  • 2015: On The Twentieth Century

Guest Posts

  • 2000: John Bucchino: Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino
  • 2001: Mandy Patinkin : Kidults
  • 2007: Nathan Gunn: Just Before Sunrise
  • 2007: Idina Menzel: Defying Gravity (UK:silversilver)

Awards

Theater awards

  • 1997: Theater World Award for Steel Pier
  • 1999: Drama Desk Award: Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • 1999: Tony Award : Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • 2004: nominated for the Drama Desk Award for best leading actress in a musical for Wicked - The Witches of Oz
  • 2004: nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Wicked - The Witches of Oz
  • 2004: Broadway.com Audience Award: Best Stage Couple for Wicked - Die Hexen von Oz (with Idina Menzel )
  • 2007: nominated for the Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical for The Apple Tree
  • 2007: Nominee for Broadway.com Audience Award Favorite Actress in a Musical for The Apple Tree
  • 2007: Broadway.com Audience Award Favorite Diva Performance for The Apple Tree

Film and television awards

literature

  • Kristin Chenoweth, Joni Rodgers: A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages . Touchstone, 2009, ISBN 1-4165-8055-7 .

Web links

Commons : Kristin Chenoweth  - Collection of Images

swell

  1. ↑ Kristin Chenoweth. In: musicianguide.com. Retrieved November 30, 2009 .
  2. ^ Kristin Chenoweth on TV.com. In: TV.com. Retrieved November 30, 2009 .
  3. ^ Spotlight on Kristin Chenoweth. In: Talkin 'Broadway. Retrieved November 30, 2009 .
  4. ↑ Kristin Chenoweth to Play Cunegonde. In: PlaybillArts. Retrieved November 30, 2009 .
  5. ^ Evenin at Pops 2004: Kristin Chenoweth. In: pbs.org. Retrieved November 30, 2009 .
  6. ^ Countrymusicnews.de: Kristin Chenoweth - Some Lessons Learned (CD review) . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ Kristin Chenoweth Filmography. In: fandango.com. Retrieved November 30, 2009 .
  8. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
  9. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
personal data
SURNAME Chenoweth, Kristin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chenoweth, Kristin Dawn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musical and film actress
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Tulsa , Oklahoma , United States