Kristin Chenoweth's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Pushing Daisies Olive Snook G.C.B. Carlene Coc… Sit Down, Shut Up Miracle Grohe Baby Merch Kristin Kristin Yan…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - You Again 2009 - Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure 2009 - Into Temptation 2008 - Four Christmases 2008 - Space Chimps 2006 - The Pink Panther 2006 - RV 2006 - Running with Scissors 2006 - Deck the Halls 2005 - Bewitched

BIOGRAPHY:

Kristin Chenoweth is an American stage, screen and television actress. Though, depending on who you ask, Cheno fans may disagree on what her most famous roles are. Since Chenoweth began her career, she has been credited with roles in musicals and plays on and off-Broadway, on various television shows and can be seen in movies on television and the big screen. She has also lent her recognizable voice numerous times to animated features.

Chenoweth was born in the small town of Broken Arrow, OK. Soon after her birth, Chenoweth was adopted by Jerry and Junie Chenoweth. She is very open about her adoption and has been known to support various adoption causes and organization around the US. Although Chenoweth knows the backgrounds of her birth parents, she has commented that she has little interest in meeting them. The Chenoweth family includes older brother Mark. Chenoweth graduated from Broken Arrow High School and went on to study Musical Theater at Oklahoma City University. Under the guidance of Florence Birdwell, Chenoweth flourished in stage and vocal performance. She later received her Master's Degree in Opera Performance at OCU. An avid fan of all things Oklahoman, Chenoweth was inducted into the 2010 State Hall of Fame.

Fans of Kristin Chenoweth, the stage actress, have seen her stealing performances in Steel Pier, Epic Proportions, and The Apple Tree. In 1999, Chenoweth received the Tony Award for her performance as "Sally" in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Chenoweth is well-known as the originator of "Glinda" in the 2003 mega-hit musical "Wicked". The role, written with Chenoweth in mind, earned her a Tony Award Nomination amongst many other accolades. Chenoweth returned to Broadway in 2010, alongside Sean Hayes in the Broadway revival of "Promises, Promises".

In January of 2007, Chenoweth became the third musical theater performer in history to have a solo performance at NYC's Metropolitan Opera. She has also performed with various Symphonies around the world. Chenoweth has recorded 3 studio albums. Those who know Kristin best from her various television performances remember her as the quirky, down on love, "Olive Snook" on "Pushing Daisies" (2007). The role won Ms. Chenoweth an Emmy Award in 2009 for Best Supporting Actress. The show, ultimately canceled shortly after its 2nd season, is still considered by Kristin to be one of her favorite characters to play. In 2001, Chenoweth stared in the short-lived NBC comedy "Kristin" (2001). She has also been seen on "The West Wing" (1999), "Ugly Betty" (2006) and has a reoccurring role on Fox's "Glee" (2009) as the recovering alcoholic has-been, but lovable "April Rhodes" . Her appearances on "Glee" earned her a 3rd Emmy nomination.

Most recently, Ms. Chenoweth had a small part in the 2010 comedy, You Again (2010). She has also had roles in Four Christmases (2008), Deck the Halls (2006), Running with Scissors (2006) and Stranger Than Fiction (2006). In 2009, Chenoweth took on the challenging role as "Linda" in the film, Into Temptation (2009).

Ms. Chenoweth is bi-coastal spending a good amount of time in both New York and Los Angeles.


TRIVIA:

• She has incredible relative pitch and near-perfect pitch.
• She is 1/4 Cherokee. Although she was adopted, she has information about her biological family. Her birth parents were a flight attendant and a married pilot.
• Named #49 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
• When Chenoweth was a guest star on the TV show _"Glee" (2009)_ (qv), series regular 'Chris Colfer' (qv) told The L.A. Times that for him, "working with Kristin is what I can imagine what a priest would go through if they worked with Jesus".
• 'Nicole Kidman' (qv) met Kristin after a performance of "Wicked" and said she had enjoyed her performance as "Glinda the Good Witch" and that she would get a part written specifically for her in Kidman's new movie, _Bewitched (2005)_ (qv). A few months later, Kidman followed up on her promise.
• Won a full scholarship to the Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts, but turned it down when she received a role in an off-Broadway play.
• Has a brother.
• Is a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.