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Kristin Chenoweth (born July 24, 1968) is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre , film and television. She is best known on Broadway theatre|Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999), for which she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Tony Award , and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked (musical)|Wicked '' (2003). Her best-known television role is Annabeth Schott in NBC's The West Wing . As Olive Snook on the American Broadcasting Company|ABC comedy-drama Pushing Daisies , she won a 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series|Emmy Award . Chenoweth stars in the forthcoming TV series GCB (TV series)|GCB , which premieres in March 2012.

An Oklahoma native, Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre . In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in Steel Pier (musical)|Steel Pier . Besides ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Wicked'', Chenoweth's stage work includes five City Center Encores! productions, Broadway's The Apple Tree in 2006 and Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises in 2010, as well as Off-Broadway and Regional theater in the United States|regional theatre productions.

Chenoweth had her own TV series Kristin (TV series)|Kristin in 2001, and has guest starred on many shows, including Sesame Street and Glee (TV series)|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 film)|Bewitched (2005), The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther (2006) and RV (film)|RV (2006). She has also played roles in made-for-TV movies, done voice work in animated films and the animated TV series Sit Down, Shut Up (U.S. TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up , hosted several award shows and released several albums of songs, including A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (2008) and Some Lessons Learned (2011). Chenoweth also penned a 2009 memoir, A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages .

Early life

Adopted as a baby, Kristi Dawn Chenoweth was born and grew up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma , a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma . She has said that she is one-quarter Cherokee . At an early age, she performed gospel songs for local churches. A performing highlight of her childhood was a solo appearance at the Southern Baptist Convention national conference at the age of 12, where she performed the Evie Tornquist-Karlsson song "Four Feet Eleven". The chorus begins, "I'm only 4 feet 11, but I'm going to Heaven" (Chenoweth is in height).

After graduating from Broken Arrow Senior High , where she participated in school plays, Chenoweth attended Oklahoma City University , where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta (Beta Omicron) sorority.. okcu.edu. Retrieved , 2010. eduinreview.com. Retrieved , 2010. She earned a BFA degree in musical theatre and a master's degree in opera performance, studying under voice instructor Florence Birdwell , who also trained Miss America 1981, Susan Powell (entertainer)|Susan Powell , and three-time Tony Award|Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara . It was Birdwell who suggested to Chenoweth that she add an "n" to her first name.Beaujon, Ewa. . expressnightout.com, , 2009 While at OCU, Chenoweth competed in beauty pageants, winning the title of "Miss OCU" and was the first runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in 1991. In 1992, Chenoweth participated in a studio recording of The Most Happy Fella .

Chenoweth participated in a number of vocal competitions and was named "most promising up-and-coming singer" in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, which came with a full scholarship to Philadelphia 's Academy of Vocal Arts . Two weeks before school started, however, she went to New York City to help a friend move. While there, she auditioned for the 1993 Paper Mill Playhouse production of the musical Animal Crackers (musical)|Animal Crackers and got the role of Arabella Rittenhouse. She turned down the scholarship and moved to New York to do the show and pursue a career in musical theatre.

Career

Chenoweth has appeared in theater, television,film and on the concert stage. She was awarded an honorary doctorate in Performing Arts from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on , 2009, where she was the commencement speaker., University of North Carolina School of the Arts press release, , 2009. Retrieved , 2010.

Theatre

After Animal Crackers , Chenoweth continued to appear in Regional theater in the United States|regional theatre productions, such as Babes in Arms and Phantom (musical)|Phantom (as Christine; also touring in Germany in this role), at Filmreference.com, accessed , 2010 also taking roles in Off-Broadway productions like Luisa in The Fantasticks , and Kristy in Box Office of the Damned (1994). In 1997, she appeared as Hyacinth in the Roundabout Theater Company production of Moliere 's farcical Les Fourberies de Scapin|Scapin , earning her first New York Times review, with Ben Brantley writing "Kristin Chenoweth's sob-prone ingenue& nbsp;... delightful".Brantley, Ben. . The New York Times , , 1997. Retrieved , 2010. She made her Broadway theatre|Broadway debut in the spring of 1997 as Precious McGuire in the musical Steel Pier (musical)|Steel Pier by Kander and Ebb , for which she won a Theatre World Award|Theatre World award . In 1998 she appeared in the Encores!|City Center Encores! staged concert of the George Gershwin|George and Ira Gershwin musical Strike up the Band (musical)|Strike up the Band as Anne DraperBrantley, Ben. . The New York Times , February 14, 1998 and the Lincoln Center Theatre production of William Finn 's A New Brain .. LCT.org, accessed April 6, 2011

In 1999, Chenoweth performed in the Broadway revival of '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown '' as the title character's little sister, Sally Brown|Sally , a character that was not present in the original production. She won the Tony Award|Tony , Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk , Clarence Derwent Award|Clarence Derwent , and Outer Critics Circle Award s for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.. IBDB.com. Retrieved , 2010. Later that year, she starred on Broadway in the short-lived comic play Epic Proportions , ibdb.com. Retrieved , 2010. followed by starring as Daisy Gamble in the "Encores!" production of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever in .Brantley, Ben. . The New York Times , , 2000

After this, Chenoweth split her time between stage and TV or film roles and released her first solo album, Let Yourself Go (2001). In 2002, she performed in the City Center Encores& #33; 10th Anniversary Bash .Simonson, Robert; Gans, Andrew. . Playbill.com, November 1, 2002 In October& nbsp; 2003, she returned to Broadway (after the San Francisco tryout) in Wicked (musical)|Wicked , the musical about the early years of the witches of Land of Oz|Oz , in the joint-leading role of Glinda , the Good Witch of the North . She was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award as Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance, losing to her co-star Idina Menzel (who played Elphaba , the Wicked Witch of the West ).. Broadwayworld.com, accessed April 6, 2011 Chenoweth was also nominated for the Drama Desk Award . Dramadesk.com, accessed April 6, 2011Gans, Andrew; Simonson, Robert; Allen, Morgan. . Playbill.com, April 29, 2004 and the Drama League Award for this role.Simonson, Robert. . Playbill.com, April 23, 2004 After playing Glinda for nine months, Chenoweth left Wicked , on , 2004,Simonson, Robert. . Playbill.com, , 2004 soon joining the cast of The West Wing in Los Angeles.

Chenoweth played Cunegonde in the New York Philharmonic revival of Candide (musical)|Candide , directed by Lonny Price , in .. YouTube.com, accessed , 2010 The production was also broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service|PBS 's Great Performances . A performance of the rarely sung duet "We Are Women", between Cunegonde and the Old Lady (played by Patti Lupone ), was included in the production.Tommasini, Anthony. . The New York Times , , 2004. YouTube.com, accessed , 2010

From December 2006 to March 2007, she starred on Broadway as Eve in a revival of The Apple Tree with co-stars Brian d'Arcy James and former fiancé Marc Kudisch .Hernandez, Ernio. . Playbill.com, December 14, 2006 She received nominations for the Drama Desk Award Gans, Andrew; Pincus-Roth, Zachary. . Playbill.com, April 26, 2007 and the Drama League Award . She hosted that year's Drama Desk Award s ceremony.

Chenoweth played Elizabeth in a 2006 workshop of Mel Brooks 's Young Frankenstein (musical)|musical theatre adaptation of his film Young Frankenstein ,Gans, Andrew. . Playbill.com, October 11, 2006 but due to other commitments, she was unable to appear in the Broadway production.Gans, Andrew. . Playbill.com, March 9, 2007 In 2008 she was scheduled to reprise her role as Cunegonde in an English National Opera production of Candide (musical)|Candide , but she had to pull out.Shenton, Mark. . Playbill.com, , 2008. Retrieved , 2010. She appeared in the Encores& #33; semi-staged production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein& nbsp;II 's Music in the Air in February 2009. Chenoweth was scheduled to return to The Metropolitan Opera in 2010 to play Samira in John Corigliano 's opera The Ghosts of Versailles . The Met cancelled the expensive production in 2008 as the U.S. economy weakened.. New York Daily News , , 2008

Chenoweth starred as Fran Kubelik in the 2010 Broadway revival of the musical Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises , opposite Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes , which opened on , 2010.Gans, Andrew. . Playbill.com, , 2010 The songs " I Say a Little Prayer " and " A House Is Not a Home (song)|A House Is Not a Home " were added for her to sing.Gans, Andrew. . Playbill.com, , 2010 Chenoweth and Hayes remained in the cast until the show closed on January 2, 2011,Hetrick, Adam; Gans, Andrew. PlayBill.com, September 10, 2010 although she missed performances from December 29, 2010 to January 1, 2011 to perform a New Year's Eve concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on December 31, 2010.Ng, David. . December 30, 2010

Chenoweth took part in a reading of the musical On the Twentieth Century for the Roundabout Theatre Company in early 2011 with Hugh Jackman and Andrea Martin .Gans, Andrew. . Playbill.com, March 7, 2011Cox, Gordon. . Variety (subscription required), March 7, 2011 She played televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in a reading of a new musical called Rise in spring 2011.Riedel, Michael. . "New York Post", June 15, 2011

Television work

After a guest appearance on LateLine , a role in the short-lived television series Paramour (1999) and several roles in television films such as Annie (1999 film)|Annie (as Lily St. Regis), Chenoweth starred in her own NBC sitcom , the semi-autobiographical Kristin (TV series)|Kristin in 2001. It was short-lived, with thirteen episodes filmed, but only six episodes aired.Wren, Celia. . The New York Times , , 2001 Chenoweth appeared in the lead role of Marian in the 2003 television film, The Music Man (2003 film)|The Music Man , opposite Matthew Broderick .Simonson, Robert. . Playbill.com, February 13, 2003 She also guest-starred on such shows as Frasier (2001), Sesame Street (2004) and Ugly Betty (2007). Internet Movie database, accessed April 6, 2011

In 2004, Chenoweth began playing the recurring role of media consultant Annabeth Schott in The West Wing .Gans, Andrew. . Playbill.com, November 3, 2004. Warnerbros.com, accessed April 6, 2011 For her performance, she was nominated twice, along with the cast, for a Screen Actors Guild Award . She appeared in the final two seasons of the program, through 2006.. Internet Movie Database, accessed April 6, 2011

From 2007 to 2009, Chenoweth played Olive Snook in the television series Pushing Daisies . For her performance she received critical acclaim and was nominated two years in a row for an Emmy Award ,, Emmys.com, accessed December 26, 2011 winning in 2009 as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series . The series was cancelled after two seasons.

In 2009, Chenoweth lent her voice to the animated comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up (U.S. TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up as Miracle Grohe, a science teacher who does not believe in science. The series lasted just thirteen episodes. Later that year, Chenoweth guest starred as April Rhodes in Glee (TV series)|Glee , singing several songs, earning enthusiastic notices. The character is a former member of the glee club who never finished high school and ended up hitting rock bottom. A review in USA Today observed, "Her presence may not make much sense, but it means hearing Chenoweth sing, we can put up with any explanation the show cares to offer."See also , and She received a Satellite Award for Outstanding Guest Star.. imdb.com. Retrieved , 2010. In , Chenoweth returned to Glee as April Rhodes, singing more songs.Stack, Tim. Entertainment Weekly , , 2009. Retrieved , 2010. The Los Angeles Times review commented, "the best part about ' Home (Glee)|Home ' was undoubtedly the return of Kristin Chenoweth as April. ... From her spunky duet of ' Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)|Fire ' with Schue, to the heart-achingly lonely coo of ' One Less Bell to Answer ' which segued into a fantastic reprise of ' A House Is Not a Home (song)|A House Is Not a Home ' and of course her bone-chilling take on ' Home (The Wiz song)|Home ' ... I fell in love with her again.". Los Angeles Times , , 2010 She was nominated for both 2010 and 2011 Emmy Awards for her performances on Glee . 'BroadwayWorld.com, , 2010. Emmy Awards website, accessed July 14, 2011 Chenoweth returned to Glee in 2011.
In 2011, Chenoweth joined the cast of a pilot for American Broadcasting Company|ABC called Good Christian Bitches as a character named Carlene Cockburn.. TVguide.com On May 13, 2011, ABC picked it up and changed the title to GCB (TV series)|GCB . The series is expected to debut during the 2011–12 season. Chenoweth is scheduled to guest star in an episode of sitcom Hot in Cleveland , set to air in May 2012.Abrams, Natalie. , TV Guide , January 23, 2012

Films

Chenoweth made her film debut in the film Topa Topa Bluffs in 2002 playing the role of Patty. After several years away from film she returned to the big screen in the 2005 film version of Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched , directed by Nora Ephron. The film's star, Nicole Kidman , had attended a performance of Wicked and was so impressed with Chenoweth that Kidman asked Ephron to cast Chenoweth in the film. Chenoweth played the part of Maria Kelly, the Kidman character's neighbor. In 2006, Chenoweth played supporting roles in five films, The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther , RV (film)|RV , Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors , Deck the Halls (film)|Deck the Halls , and Stranger than Fiction (2006 film)|Stranger Than Fiction .

On February 24, 2008, Chenoweth sang " That's How You Know " from the film Enchanted (film)|Enchanted at the 80th Academy Awards in the Kodak Theater .. Alt Film Guide, 2008, accessed January 5, 2011 She also voiced Rosetta, the garden fairy in the 2008 animated film Tinker Bell (film)|Tinker Bell . Later that year, Chenoweth appeared in the 2008 holiday romantic comedy film Four Christmases , playing the sister of Reese Witherspoon 's character.

In 2009, Chenoweth starred as a "suicidal prostitute" in the indie drama Into Temptation (film)|Into Temptation , written and directed by Patrick Coyle. The film was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival and since then has been released on DVD. Also in 2009, Chenoweth reprised her voice role of Rosetta in Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and filmed the Disney comedy You Again (released in 2010). Chenoweth hosted the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2009|15th Annual Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards which aired , 2010, on VH1 .

Other media

Chenoweth often appears on Prairie Home Companion .. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

On August 27, 2008, Chenoweth released an internet video with Funny or Die titled Intervention with Kristin Chenoweth . The video parodied A& E Network|A& E 's show Intervention (TV series)|Intervention , with Chenoweth starring as a singing, dancing interventionist. The song was composed by Andrew Lippa , Chenoweth's frequent musical director and composer for her concert songs as well as the composer of "My New Philosophy", which she sang in the revival of '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown . The lyrics are by Amy Rhodes , who also wrote the clip. Chenoweth admitted that she was hesitant about performing the lyrics. In 2010, she appeared in a three-minute video short for Glamour Magazine entitled "iPad or Bust".. glamalert.com, Conde Nast, 2010 Chenoweth posed for the cover and a photo spread in the March 2006 edition of FHM magazine. FHM Magazine , March 2006, Issue 65

In 2011, Chenoweth released her first televised music video on Country Music Television , directed by Roman White , "I Want Somebody". The video for the single peaked at #19 on CMT 's Top Twenty Countdown .

Recordings and concerts

Chenoweth has a distinctive speaking voice, one she has compared to that of Betty Boop . She is a classically trained coloratura soprano , able to sing the note "F6" (also known as "F above High C").

Among other early recordings, Chenoweth participated in a studio cast recording of The Most Happy Fella in 1992. She was also in the cast recordings of A New Brain (1998) and ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999) and a studio cast recording of 110 in the Shade (1999). In 2000, she was featured on the album Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino . The next year, with Mandy Patinkin, she was featured on the album entitled "Kidults". Also in 2001, she released her debut album Let Yourself Go (Kristin Chenoweth album)|Let Yourself Go , which was a collection of standards from the musicals of the 1930s. One of the tracks featured a duet with Jason Alexander . In , Chenoweth performed songs from her solo album, Let Yourself Go (Kristin Chenoweth album)|Let Yourself Go '', in concert for Lincoln Center 's American Songbook concert series.Holden, Stephen. . The New York Times , , 2002 The same year, she appeared as Fanny Brice in the Actor's Fund Benefit Concert of the musical Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl in New York City. In 2003 in London, she performed a solo concert as part of the Divas at Donmar series for director Sam Mendes . Later that year, she sang Glinda in the cast recording of Wicked and the soundrack recording of Disney's The Music Man . In 2004, she released her second album As I Am (Kristin Chenoweth album)|As I Am , which was a Christian music album containing various spiritual songs. The album peaked at number 31 on the U.S. Christian Albums Chart. The same year, Chenoweth gave a concert at Carnegie Hall .

On January 19, 2007, Chenoweth performed a solo concert at The Metropolitan Opera in New York, only the third musical theatre star ever to present a solo concert at that location, following Barbara Cook and Yves Montand . The same year, she was featured in songs with Nathan Gunn on an album entitled Just Before Sunrise . The next year, she released her third solo studio album, entitled A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas . The album was much anticipated by both her fans and Chenoweth herself; she had expressed her desire in the past to produce a Christmas album. The album included a duet with John Pizzarelli and there are several modern holiday tunes, but many traditional carols as well including '' The Lord's Prayer . This album has been her best seller, reaching number 77 on the U.S. Billboard Albums Chart, climbing to number 7 on the U.S. Holiday Albums chart and to number 1 on the U.S. Heatseekers Chart. Among many other solo concerts around the U.S., Chenoweth performed her own concert in 2009 with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra , at the Fox Theatre (St. Louis, Missouri)|Fox Theatre .. BroadwayWorld.com, , 2009, accessed , 2010

Starting in August 2010, during her nights off from Promises, Promises , she travelled to Nashville to record songs for her fourth recording, a country pop album.. AutoStraddle , , 2010 On September 13, 2011, the album, Some Lessons Learned , was released. The album contains songs by Diane Warren , Dolly Parton and Lady Antebellum 's Hillary Scott (singer)|Hillary Scott , among others. Chenoweth co-wrote two of the songs.Derschowitz, Jessica. , CBS, September 14, 2011

Special events and appearances

Chenoweth and the cast of the Broadway musical Wicked performed the song "One Short Day" in the 2003 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . In the 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Chenoweth performed the song "Oklahoma" while riding aboard the "Oklahoma Rising" float. The float was making the first of three annual appearances commemorating the state of Oklahoma's statehood centennial in 2007.

She was the star performer of the opening ceremony of the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. She sang "Our Good Nature," an original composition written to coincide with the Oklahoma centennial celebration and the theme of the parade. In the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, she performed the song "The Christmas Waltz" from her "A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas" album while riding aboard the "The Care Bears Winter Fun-Derland" float.

She sang with Il Divo as part of Il Divo's Christmas Tour 2009 on , 16 and 17 in New York City and in Boston. Chenoweth has sung the The Star-Spangled Banner|U.S. national anthem at various sporting events, including the 2010 New York Yankees home opener, BroadwayWorld, April 12, 2010, accessed January 22, 2012 and at Candlestick Park for the NFL 's 2011–12 NFL playoffs|NFC Conference Championship on January 22, 2012., YouTube, January 22, 2012Langford, Richard. , BleacherReport.com, January 22, 2012

Personal life

In 2009, Chenoweth wrote a memoir entitled A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages , describing her adoption, her turn in Wicked and her time in Hollywood. She has stated that the book is not a "tell all", and instead focuses on "how I got where I am so far". The book was released on , 2009. The book spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list .
She has spoken publicly about her religious faith; she describes herself as a "non-judgmental, liberal Christian". Raised as a Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist , she later chose to have a personal connection to a faith that is not based in any one denomination.
According to The New York Times , when Chenoweth "assured her theater fans that she supports gay rights her Christian base was outraged; she was disinvited from performing at a Women of Faith conference in ."Green, Jesse. The New York Times , , 2006 Chenoweth released an album in called As I Am (Kristin Chenoweth album)|As I Am , a mixture of hymn s and contemporary Christian music , with adult contemporary music|adult contemporary arrangements. To promote the album, she made an appearance on The 700 Club that upset some of her gay fans. She later said she thought that the " Pat Robertson s and Jerry Falwell s of the world are scary" and that she regretted appearing on the show.

She dated producer/writer Aaron Sorkin . pbs.org, , 2009 In Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , the character of Harriet Hayes bears significant resemblances to Chenoweth, and the relationship between the Christian Hayes and " East coast liberal Jewish atheist" (her description) Matt Albie is modeled after that of Chenoweth and Sorkin. For example, Chenoweth's decision to appear on The 700 Club and her falling out with Women of Faith were depicted with the Hayes character.

Chenoweth has Ménière's disease , an inner-ear disorder that can cause vertigo, headaches and nausea, among other symptoms. She has said that, during some performances, she has had to lean on her co-stars to keep her balance and that it has caused her to miss performances.

In May 2010, Chenoweth wrote in response to Newsweek gay actor controversy|an article in Newsweek by Ramin Setoodeh, an openly gay writer. Setoodeh thought that her Tony-nominated Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises co-star, Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes , "comes off as wooden and insincere" in playing the straight character Chuck, and that Jonathan Groff has a similar credibility problem in the TV show Glee (TV series)|Glee . He questioned whether any openly gay actor could acceptably portray a straight character.Setoodeh, Ramin. . Newsweek , Chenoweth called the article "horrendously homophobic" and criticized Setoodeh's view as rationalizing "the same kind of bullying" that gay youths face in high school. Chenoweth argued that audiences "come to the theater to go on a journey" and do not care about an actor's sexual orientation.. Autostraddle.com, accessed , 2010 The story was picked up by major media including The New York Times Itzkoff, Dave. . The New York Times , , 2010 and the Los Angeles Times .Gornstein, Leslie. Los Angeles Times , , 2010

Credits

Broadway

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
1997	Steel Pier	Precious McGuire	Richard Rodgers Theatre	Theatre World Award
1999	'' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	Sally Brown	Ambassador Theatre (New York)>Ambassador Theatre	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Outer Critics Circle Award>Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1999	Epic Proportions	Louise Goldman	Helen Hayes Theatre
2003–2004	Wicked (musical)>Wicked	Glinda	George Gershwin Theatre	Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Onstage Pair (shared with Idina Menzel ) Nominated— Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated— Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
2006–2007	The Apple Tree	Eve Princess Barbára Ella / Passionella	Studio 54	Diva Performance Nominated— Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated— Outer Critics Circle Award>Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated—Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical
2010–2011	Promises, Promises	Fran Kubelik	The Broadway Theatre	Broadway.com Star of the Year Award Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Diva Performance Nominated—Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Onstage Pair (shared with Sean Hayes)

Other theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue
1994	The Fantasticks	Luisa	Sullivan Street Playhouse
1994	Box Office of the Damned	Kristy	CSC Theatre
1997	Scapin	Hyacinth	Laura Pels Theatre
1998	A New Brain	Nancy D / Waitress	Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

New York City Center Encores

Year	Title	Role
1998	Strike up the Band	Anne Draper
2000	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	Daisy Gamble / Melinda
2005	The Apple Tree	Eve Princess Barbára Ella / Passionella
2007	Stairway to Paradise	Female Star
2009	Music in the Air	Frieda Hatzfeld

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Annie	Lily St. Regis	TV film
2001	Seven Roses		TV film
2002	Topa Topa Bluffs	Patty
2003	The Music Man	Marian Paroo	TV film
2005	Bewitched (2005 film)>Bewitched	Maria Kelly
2006	The Pink Panther	Cherie
	RV	Mary Jo Gornicke
	Stranger Than Fiction	Book Channel host
	Running with Scissors (film)>Running with Scissors	Fern Stewart
	Deck the Halls	Tia Hall
	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol	Christmas Carole	Voice role
2008	Space Chimps	Kilowatt	Voice role
	Tinker Bell	Rosetta	Voice role
	Four Christmases	Courtney
2009	Into Temptation	Linda Salerno
	Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure	Rosetta	voice role
	12 Men of Christmas	E.J. Baxter	Lifetime movie
2010	Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue	Rosetta	voice role
2010	You Again	Georgia King
TBA	Family Weekend		pre-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	LateLine	Kristin	"The Christian Guy"
1999	Paramour		Mini-series
2001	Kristin	Kristin Yancey	Thirteen episodes
2001	Frasier	Portia Sanders	Season 9 episode 10, "Junior Agent"
2002	Baby Bob	Crystal Carter	"Talking Babies Say the Darndest Things"
2003	Fillmore!	Museum Guide	Masterstroke of Malevolence "
2005	Great Performances	Cunegonde	Candide (operetta)>Candide
2004–2006	The West Wing	Annabeth Schott	Nominated— Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2004, 2005) (shared with List of characters on The West Wing>the cast )
2003, 2006	Sesame Street	Ms. Noodle	Two episodes
2001, 2007	'' Elmo's World	Ms. Noodle	Two episodes
2007	Ugly Betty	Diane	Betty episode)>East Side Story "
2007	Robot Chicken	various	Squaw Bury Shortcake "
2007–2009	Pushing Daisies	Olive Snook	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series>Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2009) Nominated— Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series
2009	Sit Down, Shut Up	Miracle Grohe	Voice role, eleven episodes, main character
2009	Legally Mad	Skippy Pylon	Pilot, never aired on television
2009–present	Glee	April Rhodes	Home " and " Rumours (Glee)
2010	American Idol	Herself (guest judge No. 1)	"Orlando Auditions"
2010	The Apprentice	Herself	Season 10 Episode 7
2010	When I Was 17	Herself	Season 1 Episode 20
2011	So You Think You Can Dance	Herself (guest judge No. 3)	Season 8 Top 16
2012	GCB	Darlene Cockburn	Main character
2012	Hot in Cleveland	TBA	Guest spot - 1 episode

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US cite web	US Country cite web	US Christian cite web	US Holiday cite web
Let Yourself Go Released: May& nbsp;29, 2001 Label: Sony Music Entertainment (#89384) Format: Compact disc\|CD , music download\|digital download
As I Am Released: April& nbsp;5, 2005 Label: Sony Music Entertainment (#94384) Format: CD, digital download
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas Released: October& nbsp;14, 2008 Label: Sony Masterworks (#8869734256) Format: CD, digital download
Some Lessons Learned Released: September 13, 2011 Label: Sony Masterworks Format: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
Title	Year	US Peak chart positions for singles in the United States: "Maybe This Time" and "Alone": "Fire": "One Less Bell to Answer / A House Is Not a Home" and "Home": "Dreams":	AUS Cite news	CAN Peak chart positions for singles in Canada "Alone": "Fire": : "One Less Bell to Answer / A House Is Not a Home" and "Home":	IRL cite web	UK Peak positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All peaks except "Home": "Home":	Album
Maybe This Time " ( Glee Cast discography
Alone " ( Glee Cast featuring Kristin Chenoweth)
" Last Name " ( Glee Cast featuring Kristin Chenoweth)
Fire " ( Glee Cast featuring Kristin Chenoweth)
A House Is Not a Home " ( Glee Cast featuring Kristin Chenoweth)
Home " ( Glee Cast featuring Kristin Chenoweth)
Dreams " ( Glee Cast featuring Kristin Chenoweth)
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"Fathers and Daughters"
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

Theater

Year!! Award !! Title !! Work !! Result
1997	Theater World Award	Outstanding Broadway Debut	Steel Pier	won
1999	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	''You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown	won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical		won
	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Musical		won
2004	Broadway.com Audience Award	Best On Stage Duo (with Idina Menzel)	Wicked	won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		nom
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		nom
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		nom
	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Musical		nom
2007	Broadway.com Audience Award	Best Diva Performance	The Apple Tree	won
	Broadway.com Audience Award	Best Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical		nom
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		nom
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		nom
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		nom
2010	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Best Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical	Promises, Promises	won
		Best Diva Performance		won
		Best On-Stage Pair (with Sean Hayes)		nom

Television

Year!! Award !! Title !! Work !! Result
2005	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	The West Wing	nom
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	The West Wing	nom
2008	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Pushing Daisies	nom
	Gold Derby TV Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series		won
	Gold Derby TV Award	Breakthrough Performer of the Year		nom
	Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie		nom
2009	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series		won
	Gold Derby TV Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series		won
	Satellite Award	Outstanding Guest Star	Glee	won
2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series		nom
2010	Gold Derby TV Award	Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series		won
2011	Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series		nom
2011	People's Choice Award	Best TV Guest Star		nom

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