Kristin Dawn Chenoweth, born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth on July 24, 1968, is a talented American actress, singer and dancer. Playing Sally Brown in the Broadway production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, she won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
Chenoweth’s 2003 Tony Award nomination was for creating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked, for which she won her second nomination that year. In 2009, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Olive Snook in the ABC comedy-drama Pushing Daisies.
In 2012 she starred in the ABC television series GCB, and in 2018 she played Lavinia in Trial & Error and in 2019 she played the antagonist Mildred Layton in the musical comedy Schmigadoon! (2021).
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Kristin Chenoweth Net Worth
American actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth has a net worth of $16 million. Kristin Chenoweth has played notable roles in ‘Glee’, ‘Pushing Daisies’ and in the Broadway production of ‘Wicked’.
Kristin Chenoweth Early Life
Kristin Dawn Chenoweth was born on July 24, 1968 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. When she was just five days old, chemical engineers Junie Smith Chenoweth and Jerry Morris Chenoweth adopted her. She claims a quarter of Cherokee ancestry.
She eventually tracked down her original mother as an adult and discovered that her biological father had watched Chenoweth on a late-night talk show a decade earlier and commented on the striking resemblance between the two. At a young age she already had a passion for singing gospel in local churches and performing on stage.
She sang Evie’s song “Four Foot Eleven” which is exactly her height, when she was only twelve years old at the Southern Baptist Convention. She was involved in the Broken Arrow High School drama club during her time there.
After high school, she attended Oklahoma City College, a small private Christian institution. She competed in beauty pageants and eventually became Miss Oklahoma City University, while a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
In 1990, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in musical theater, but stayed at the institution to earn a master’s degree. She was the second runner-up for the title of Miss Oklahoma in 1991, and in 1992 received her master’s degree in operatic performance.
Kristin Chenoweth early career
She performed at The Lyric Theater in Oklahoma City while completing her master’s degree, and she toured frequently to appear in regional theaters. Her early stage credits include “The King and I,” “Promises, Promises,” and “Gone with the Wind.”
In 1992, she auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera and was named “Most Promising Up-and-coming Singer” by the National Council. The prize package included both the title and a full ride to Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts.
She traveled to New York to help a friend move house and try out for a role in “Animal Crackers” at Paper Mills Playhouse before the start of her semester. Once she received the role, she decided to turn down the scholarship and came to New York to pursue a career in musical theater.
Kristin Chenoweth Personal Life
Dana Brunetti, Seth Green and Lane Garrison are just some of the famous actors that Chenoweth has dated but she is yet to tie the knot. Her autobiography, titled “A Little Bit Wicked” was released in 2009. She is an outspoken Christian who also claims to be a social liberal.
Due to Ménière’s disease, an inner ear condition that causes vertigo, she occasionally had to call on other cast members for support while performing.
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Kristin Chenoweth is a famous singer and actress from the United States who has a net worth of $16 million. Kristin Dawn Chenoweth was born on July 24, 1968.
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