Skip to content
MovieCove
Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Actor, also producer · Born July 24, 1968 (58) · Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

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.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 24, 1968 (58)
From
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Kristin Chenoweth's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Family3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Family movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
25%
Society
17%
Morality
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 33 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 25 · Charged 11 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 14

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 34 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 22 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 22
Ally
6 of 22
Shadow
3 of 22
Shapeshifter
2 of 22
Herald
2 of 22
Hero
1 of 22
Threshold guardian
1 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
30
Warm
24
Hopeful
14
Absurd
10
Romantic
8
Other
31

How their films linger

Feel-good34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristin Chenoweth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristin Chenoweth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 65 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stumble(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Tammy Istiny

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Holiday Junkie(2024)

    as Mimi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Our Little Secret(2024)

    as Erica

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wicked(2024)

    as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dolly Parton's Pet Gala(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Traitors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bros(2022)

    as Kristin Chenoweth

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • National Champions(2021)

    as Bailey Lazor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Schmigadoon!(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mildred Layton · as Miss Codwell

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Holidate(2020)

    as Aunt Susan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Witches(2020)

    as Daisy / Mary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Soloist

  • A Christmas Love Story(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Katherine Clark

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Star(2017)

    as Abby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • My Little Pony: The Movie(2017)

    as Princess Skystar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Easter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Class Rank(2017)

    as Janet Krauss

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Speech & Debate(2017)

    as Kristin Chenoweth

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Trial & Error(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lavinia Peck-Foster

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Hairspray Live!(2016)

    as Velma Von Tussle

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hard Sell(2016)

    as Lorna Buchanan

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Peanuts Movie(2015)

    as Fifi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Descendants(2015)

    as Maleficent

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Marylynne Keller

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Magic(2015)

    as Sugar Plum Fairy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Boy Next Door(2015)

    as Vicky Lansing

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Opposite Sex(2014)

    as Mrs. Kemp

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vanessa Gekko (voice) · as Vanessa Gekko / Knickerbocker Receptionist (voice) · as Vanessa Gekko / Mrs. Teach-Bot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Rio 2(2014)

    as Gabi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kirstie(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brittany Gold

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Mom(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Miranda

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Family Weekend(2013)

    as Samantha Smith-Dungy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hit and Run(2012)

    as Debbie Kreeger

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • GCB(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Carlene Cockburn

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Glee Encore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as April Rhodes

  • You Again(2010)

    as Georgia

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue(2010)

    as Rosetta (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Disney Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 49 episodes · as Rosetta (voice)

  • 12 Men of Christmas(2009)

    as E.J. Baxter

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peggy Byrne

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure(2009)

    as Rosetta (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Into Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Linda Salerno

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as April Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Sit Down, Shut Up(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Four Christmases(2008)

    as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Tinker Bell(2008)

    as Rosetta (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Space Chimps(2008)

    as Kilowatt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Pushing Daisies(2007)

    Show 22 episodes · as Olive Snook

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Miss Noodle

  • A Sesame Street Christmas Carol(2006)

    as Christmas Carol (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Deck the Halls(2006)

    as Tia Hall

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Than Fiction(2006)

    as Book Channel Host

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Running with Scissors(2006)

    as Fern Stewart

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • RV(2006)

    as Mary Jo Gornicke

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Pink Panther(2006)

    as Cherie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sally (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")

  • Bewitched(2005)

    as Maria Kelly

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Devin (voice) · as Jill (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Candide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Cunegonde

  • The Music Man(2003)

    as Marian Paroo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Big Shorts Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Susie Sunshine (voice)

  • Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!(2002)

    as Miss Noodle

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fillmore! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Elmo Visits the Firehouse(2002)

    as Ms. Noodle

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Baby Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Crystal Carter

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ms. Noodle

  • Kristin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kristin Yancey

  • Annie(1999)

    as Lily St. Regis

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 35 episodes · as Annabeth Schott

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Portia Sanders

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ms. Noodle

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Legally Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Skippy Pylon

  • Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 77 of them dated from 1969 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

The Pink Panther (2006)

$164M worldwide

Highest rated

Pushing Daisies (2007)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

You Again (2010)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19692025

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 78 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing1 of 79: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s28 · 28 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 34 roles
99091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 8 major nominations, 2005–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class Program
  3. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  5. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 2006
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  8. 2005
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kristin Chenoweth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 42; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002)

96th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

BoJack Horseman (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kristin Chenoweth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles3–58 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles13–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles13–76 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles9–41 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles4–62 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kristin Chenoweth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristin Chenoweth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Cumming shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles