Idina Kim Menzel (/ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/ ih-DEE-nə men-ZEL; née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Broadway", Menzel is known for her commanding stage presence, powerful mezzo-soprano voice, and reputation as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation. Having achieved mainstream success across stage, screen, and music, her accolades include a Tony Award and a Daytime Emmy Award. Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut as performance artist Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised the role in the musical's original West End production in 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, Menzel returned to Broadway in the musical If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination. Menzel began working in film and television in the early 2000s. After reprising her Rent role in the musical's 2005 film adaptation, she had a supporting role in Disney's musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007). She played the recurring character Shelby Corcoran on the musical television series Glee from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's Frozen franchise; "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Menzel has since played supporting roles in the films Uncut Gems (2019), Cinderella (2021), and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023). As a recording artist and songwriter, Menzel has released seven studio albums, including I Stand (2008) and Holiday Wishes (2014); the latter peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, becoming her highest-charting studio album to date. Description above from the Wikipedia article Idina Menzel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 30, 1971 (55)
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 28 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Known for
What are Idina Menzel's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 20
A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6
Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 3
Steady 13 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3
Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
Resolved 19 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.
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- Shapeshifteras Maureen Johnson in Rent (2005)
- Shadowas Elsa in Frozen (2013)
- Heroas Elsa in Frozen Fever (2015)
- Heroas CC Bloom in Beaches (2017)
- Heroas Elsa in Frozen II (2019)
- Threshold guardianas Elsa in Once Upon a Snowman (2020)
- Mentoras Nancy in Disenchanted (2022)
- Mentoras Melanie in American Murderer (2022)
- Threshold guardianas Bree Friedman in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Idina Menzel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) · actor
- Frozen (2013) · actor
- Enchanted (2007) · actor
- Once Upon a Snowman (2020) · actor
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) · actor
- Frozen II (2019) · actor
- Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? (2022) · actor, producer
- Frozen Fever (2015) · actor
- Zenimation (2020) · actor
- Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) · actor
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017) · actor
- Glee (2009) · actor
- +1 more
Subscription and free streaming for Idina Menzel'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
46 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 45 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Frozen III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Wicked(2024)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Once Upon a Studio(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Disenchanted(2022)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
American Murderer(2022)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Cinderella(2021)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Once Upon a Snowman(2020)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Zenimation(2020)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Repeat Attenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Uncut Gems(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Frozen II(2019)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Idina Menzel: Live at Lincoln Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Olaf's Frozen Adventure(2017)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Julie's Greenroom(2017)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Beaches(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Frozen Fever(2015)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Frozen(2013)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Chess in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
The Best Of Sound Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Enchanted(2007)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Private Practice(2007)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Wonder Pets!(2006)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Ask the Dust(2006)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Rent(2005)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Water(2004)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Tollbooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Kevin Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Rescue Me(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Soundstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Just a Kiss(2002)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Kissing Jessica Stein(2001)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Arthur(1996)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Frozen IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Just Picture It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Latchkey Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Smurfs Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 40 of them dated from 1996 to 2024; peak year 2018.
Film career
Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 8 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.
- 2002Screen debut· Kissing Jessica Stein
- 2013Breakout· Frozen
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
2 major nominations and no wins, 2006.
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
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 Idina Menzel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 28 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. 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 Idina Menzel's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.
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 Idina Menzel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Idina Menzel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Groff shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Jennifer LeeShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Jennifer Lee
- Chris BuckShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Buck
- Dori BerinsteinShared titles: Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love (2013), ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Dori Berinstein
Writers
- Bill KellyShared titles: Disenchanted (2022), Enchanted (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Kelly
- Hans Christian AndersenShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Frozen (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Hans Christian Andersen
- Marc SmithShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Smith
Actors
- Jonathan GroffShared titles: Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Jonathan Groff
- Josh GadShared titles: Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Josh Gad
- Kristen BellShared titles: Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Kristen Bell
- Chris WilliamsShared titles: Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Chris Williams
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Christophe BeckShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Christophe Beck
- Jeff DraheimShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Draheim
- Alan MenkenShared titles: Disenchanted (2022), Enchanted (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Menken
- Alan DeutschShared titles: Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love (2013), ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Deutsch
Producers
- Peter Del VechoShared titles: Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Del Vecho
- John LasseterShared titles: Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 3 shared titles with John Lasseter
- Barry JosephsonShared titles: Disenchanted (2022), Enchanted (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Josephson
- Barry SonnenfeldShared titles: Disenchanted (2022), Enchanted (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Sonnenfeld
Mixed roles
- Chris ColumbusShared titles: No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006), Rent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Columbus
- Michael BarnathanShared titles: No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006), Rent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Barnathan
- Stephen GoldblattShared titles: No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006), Rent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Goldblatt
