Kristin Chenoweth

Born: July 24, 1968 

Any fan of Kristin Chenoweth knows that the musical quality of her lilting timbre is more than just a nice speaking voice: the actress has been one of the most successful and well-known performers on Broadway for the past ten years.

The sprightly 4'11" actress attended Oklahoma City University on a full scholarship to study voice before going on to earn her master's in opera performance. Chenoweth's first Broadway role came in 1997 when she was cast in a production of Molière's +Scapin. The next season, she was cast in +Steel Pier, winning a Theatre World Award for her performance. 

Once Chenoweth's stage career was off and running, she quickly became one of the most well-known and best-liked Broadway actresses alive, working constantly and winning several awards, including a Tony for her performance in +You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. She was particularly praised for her performance in 2003's +Wicked, and her performance of selections from her album Let Yourself Go at a concert for Lincoln Center's fifth American Songbook.

Chenoweth began a second career onscreen in 2001 with a short-lived NBC sitcom calledKristin. The mid-season replacement didn't last, but Chenoweth was soon delighting audiences with guest appearances on shows like Frasier, and in 2004, she began a recurring role on the critically acclaimed series The_West_Wing. In 2005, Nicole_Kidmansaw Chenoweth in a performance of +Wicked and was so impressed with the songstress' talent and charisma that she had her cast in her upcoming film adaptation of Bewitched. This kicked off a series of appearances in comedies for the actress, who proved to have great comic timing. After roles in The_Pink_Panther, RV, and Deck the Halls, Chenoweth joined the cast of a new TV show called Pushing_Daisies, about a man who falls in love with a deceased lady after he discovers how to bring people back from the dead.

source: Starpulse