Vitals:
- Given Name: Kristi Dawn Chenoweth
- Birthplace: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- Birthday: July 24, 1968
- Height: 4’11″
- Marital Status: Not Married
- Best Known As: Olive Snook on “Pushing Daisies”
Resume:
TV
- “Pushing Daisies” as Olive Snook (Series Regular)
- “The West Wing” as Annabeth Schott (Series Regular, Episodes 133+)
- “Kristin” as Kristin Yancey (Series Regular)
- “Sesame Street” as Ms. Noodle (Series Regular, 2003+)
- “The Music Man” as Marian Paroo (TV Movie)
- “Baby Bob” as Crystal Carter (Guest Star on Episode “Talking Babies Say the Darndest Things”)
- “Biography” as Herself (Guest Star on Episode “20 on 20″)
- “Fillmore!” as Museum Guide (Guest Star on Episode “Masterstroke of Malevolence”)
- “Frasier” as Portia Sanders (Guest Star on Episode “Junior Agent”)
- “Great Performances” (2 Episodes)
- “LateLine” as Kristin (Guest Star on Episode “The Christian Guy”)
- “Robot Chicken” as Several Voices (Guest Star on Episode “Squaw Bury Shortcake”)
- “Ugly Betty” as Diane (Guest Star on Episode “East Side Story”)
Film
- “Rapunzel” (2010) as the Voice of Rapunzel
- “Into Temptation” (2009) as Linda Salerno
- “Four Christmases” (2008) as Courtney
- “Tinker Bell” (2008) as the Voice of Rosetta
- “Space Chimps” (2008) as the Voice of Kilowatt
- “Elmo’s World: What Makes You Happy?” (2007) as Miss Noodle
- “A Sesame Street Christmas Carol” (2006) as Christmas Carol
- “Deck the Halls” (2006) as Tia Hall
- “Running with Scissors” (2006) as Fern Stewart
- “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006) as Book Channel Host
- “RV” (2006) as Mary Jo Gornicke
- “The Pink Panther” (2006) as Cherie
- “Bewitched” (2005) as Maria Kelly
- “Topa Topa Bluffs” (2002) as Patty
Fun Facts:
- Earned her bachelor’s degree in musical theater at Oklahoma City University before moving on to graduate school and earning a masters degree in opera performance.
- Was the second runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant she entered.
- Has released two solo albums, “Let Yourself Go” in 2002 and “As I Am” in 2005. The first was a collection of older songs while the second focused on spiritual songs.
- Won the 1999 Best Actress Tony Award for her performance as Sally in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” She was also nominated in 2004 for her role as Glinda in “Wicked.”
- She is 1/4 Cherokee.
- Ranked #49 on FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ list.
- In September of 2007, she fell down twelve concrete steps and broke several ribs.
- Her memoir, “A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages” is due in April 2009.
