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	Kristin Chenoweth
Gender:	Female
Age:	44
Born:	July 24, 1968
Character:	April Rhodes
Occupation:	Actress, singer, author
Years Active:	1991-present

Kristin Chenoweth is a Broadway sensation who has guest-starred on Glee as April Rhodes in The Rhodes Not Taken, Home, and Rumours. Kristin currently sings in the range of a soprano, with her range being E3-F6.

Biography

She has recently received the 2011 GLAAD Vanguard Award for her work with the LGBT community.

Kristin has written an uplifting candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far which will be released by Simon & Schuster in April 2009. She also wrapped filming the independent film, Into Temptation, directed by Sundance filmmaker Patrick Coyle opposite Jeremy Sisto.

Theatre

In 1999, Chenoweth won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

She originated the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked, which also starred fellow Glee guest star Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran) as Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West). She was nominated for a Tony for her role.

Broadway Roles

Molière's Scapin
Steel Pier (1997) — Precious McGuire/Couple #4/Couple #25
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999) — Sally Brown
Epic Proportions (1999) — Louise Goldman
Wicked (2003) — Glinda
The Apple Tree (2006) — Eve/Princess Barbára/Ella/Passionella
Promises, Promises (2010) — Fran Kubelik

Off-Broadway Roles

The Fantasticks (year unknown) — Luisa
Dames at Sea (year unknown) — Ruby
Box Office of the Damned (1994) — Kristy — The New Girl
Scapin (1997) — Hyacinth
A New Brain (1998) — Nancy D./Waitress

Awards

1997 Theater Word Award — Steel Pier
1999 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical — You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1999 Outer Critics Circle Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical — You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1999 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical — You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
2004 Broadway.com Audience Award Favorite Onstage Pair — Wicked (shared with Idina Menzel)
2007 Broadway.com Audience Award Favorite Diva Performance — The Apple Tree

Nominations

2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical — Wicked
2004 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical — Wicked
2005 SAG Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — The West Wing
2006 SAG Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — The West Wing
2007 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical — The Apple Tree
2007 Broadway.com Audience Award Favorite Actress in a Musical — The Apple Tree

Film

Topa Topa Bluffs (2002) — Patty
Bewitched (2005) — Maria Kelly
The Pink Panther (2006) — Cherie
RV (2006) — Mary Jo Gornicke
Running with Scissors (2006) — Fern Stewart
Stranger than Fiction (2006) — Book Channel Host (named "Darlene Sunshine" in the deleted scenes on the DVD)
Deck the Halls (2006) — Tia Hall
Space Chimps (2008) (voice) — Kilowatt
Tinkerbell (2008) (voice) - Rosetta
Four Christmases (2008) - Courtney
Into Temptation (2009) - Linda Salerno
12 Men of Christmas (2009)- E.J Baxter
You Again (2010) -- Georgia

Television

She starred in the cancelled TV show Pushing Daisies in the role of Olive Snook. She even sang Hopelessly Devoted To You, (the song from Grease originally sung by Olivia Newton-John) in that very same show. She also sang a short version of Hello by Lionel Richie while on the show.

Kristin is currently shooting the pilot for David Kelley’s NBC legal drama, Legally Mad, where she will play “Skippy Pylon”, a cheerful and brilliant attorney who nonetheless exhibits flashes of psychosis. Kristin joined the cast of Fox’s animated comedy Sit down, Shut Up as the voice of science teacher, “Miracle Grohe” alongside Jason Bateman, Henry Winkler and Will Forte which will debut this spring. She also has an upcoming appearance on the new Fox comedy, Glee, which will premiere this spring. Now she is starring in GCB (Good Christian Belles) and she's portraying the evil Carlene.&nbsp Other shows she's appeared in include:

Paramour (1999) (mini-series)
Annie (1999) — Lily St. Regis
Kristin (2001) — Kristin Yancey
Frasie (2001)-- Portia Sanders
The Music Man (2003) — Marian Paroo
Sesame Street (semi-regular cast member from 2003-) — Mr. Noodle's Sister, Ms. Noodle
Candide (2005) (PBS Great Performances broadcast of New York Philharmonic concert version) — Cunégonde
The West Wing (semi-regular cast member from 2004-, regular cast member from 2005-2006) — Annabeth Schott
Ugly Betty (2007) — Diane
Robot Chicken (2007) — Princess, Olive Oyl, Mother (voice)
Pushing Daisies (2007) — Olive Snook
Sit Down, Shut Up (2009) -- Miracle Grohe / Little Miracle
Good Christian Belles - GCB (2012) --- Carlene Cockburn

Music

In addition to her recent country album Some Lessons Learned, she has released three previous albums, Let Yourself Go, As I Am, and A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas. In 2012, she began her first concert tour, where her repertoire included two songs from Glee: "Maybe This Time" and "One Less Bell to Answer/A House Is Not a Home".

Glee

Kristin Chenoweth won a Satellite Award for 'Outstanding Guest Star' in 2010. In April she returned as her drunk, comedic character in Glee (April Rhodes) this time with more solos and duets with Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester).