Trivia

Received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in musical theatre (1990) and her Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in opera performance (1992) from Oklahoma City University (OCU).

Attended and graduated from Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (1986).

Nominated for four Tony Awards: (1999) Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"; (2004) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - "Wicked"; (2007) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - "The Apple Tree"; and (2015) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - "On the Twentieth Century". Kristin won twice, for "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "On the Twentieth Century".

In July 2012, Kristin Chenoweth was severely injured on the set of The Good Wife (2009) when a gust of wind blew a lighting silk, causing a lighting rig to strike her in the head. She sustained a skull fracture, cracked ribs, and damage to her teeth, nose and neck. She was hospitalized and subsequently left her recurring role on the show to focus on her recovery. Chenoweth has spoken about the accident, revealing ongoing struggles with pain and recalling how it impacted her physically and mentally.

Tony Award and Emmy Award winning American actress and singer.

Kristin Chenoweth was adopted when she was five days old. In her adult life, she was reconnected with her biological mother Wanda Lynn Cooper, and they remained close until her birth mother passed away in 2023.

Close friends with Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Rita Wilson, Kathy Najimy, Ellen DeGeneres, Wanda Sykes, Nicole Kidman, Idina Menzel, Jennifer Nettles, Jennifer Hudson and Lea Michele.

Cousin of Tiffany Palmer.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 24, 2015 (her 47th birthday). Walk of Fame inductees Carol Burnett and Kenny Ortega were guest speakers at the ceremony. Her Walk of Fame star is located alongside the historic Pantages Theatre.