Kristin Chenoweth Net Worth

Kristin Chenoweth's Quotes

• [on being four feet, eleven inches tall] I used to want to be tall, and then I thought, "If I were tall, then people would say I was pretty and not cute." And then I realized that there are worse things than being called cute. They could say I was a bitch, which would be terrible in my book. So I've decided that this height ain't so bad.
• (Guidepost magazine) I was a spiritual kid.
• I've never changed my clothes so fast in my life. - accepting her 1999 Tony Award, when she had to quickly change out of costume as her award was presented immediately following a musical number she performed in.
• I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am. I don't believe gay people are going to hell. I believe that judgment is left to the one upstairs and I believe Jesus is all about love. If I can live my life even just a smidgen the way God made his son for us as an example, I'm happy. I do not judge other people for what they believe, but for me, this is what works.
• I'm a very controversial figure in the Christian world. I don't believe if you're gay or you have a drink or you dance, you're going to hell. I don't think that's the kind of God we have. The Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world are scary. I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.

Interesting Facts about Kristin Chenoweth

1. Received a bachelor's degree in musical theater from Oklahoma City University, which she attended on a full scholarship to study voice. Afterwards, she studied for and earned a master's degree in opera performance.
2. Finished second runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant.
3. Was engaged to Marc Kudisch for three years - the relationship ended in 2001. Chenoweth turned down the role of Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie on Broadway in Spring 2002, in which Kudisch coincidentally played Trevor Graydon III. Turned down the role of Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie at the La Jolla Playhouse to star in the NBC sitcom Kristin (2001).
4. In 2002, she released her debut solo recording entitled "Let Yourself Go", a collection of old standards from the 1930s and 1940s. In 2005, she released a second album called "As I Am", which featured various spiritual songs.
5. Won a full scholarship to the Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts, which she turned down when she received a role in an off-Broadway play.
6. Is a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
7. Won Broadway's 1999 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for her portrayal of Sally in a revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Was nominated as Best Actress (Musical) in 2004 for her role as Glinda in "Wicked".
8. Has a dog, Maltese, named Maddie, after her idol, actress Madeline Kahn. Maddie is also the name of "Maddie's Corner", the organization she founded to celebrate the bond between people and their pets, and also lend a helping hand when needed.
9. She has incredible relative pitch and near-perfect pitch.
10. She was shortlisted to play Roxie Hart in Chicago (2002), but the role ultimately went to Renée Zellweger. Kristin was also approached for the role of Mary Sunshine (which went to Christine Baranski).
11. Attended and graduated from Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (1986).
12. Has one quarter Cherokee ancestry. Although she was adopted, she has information about her biological family. Her birth parents were a flight attendant and a married pilot.
13. Nicole Kidman met Kristin after a performance of "Wicked" and said she had enjoyed her performance as Glinda the Good Witch and that she would get a role written specifically for her in Kidman's movie Bewitched (2005). A few months later, Kidman followed up on her promise.
14. Is trained in singing opera. Has ongoing performances with various symphony orchestras.
15. As a child, Kristin auditioned for a role as an orphan in the 1982 film version of the Broadway musical "Annie". She did not get the role, primarily because her New Yorker accent (an imitation of Barbra Streisand) sounded too phony. But Kristin later played the dimwitted villain Lily St. Regis in a 1999 made-for-TV movie of the musical.
16. Named #49 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
17. Fell down twelve concrete stairs and broke several ribs. [September 2007]
18. Was in the running for the Madeline Kahn role in the stage version of Young Frankenstein (1974) but took the role on Pushing Daisies (2007), instead.
19. Took some time off to take care of her sick mother, Junie Chenoweth, (who was diagnosed with breast cancer) but her mother has since recovered [April 26, 2008].
20. Her parents live in the Houston suburb of Spring, Texas where Lee Pace, her Pushing Daisies (2007) co-star, grew up.