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Name
Idina Menzel

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1971-05-30 (55 years old)

Place of Birth
New York, New York, USA

Biography

Idina Kim Menzel (/ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/ ih-DEE-nə men-ZEL; née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Broadway", Menzel is known for her commanding stage presence, powerful mezzo-soprano voice, and reputation as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation. Having achieved mainstream success across stage, screen, and music, her accolades include a Tony Award and a Daytime Emmy Award.

Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut as performance artist Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised the role in the musical's original West End production in 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, Menzel returned to Broadway in the musical If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination.

Menzel began working in film and television in the early 2000s. After reprising her Rent role in the musical's 2005 film adaptation, she had a supporting role in Disney's musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007). She played the recurring character Shelby Corcoran on the musical television series Glee from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's Frozen franchise; "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Menzel has since played supporting roles in the films Uncut Gems (2019), Cinderella (2021), and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023).

As a recording artist and songwriter, Menzel has released seven studio albums, including I Stand (2008) and Holiday Wishes (2014); the latter peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, becoming her highest-charting studio album to date.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2005 Rent as Maureen Johnson
2006 Ask the Dust as Vera Rivkin
2007 Enchanted as Nancy Tremaine
2027 Frozen III as Elsa (voice)
2009 Chess in Concert as Florence Vassy
Soon Latchkey Kids
2013 Frozen as Elsa (voice)
2013 Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
2023 Once Upon a Studio as Elsa (voice)
2019 Idina Menzel: Live at Lincoln Center
2002 Just a Kiss as Linda
2022 Harmonious Live! as Self - Host
2022 Power of Women: The Changemakers as Self
2021 Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler as Self
2023 You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah as Bree Friedman
2014 The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic as Self
2023 Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2022 Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? as Self
2015 Frozen Fever as Elsa (voice)
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
2004 The Tollbooth as Raquel Cohen-Flaxman
2015 Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self - Musical Guest
2016 Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
2004 Water as Jessy Turner
2017 Beaches as CC Bloom
2018 A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway as Self - Host
2017 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights as Elsa (voice)
2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure as Elsa (Voice)
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet as Elsa (voice)
2017 All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration as Self
2012 Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony as Self
2019 Uncut Gems as Dinah Ratner
2019 Rent as Self
2019 Josh Groban Bridges: In Concert from Madison Square Garden as Self
2002 Kissing Jessica Stein as Bridesmaid
2021 Cinderella as Vivian
2017 The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2019 Frozen II as Elsa (voice)
2020 The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
2020 Repeat Attenders
2020 Once Upon a Snowman as Elsa (voice) (archive sound)
2022 American Murderer as Melanie
2006 No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' as Self
2021 Musicals: The Greatest Show as Self
2021 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2022 Disenchanted as Nancy Tremaine
2021 Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score as Self
2024 Wicked as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
2020 Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway as Performer
Soon Frozen IV as Elsa (voice)
2008 The Best Of Sound Stage
Soon Just Picture It
2025 Wicked: One Wonderful Night as Self
2023 Disney 100: Remember That as Self
2020 The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration as Self
Soon The Smurfs Movie as Natural Smurfling (voice)

1988 This Morning ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1985 Larry King Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
2009 Glee ( 12 episodes ) as Shelby Corcoran
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2003 Soundstage ( 1 episode )
2007 Private Practice ( 2 episodes ) as Lisa King
2004 Rescue Me ( 1 episode )
2006 Wonder Pets! ( 40 episodes ) as The Queen of Hearts (voice)
2004 Kevin Hill ( 2 episodes ) as Francine Prescott
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
2013 Radio Disney Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2005 Dancing with the Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2022 Sherri ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2010 Undercover Boss ( 1 episode ) as Self
1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2020 Celebrity IOU ( 1 episode ) as Self
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
2011 The Glee Project ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge / Mentor
2020 Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II ( 6 episodes ) as Self
2020 Zenimation ( 1 episode ) as Elsa (voice) (archive footage)
1996 Arthur ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Paula (voice)
2017 Julie's Greenroom ( 2 episodes )
2018 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mentor
2016 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights ( 4 episodes ) as Elsa (voice)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self

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