Kristin Chenoweth

Posted by Gladis Harcrow on Monday, May 13, 2024

Chenoweth in 2012, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 24, 1968

Ethnicity: European, evidently one quarter Cherokee Native American

Kristin Chenoweth is an American actress and singer. She is known for her vocal range of 4 octaves, and for her roles in the musical Wicked, on the shows The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, GCB, and Schmigadoon!, and in the films Bewitched, RV, Deck the Halls, and The Peanuts Movie, among many other stage, film, and television productions.

The surname Chenoweth is Cornish.

Kristin was adopted and named Kristi Dawn Chenoweth, by Junie (Smith) and Jerry Morris Chenoweth. Jerry is the son of Roy Morris Chenoweth and Mildred Alice Livengood. Junie is the daughter of Doyal Smith and Katherine Hale.

Kristin has said that she is of one quarter Cherokee ancestry by birth. She has said that her biological parents were a pilot and a flight attendant.

Standing at 4 feet and eleven inches, Kristin has stated that she is the only person in her family that is not tall, and the only one who is musically talented.

Sources: http://www.parade.com

Genealogy of Kristin’s adoptive parents – https://www.geni.com

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