Idina Menzel

Known for ActingBorn 1971-05-30 (age 54)New York, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Idina Menzel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Disney 100: Remember That

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

Radio Disney Music Awards

A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Water

Musicals: The Greatest Show

Josh Groban Bridges: In Concert from Madison Square Garden

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Once Upon a Studio

All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney

Private Practice

Zenimation

Rescue Me

Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Uncut Gems

Frozen II

Frozen

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Wonder Pets!

Wicked

Once Upon a Snowman

The Glee Project

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II

Harmonious Live!

Frozen Fever

Arthur

Rent

Disenchanted

Enchanted

American Idol

Chess in Concert

Glee

Rent

Celebrity IOU

Julie's Greenroom

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

LEGO Frozen Northern Lights