Idina Menzel
- Acting
- May 30, 1971 · Manhattan, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Idina Menzel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Frozen III · Elsa (Voice)
- Disney Off the Page Adventures: The night before the royal fitting · Elsa
- Wicked: One Wonderful Night · Self
- Wicked · Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
- Disney Off the Page Adventures: Arendelle Ice Calamity · Elsa
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 · Self
- Disney 100: Remember That · Self
- Once Upon a Studio · Elsa (Voice)
- You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah · Bree Friedman
- Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? · Self
- Disenchanted · Nancy Tremaine
- American Murderer · Melanie
- Power of Women: The Changemakers · Self
- Sherri · Self
- Harmonious Live! · Self
- Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler · Self
- Cinderella · Vivian
- Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score · Self
- 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
- Musicals: The Greatest Show · Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration · Self
- Once Upon a Snowman · Elsa (voice) (archive sound)
- Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway · Performer
- Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II · Self
- Zenimation · Elsa (voice) (archive footage)
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II · Self
- Celebrity IOU · Self
- Repeat Attenders
- Uncut Gems · Dinah Ratner
- Frozen II · Elsa (Voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Josh Groban Bridges: In Concert from Madison Square Garden · Self
- Rent · Self
- Idina Menzel: Live at Lincoln Center
- Ralph Breaks the Internet · Elsa (Voice)
- A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway · Self
- American Idol · Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure · Elsa (Voice)
- All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration · Self
- Julie's Greenroom
- Beaches · CC Bloom
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights · Elsa (Voice)
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights · Elsa (Voice)
- Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney · Self
- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Frozen Fever · Elsa (Voice)
- The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Frozen · Elsa (Voice)
- Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love · Self
- Radio Disney Music Awards · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony · Self, Executive producer
- The Glee Project · Self
- Undercover Boss · Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Chess in Concert · Florence Vassy
- Glee · Shelby Corcoran
- The Best Of Sound Stage
- Enchanted · Nancy Tremaine
- Private Practice · Lisa King
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway · Self
- No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' · Self
- Wonder Pets! · The Queen of Hearts (Voice)
- Ask the Dust · Vera Rivkin
- Rent · Maureen Johnson
- Dancing with the Stars · Self
- Water · Jessy Turner
- The Tollbooth · Raquel Cohen-Flaxman
- Kevin Hill · Francine Prescott
- Rescue Me
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Soundstage
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Just a Kiss · Linda
- Kissing Jessica Stein · Bridesmaid