Kristin Chenowet is an American theater and film actress, writer and singer. Born June 24, 1968 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The greatest popularity was due to songs of his own composition, performances in the theater and on television, as well as several roles in the cinema. About the biography and creative career of the actress can be found in this article.
Actress Biography
Since childhood, Kristin Chenowet wanted to become an actress. Back in 1982, she auditioned for a role in the film "Annie", which was supposed to be a film adaptation of the famous musical of the same name from Broadway. Unfortunately, the girl did not get the role because of her New York accent, which turned out to be too implausible.
After graduating from high school, Christine entered the University of Oklahoma, where she joined the women's community Gamma Phi Beta. There, the girl received educational qualification degrees - a bachelor of fine arts and a master's degree in opera.
In 1991, Christine decided to take part in a regional beauty contest - "Miss Oklahoma." There she managed to take second place. And, it is worth saying, quite deservedly - how much she is charming even now, can be judged by the photo of Christine Chenowet.
Theater work
Christine has always taken an active part in talent contests as soon as the opportunity presented itself. Even in his student years, judges from the Metropolitan Opera noted that the girl has excellent vocal abilities. After graduation, friends Christine advised her to take part in an audition for the musical Animal Crackers. The girl did not have much hope of success, but she still tried. The result was positive - she was taken on the role of Arabella Rittenhouse.
After that, Christine continued to develop in the direction begun, performing in regional theaters. Mostly she had to play in different musicals, but there were also cases when she participated in off-Broadway productions. For the first time, Christine Chenovet was first written in The New York Times in 1997. This happened after she played in a play called Scapen's Tricks, written by Moliere.
After that, the girl took part in the musical “Steel Pier”, which was written by John Candler and Fred Abb. Even though the production did not become popular, Chenovet herself received the first big award, namely the Theater World Award, for participating in it. In 1998 and later, she continued to actively participate in various theater productions.
Actress in the cinema
As for the cinema, then there Christine for a long time did not get the leading roles. Nevertheless, she often played, albeit secondary, but quite memorable characters. In this case, most often Christine participated in the filming of comedies.
For the first time in cinema, the actress appeared in 2002, playing in the film “Top, Top, Bluff”. After that, Christine returned to the world of cinema only a few years later. Then she played a role in the film "My Wife Charmed Me", filmed under the direction of director Nora Efron. It is noteworthy that initially the actress did not even plan to star in this picture. It’s just that one of the performances featuring Chenowet was attended by actress Nicole Kidman. She was impressed to see Christine play, and therefore immediately recommended it to the director.
2006 was a very successful year for Chenowet. She received a lot of various offers regarding participation in the filming. Then she managed to light up immediately in five films. November 2008 was remembered by viewers for the appearance of Christine Chenowet in the film Four Christmas.
Other interests
In February 2008, the actress sang at the 80th Academy Awards. She sang the song That's how you know. It was this composition that had previously been played in the film Enchanted. After that, the actress took up the voicing of cartoons. She gave her voice to one of the characters in the animated trilogy "Fairies".
Kristen's life and career today
Today, Christine Chenowet continues to develop in all her chosen areas. The last animated film in which she voiced one of the heroes, was a full-length episode of the famous franchise about magic ponies with friendship magic. Chenovet endowed a princess named Sky Star with her voice. After that, Kristen appeared in the television series "American Gods", playing the role of Ostara.
Many Americans and representatives of other countries continue to listen to Chenovet songs with pleasure. For the period from 2001 to 2011 she released 4 albums. It is worth noting that during her career, which continues to this day, Christine Chenowet managed to receive many awards, namely 13. The actress has repeatedly participated in various nominations. Kristin was encouraged for supporting roles and was noted as the best leading actress. Kristin also received awards for her best stage performance, stage duet, Broadway debut, and also as one of the best guest stars. Surely in the future, she will delight fans with her creativity and acting.