Idina Menzel

Birthday: 1971-05-30
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
Latchkey Kids
Frozen IV Elsa (voice)
Just Picture It
2027-11-24 Frozen III Elsa (voice)
2024-10-16 Wicked Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
2023-09-24 Once Upon a Studio Elsa (voice)
2023-08-18 You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Bree Friedman
2022-11-18 Disenchanted Nancy Tremaine
2022-10-21 American Murderer Melanie
2021-09-03 Cinderella Vivian
2021-03-02 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021-01-01 Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
2020-10-23 Once Upon a Snowman Elsa (voice) (archive sound)
2020-07-13 Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway Performer
2020-02-19 Repeat Attenders
2019-11-20 Frozen II Elsa (voice)
2019-08-30 Uncut Gems Dinah Ratner
2019-01-02 Idina Menzel: Live at Lincoln Center
2018-11-20 Ralph Breaks the Internet Elsa (voice)
2017-11-30 The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2017-10-27 Olaf's Frozen Adventure Elsa (Voice)
2017-01-21 Beaches CC Bloom
2017-01-05 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights Elsa (voice)
2015-03-09 Frozen Fever Elsa (voice)
2013-11-20 Frozen Elsa (voice)
2010-06-08 Journey to Regionals Shelby Corcoran
2009-06-17 Chess in Concert Florence Vassy
2008-11-23 The Best Of Sound Stage
2007-11-20 Enchanted Nancy Tremaine
2006-02-02 Ask the Dust Vera Rivkin
2005-11-17 Rent Maureen Johnson
2004-11-25 Water Jessy Turner
2004-10-22 The Tollbooth Raquel Cohen-Flaxman
2002-06-15 Just a Kiss Linda
2002-03-13 Kissing Jessica Stein Bridesmaid