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Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel

Known For Acting
Birthday May 30, 1971 (54)
Birthplace New York, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Idina Kim Menzel (née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honorific title "Queen of Broadway" for her achievements ... . Her accolades include an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Drama League Awards and four Drama Desk Awards. In 2019, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to live theatre. Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut playing Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. After appearing in several smaller-scale stage and Off-Broadway productions, in 2003 Menzel originated the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The popularity of the musical, Menzel's character and song "Defying Gravity" earned her a devoted following among theater fans. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised the role in the musical's original West End production until the end of 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, Menzel returned to Broadway as Elizabeth Vaughan in the musical If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination. Menzel began transitioning to film and television roles in the early 2000s. After reprising her role as Maureen in Rent's 2005 film adaptation, she was cast as Nancy Tremaine in Disney's musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007) and reprised her role in its sequel Disenchanted (2022). She had a recurring role as Shelby Corcoran on the musical television series Glee (2010–2013). Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's animated Frozen franchise. "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, became widely popular upon release, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song and reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first Tony Award-winning actor to have a top-10 song on the chart. Menzel also starred in the crime drama film Uncut Gems (2019) and in the jukebox musical film Cinderella (2021). As a recording artist, Menzel has released six studio albums: Still I Can't Be Still (1998), Here (2004), I Stand (2008), Holiday Wishes (2014), idina. (2016), and Christmas: A Season of Love (2019).

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Filmography

Wicked

Wicked

2024

as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

2023

as Elsa (voice)

American Murderer

American Murderer

2022

as Melanie

Disenchanted

Disenchanted

2022

as Nancy Tremaine

Cinderella

Cinderella

2021

as Vivian

Once Upon a Snowman

Once Upon a Snowman

2020

as Elsa (voice) (archive sound)

Frozen II

Frozen II

2019

as Elsa (voice)

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

2019

as Dinah Ratner

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018

as Elsa (voice)

Beaches

Beaches

2017

as CC Bloom

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

2017

as Elsa (Voice)

LEGO Frozen Northern Lights

LEGO Frozen Northern Lights

2017

as Elsa (voice)

Frozen Fever

Frozen Fever

2015

as Elsa (voice)

Frozen

Frozen

2013

as Elsa (voice)

Enchanted

Enchanted

2007

as Nancy Tremaine

Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

2006

as Vera Rivkin

Rent

Rent

2005

as Maureen Johnson

Water

Water

2004

as Jessy Turner

The Tollbooth

The Tollbooth

2004

as Raquel Cohen-Flaxman

Just a Kiss

Just a Kiss

2002

as Linda

Kissing Jessica Stein

Kissing Jessica Stein

2002

as Bridesmaid

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Television Credits

The Wonder Pets

as The Queen of Hearts (voice)

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Mar 03, 2006

Glee

as Shelby Corcoran

Episodes: 12

First Aired: May 19, 2009

Private Practice

as Lisa King

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2007

Kevin Hill

as Francine Prescott

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 2004

Zenimation

as Elsa (voice) (archive footage)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 22, 2020

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 26, 2020

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Larry King Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 1985

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Soundstage

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 2003

Rescue Me

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2004

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 2012

Radio Disney Music Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2013

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 2005

The View

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Undercover Boss

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 2010

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Celebrity IOU

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2020

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2012

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Glee Project

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 2011

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