Idina Menzel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- 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
Photos
Filmography
Latchkey Kids
Movie
Frozen IV
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
Just Picture It
Movie
Frozen III
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
Disney Off the Page Adventures: The night before the royal fitting
Movie · as Elsa
Rent: 30th Anniversary Concert
Movie
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie · as Self
Wicked
Movie · as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
Disney Off the Page Adventures: Arendelle Ice Calamity
Movie · as Elsa
Once Upon a Studio
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Movie · as Bree Friedman
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self
Disney 100: Remember That
Movie · as Self
Harmonious Live!
Movie · as Self - Host
Power of Women: The Changemakers
Movie · as Self
Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?
Movie · as Self
American Murderer
Movie · as Melanie
Disenchanted
Movie · as Nancy Tremaine
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Movie · as Self
Cinderella
Movie · as Vivian
Musicals: The Greatest Show
Movie · as Self
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Movie
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Movie · as Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie · as Self
Repeat Attenders
Movie
Once Upon a Snowman
Movie · as Elsa (voice) (archive sound)
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
Movie · as Performer
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie · as Self
Celebrity IOU
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Zenimation
TV · as Elsa (voice) (archive footage) · 1 ep
Idina Menzel: Live at Lincoln Center
Movie
Uncut Gems
Movie · as Dinah Ratner
Rent
Movie · as Self
Josh Groban Bridges: In Concert from Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Self
Frozen II
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Movie · as Self - Host
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
American Idol
TV · as Self - Mentor · 1 ep
Beaches
Movie · as CC Bloom
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Movie · as Elsa (Voice)
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie
Julie's Greenroom
TV · 2 eps
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
Movie · as Self
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
TV · as Elsa (voice) · 4 eps
Frozen Fever
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie · as Self - Musical Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Frozen
Movie · as Elsa (voice)
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Movie · as Self
Radio Disney Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
Movie · as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Glee Project
TV · as Self - Guest Judge / Mentor · 1 ep
Undercover Boss
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chess in Concert
Movie · as Florence Vassy
Glee
TV · as Shelby Corcoran · 12 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Best Of Sound Stage
Movie
Enchanted
Movie · as Nancy Tremaine
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Movie · as Self
Private Practice
TV · as Lisa King · 2 eps
Ask the Dust
Movie · as Vera Rivkin
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Movie · as Self
Wonder Pets!
TV · as The Queen of Hearts (voice) · 40 eps
Rent
Movie · as Maureen Johnson
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Tollbooth
Movie · as Raquel Cohen-Flaxman
Water
Movie · as Jessy Turner
Rescue Me
TV · 1 ep
Kevin Hill
TV · as Francine Prescott · 2 eps
Wicked
Movie
Soundstage
TV · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Just a Kiss
Movie · as Linda
Kissing Jessica Stein
Movie · as Bridesmaid
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Arthur
TV · as Dr. Paula (voice) · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Larry King Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep