Idina Menzel

Idina Kim Menzel ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl ihDEEnə menZEL 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 mezzosoprano 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 musicals original West End production in 2006 becoming the highestpaid actress in West End theatre history In 2014 Menzel returned to Broadway in the musical IfThen 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 musicals 2005 film adaptation she had a supporting role in Disneys 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 Disneys 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 highestcharting studio album to date Description above from the Wikipedia article Idina Menzel licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia