
Idina Menzel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1971-05-30 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
New York, New York, USA
Idina Menzel
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).
Acting
Wicked: The Musical
as Elphaba Thropp
(2027)
Frozen III
as Elsa (voice)
(2024)
Wicked
as Wiz-O-Mania Super Star
(2024)
Wicked: The Real Story
as Self
(2023)
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
as Bree Friedman
(2023)
Once Upon a Studio
as Elsa (voice)
(2023)
(2022)
Disenchanted
as Nancy Tremaine
(2022)
Harmonious Live!
as Self - Host
(2022)
American Murderer
as Melanie
(2022)
(2022)
(2021)
Cinderella
as Vivian
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
Musicals: The Greatest Show
as Self
(2021)
(2020)
Once Upon a Snowman
as Elsa (voice) (archive sound)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
Frozen II
as Elsa (voice)
(2019)
Uncut Gems
as Dinah Ratner
(2019)
Rent
as Herself
(2019)
(2019)
(2018)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Elsa (voice)
(2018)
(2017)
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
as Elsa (Voice)
(2017)
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
as Elsa (voice)
(2017)
Beaches
as CC Bloom
(2017)
(2017)
(2016)
(2015)
Frozen Fever
as Elsa (voice)
(2015)
(2014)
(2013)
Frozen
as Elsa (voice)
(2013)
(2012)
(2009)
Chess in Concert
as Florence Vassy
(2007)
Enchanted
as Nancy Tremaine
(2007)
(2006)
Ask the Dust
as Vera Rivkin
(2006)
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
as Herself
(2005)
Rent
as Maureen Johnson
(2004)
Water
as Jessy Turner
(2004)
The Tollbooth
as Raquel Cohen-Flaxman
(2003)
Wicked Broadway
as Elphaba Thropp
(2002)
Kissing Jessica Stein
as Bridesmaid
(2002)
Just a Kiss
as Linda
Crew
(2024)
Wicked
Songs
(2022)
(2021)
Cinderella
Songs