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Idina Menzel
Menzel performing at Capital Pride in 2023
Born	Idina Kim Mentzel (1971-05-30) May 30, 1971 (age 53) New York City, U.S.
Education	New York University (BFA)
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1996–present
Works	Performances discography
Spouses	Taye Diggs ​ ​(m. 2003; div. 2014)​ Aaron Lohr ​(m. 2017)​
Children	1
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Broadway pop vocal rock
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Hollywood Warner Verve Schoolboy Walkman Records
Musical artist
Website	idinamenzel.com

Idina Kim Menzel (/ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/ ih-DEE-nə men-ZEL; née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on Broadway, she has been nicknamed the "Queen of Broadway" for her commanding stage presence, powerful mezzo-soprano, 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, which earned her 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 transitioning into 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 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.

Early life and education

Idina Kim Menzel was born on May 30, 1971, in Manhattan. She grew up in New Jersey until about age three; her family moved to Syosset, New York, on Long Island. Her parents are Stuart Mentzel

• Still I Can't Be Still (1998)
• Here (2004)
• I Stand (2008)
• Holiday Wishes (2014)
• Idina (2016)
• Christmas: A Season of Love (2019)
• Drama Queen (2023)

Concerts

Other

Awards and nominations

Theatre

Film

Television

Notes

1. While her birthplace has been varyingly reported as either the New York City borough of Queens or the town of Syosset, New York, Menzel clarified in 2019, "y parents lived in Queens and I was born at NYU Hospital in Manhattan."

References

1. Menzel, Idina (May 10, 2019). "Revealing Time magazine's June cover story... Idina Menzel joins forces with @scooterbraun & @SB_Projects for music management" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "Idina Menzel Biography". Biography.com (FYI/A&E Television Networks. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
3. "Idina Menzel: Streisand, Hamlisch and me". The Jewish Chronicle. October 4, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2014. she is convinced her father—Stuart Mentzel (she changed the surname to make the pronunciation easier)—had singing potential.
4. Neumaier, Joe (November 15, 2005). "Rent Control. One part original, one part newcomer". Daily News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
5. Ankeny, Jason. "Idina Menzel Idina Menzel". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
6. ^ Lovece, Frank (November 15, 2019). "Idina Menzel talks her LI school days, 'Frozen II,' more". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
7. Weber, Bruce (October 26, 2003). "The Wicked Young Witches". The New York Times. p. 3. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
8. "Idina Menzel 2015 World Tour North American Schedule". ConcertTourNewsHub.com. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
9. "Idina Menzel World Tour". Retrieved March 27, 2015.
10. Wild, Stephi. "Video: Idina Menzel and Adrienne Warren Perform 'Take Me or Leave Me' From RENT". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
11. "The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Announces the Winners of the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. December 16, 2023. p. 4. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Idina Menzel at the Internet Broadway Database
• Idina Menzel at IMDb
• Idina Menzel at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Idina Menzel at Playbill Vault
• Interview with Idina Menzel at TonyAwards.com

• Idina Menzel
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