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Idina Kim MenzelΒ (/ΙͺΛdiΛnΙΒ mΙnΛzΙl/Β ih-DEE-nΙ men-ZEL;Β nΓ©eΒ Mentzel; born May 30, 1971)Β is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Broadway", Menzel is known for her commanding stage presence, powerfulΒ mezzo-sopranoΒ voice, and reputation as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation. Having achieved mainstream successΒ across stage, screen, andΒ music, herΒ accolades include aΒ Tony AwardΒ and aΒ Daytime Emmy Award.
Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut as performance artist Maureen Johnson in theΒ rock musicalΒ Rent, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination forΒ Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she originated the role ofΒ ElphabaΒ in the musicalΒ WickedΒ on Broadway, for which she won theΒ Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised the role in the musical's originalΒ West EndΒ production in 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, Menzel returned to Broadway in the musicalΒ If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination.
Menzel began working in film and television in the early 2000s. After reprising herΒ RentΒ role in the musical's 2005Β film adaptation, she had a supporting role inΒ Disney's musical fantasy filmΒ EnchantedΒ (2007). She playedΒ the recurring character Shelby CorcoranΒ on the musical television seriesΒ GleeΒ from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, Menzel has voicedΒ ElsaΒ in Disney'sΒ FrozenΒ franchise; "Let It Go", a song she recorded for theΒ first film, peaked at number five on theΒ BillboardΒ Hot 100. Menzel has since played supporting roles in the filmsΒ Uncut GemsΒ (2019),Β CinderellaΒ (2021), andΒ You Are So Not Invited to My Bat MitzvahΒ (2023).
As a recording artist and songwriter, Menzel has releasedΒ seven studio albums, includingΒ I Stand (2008) andΒ Holiday WishesΒ (2014);Β the latter peaked at number six on theΒ BillboardΒ 200, becoming her highest-charting studio album to date.
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