Idina Menzel

About Idina Menzel

Actress most known for playing Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked. She won a Tony Award for the later performance in 2004. She also provided vocals for the Academy Award-winning song "Let It Go" in the 2013 Disney film Frozen, in which she voiced Elsa.

Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Nominated for three Tony Awards, of which she has won one, Menzel is known for her powerful mezzo-soprano voice and signature belting technique. Achieving success in stage, film, television and music, she is one of the most prolific Broadway performers of her generation. Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, her Broadway debut. Her performance earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. After appearing in several smaller-scale stage and Off-Broadway productions, she originated the role of Elphaba Thropp in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2003, a performance for which she received critical acclaim, as well as the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The popularity of Menzel's character earned her a devoted following among theatre enthusiasts.

Born	May 30, 1971, New York City, U.S.
Children	1
Occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter
Alma mater	Tisch School of Arts
Years active	1995–present

---

Trivia

She reprised her role as Maureen in the 2005 film Rent and she portrayed Nancy in the 2007 feature Enchanted. 

Idina Menzel before fame

She sang at bar mitzvahs and weddings when she was a teenager. She went on to the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she earned her bachelor's degree.

Achievement of Idina Menzel

In the 2005 film Rent, she reprised her role as Maureen, and in the 2007 film Enchanted, she played Nancy.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$16 Million

Idina Menzel family life

From 2003 to 2013, she was married to actor and co-star Taye Diggs, with whom she had a son named Walker. In September of this year, she married her Rent co-star Aaron Lohr.

Associations of Idina Menzel

She co-starred on Glee with actress Lea Michele.

Idina Menzel Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	163 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Facts about Idina Menzel

• Idina Menzel is a vegetarian.
• What philanthropic work does the actress do?
Idina does a lot of work which has an aim of helping in promoting different educational programs, scholarships, establishing new educational institutions.
• Does Idina have any awards for her works?
Idina has been given a number of awards for her theatre and for her cinema works. Among them are the u2018American Music Awardsu2019 and the prize for the best diva performance.
• Idina Menzel is a feminist.
• Does the actress have any particular life credo?
Idina has a number of principles in her life. Idina Menzel claims that she has played a great number of roles of strong women in her life and now she really understands that the problem of womenu2019s rights is very actual and burning all over the world.
• Idina Menzelu0027s favourite dish is pizza.

Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Walker Nathaniel Diggs	Children		N/A
Stuart Mentzel	Father		N/A
Taye Diggs	Former spouse	$16 Million	Actor
Helene Mentzel	Mother		N/A
Cara Mentzel	Sister		N/A
Aaron Lohr	Spouse	$5 Million	Actor