Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel
Background information
Fullname	Idina Kim Menzel
Born	May 30, 1971 (age 53) Queens, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress, voice actress, singer, songwriter
Years active	1995-present
Family information
Spouse	Taye Diggs (2003-2014) Aaron Lohr (2017-present)
Children	Walker Nathaniel Diggs

Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, voice actress, singer, and songwriter.

For Disney, she provided the voice of Elsa in the 2013 Disney animated feature film Frozen, and has since reprised the role in most of the character's subsequent appearances, including the Disney Infinity series, the short Frozen Fever, Olaf's Frozen Adventure, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Kingdom Hearts III, the 2019 sequel Frozen II, and the 2023 short film Once Upon a Studio, among others. She also played Nancy Tremaine in the 2007 fantasy hybrid film Enchanted and reprised her role in its 2022 sequel Disenchanted. She also voiced Circe in the Hercules: The Animated Series episode "Hercules and the Song of Circe". In addition, she appeared as a replacement actor in the role of Amneris in Broadway's production of Aida and originated the role of Elphaba in the Stephen Schwartz's musical Wicked.

Menzel also performed "Let It Go" at the 2014 Academy Awards and "Into the Unknown" at the 2020 Academy Awards.

During 2022's Disney D23 expo, Idina Menzel was titled a Disney Legend.

A documentary about her 2018 arena tour culminating in her concert at Madison Square Garden titled Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? was released on Disney+ on December 9, 2022.

Roles

Circe
(Hercules: The Animated Series)

Amneris
(Aida; Broadway, Sept. 13, 2001–Jan. 27, 2002)

Nancy Tremaine
(Enchanted and Disenchanted)

Elsa
(Frozen franchise)

Awards

Year	Film	Character	Award	Category	Result
2014	Frozen	Elsa	Academy Award	Best Song	Won
2015	Frozen	Elsa	Grammy Award	Best Song Written for Visual Media	Won
2015	Frozen	Elsa	Grammy Award	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	Won

Trivia

• She was considered for the role of the Witch in Into the Woods.
• Three of the characters she portrays (Elsa, The Queen of Hearts, and The Wicked Witch of the West) have appeared on Once Upon a Time played by different actresses.
• She and Kristen Bell both auditioned to voice Rapunzel in the 2010 film Tangled. While the role went to Mandy Moore, Menzel and Bell's auditions helped them land the main roles in Frozen a three years later.
• She covered the Pinocchio song "When You Wish Upon a Star" for the "I'm going to Disney World!" spots from 2014-2016 and on her Christmas album Holiday Wishes.
• Her last name was originally spelled "Mentzel", but she decided to take the "T" out because everyone pronounced it incorrectly.
• Menzel portrayed Cinderella's stepmother Vivian in Sony's adaptation of Cinderella that was released in 2021.
• She has a degree from NYU in Fine Arts.

Gallery

Idina Menzel at the premiere of Enchanted in November 2007.

Idina Menzel speaks onstage during the 64th annual Tony Awards in June 2010.

Idina Menzel behind the scenes of Frozen.

Idina Menzel at the premiere of Frozen in November 2013.

Idina Menzel performs onstage at the 86th annual Academy Awards in February 2014.

Idina Menzel with her husband, Aaron Lohr in April 2015.

Idina Menzel visiting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in January 2016.

Idina Menzel attending the 2016 Tribeca Film Fest.

Idina Menzel speaks at the Beaches panel at the 2017 Winter TCA Tour.

Idina Menzel attending the 2019 D23 Expo.

Idina Menzel attending the 2019 Toronto International Film Fest.

Idina Menzel behind the scenes of Frozen II.

Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell at the premiere of Frozen II in November 2019.

External Links

• Idina Menzel on Wikipedia
• Idina Menzel on IMDb
• Idina Menzel on Facebook
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• Idina Menzel on Instagram

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