Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel's mezzo-soprano voice and commanding stage presence earned her the title "Queen of Broadway". Born May 30, 1971, in the US, the American actress and singer is regarded as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation.

Menzel rose to prominence in 1996 with her Broadway debut as Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she originated the role of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised Elphaba in the musical's original West End production in 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, she returned to Broadway in If/Then for a third Tony Award nomination.

Her film and television career began in the early 2000s. She reprised her Rent role in the 2005 film adaptation, had a supporting role in Disney's Enchanted (2007), and played Shelby Corcoran on Glee from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's Frozen franchise; "Let It Go" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. She has appeared in 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. Her album Holiday Wishes (2014) peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting studio album to date. A Gemini, Menzel demonstrates the sign's trademark versatility across stage, screen, and music. As a life-path 8, she embodies ambition and authority, channeling these traits into her influential career as an actor and singer.