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Welsh, Cherokee Native American
The American singer is known for her vocal range of 4 octaves and her appearance on the dramas, The West Wing and Pushing Daisies.
She was born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States on July 24, 1968.
Standing at only 4 feet eleven inches she stated that she is the only person in her family that isn’t tall and the only one who is musically talented. She was quoted in an article saying that her surname is Welsh but she is a quarter Cherokee.
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I wouldn’t necessarily go by her given surname for her ancestry. She was adopted, and may be Welsh, but possibly not.
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She is castiza/harniza like Megan Fox, Anne Hathaway, and Hillary Clinton! She is Cherokee!
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She has a really interesting look. I wish she wouldn’t bleach her hair blonde though, she would look so much better as a brunette! Love watching her on Glee.
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yes your right about the english especialy since her second name is english
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=chenoweth
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Well, not really….i use someone elses, but yes, go back far enough and Kristen has ancestors from wales/england =)
Jen
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Hey Jen, do you have a membership at ancestry.com? I cant seem to find her ancestry.
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Yeah, if you go back, she has welsh in her too:) I’m sure i found a little bit of scottish too on ancestry.com…but i don’t know. anyway, love her mix! :)
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