Kristin Chenoweth

Chenoweth in 2012, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 24, 1968

Ethnicity:
*father – English, Scottish, German, possibly other

Kristin Chenoweth is an American actress and singer. She is known for her vocal range of 4 octaves, and for her roles in the stage musical Wicked, on the shows The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, GCB, and Schmigadoon!, and in the films Bewitched, RV, Deck the Halls, and The Peanuts Movie. She is 4′ 11½″.

The surname Chenoweth is Cornish.

Kristin was adopted and named Kristi Dawn Chenoweth, by Junie (Smith) and Jerry Morris Chenoweth. Jerry is the son of Roy Morris Chenoweth and Mildred Alice Livengood. Junie is the daughter of Doyal Smith and Katherine Hale. Kristin has stated that she is the only person in her family that is not tall, and the only one who is musically talented.

In her book I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, 2023, page 193, Kristin states that her biological parents were musician Billy Mack Ethridge, who was a bassist for rock band ZZ Top for a time, and Lynn.

Billy Ethridge was from Arkansas, and was said to have been of part Cherokee Native American descent. Kristin has also referred to herself having one quarter Cherokee ancestry. It is not clear if this Cherokee Native American ancestry has been verified/documented. All of Billy’s recent ancestors were listed as “White” on U.S. Censuses.

Kristin’s biological paternal grandfather was named James Alfred Ethridge. James was born in Arkansas.

Kristin’s biological paternal grandmother was Velma Sue Haven (the daughter of Van Buren Haven and Hattie Harcrow). Velma was born in Banks, Arkansas. Van Buren was the son of Jasper Newton Haven and Cassie Ellen Kiper. Hattie was the daughter of George Washington Harcrow and Martha Sparks.

Sources: http://www.parade.com

Genealogy of Kristin’s adoptive parents – https://www.geni.com

Kristin’s biological father on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Kristin’s biological father – https://www.findagrave.com

Kristin’s biological paternal great-grandparents, Van Buren Haven and Hattie Harcrow, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

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15 Responses

  1. Manila says:

    She revealed in her 2023 book I’m No Philosopher, but I Got Thoughts that her biological parents were bassist Billy Ethridge (briefly a member of ZZ Top) and “Mama Lynn”.

  2. LadyNikkitten says:

    I like her and yes, she does look like a lot people that are part cherokee I know.

  3. True says:

    I wouldn’t necessarily go by her given surname for her ancestry. She was adopted, and may be Welsh, but possibly not.

  4. Me says:

    She is castiza/harniza like Megan Fox, Anne Hathaway, and Hillary Clinton! She is Cherokee!

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