Age: 55
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Idina Kim Menzel (née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honorific title "Queen of Broadway" for her achievements. Her accolades include an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Drama League Awards and four Drama Desk Awards. In 2019, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to live theatre. Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut playing Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. After appearing in several smaller-scale stage and Off-Broadway productions, in 2003 Menzel originated the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The popularity of the musical, Menzel's character and song "Defying Gravity" earned her a devoted following among theater fans. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised the role in the musical's original West End production until the end of 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, Menzel returned to Broadway as Elizabeth Vaughan in the musical If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination. Menzel began transitioning to film and television roles in the early 2000s. After reprising her role as Maureen in Rent's 2005 film adaptation, she was cast as Nancy Tremaine in Disney's musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007) and reprised her role in its sequel Disenchanted (2022). She had a recurring role as Shelby Corcoran on the musical television series Glee (2010–2013). Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's animated Frozen franchise. "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, became widely popular upon release, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song and reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first Tony Award-winning actor to have a top-10 song on the chart. Menzel also starred in the crime drama film Uncut Gems (2019) and in the jukebox musical film Cinderella (2021). As a recording artist, Menzel has released six studio albums: Still I Can't Be Still (1998), Here (2004), I Stand (2008), Holiday Wishes (2014), idina. (2016), and Christmas: A Season of Love (2019).
Idina Menzel
Space Shuttle Discovery (Voice)
for Space Shuttle Discovery (Voice) in Destiny of Tomorrow: Legacy of the Space Shuttle
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An epic documentary film made from enhanced NASA archival footage from the Space Shuttle era with archival interview audio of the astronauts musing on their thoughts on the shuttles before and after spaceflight. Three-dimensional computer rendered and radio-controlled miniature model scenes depicting multiple facets of the program with the voices of the shuttles themselves also use National Geographic and IMAX archival footage to paint a picture of these shuttles also evolving during their times alive and in spaceflight of humanity. The prologue follows Gene Cernan's words from Apollo 17 about the 'Destiny of Tomorrow' that the Space Shuttle Program would service as told through the voices of the astronauts and shuttles themselves. Act I covers the entry and landing of a Shuttle to her processing. Early concepts and testing are featured in Act II. Assembly, rollout and launch are focused on in Act III. Musings on Earth history, humanity and the world below from space by the shuttles take over for Act IV. The challenges of spaceflight on orbit are evidenced in Act V. The epilogue follows the words of the surviving Shuttles remembering their fallen sisters and wondering what comes next for humankind into space.
