Pushing Daisies Cast Bio - Olive
Coloratura Soprano, Kristin Chenoweth is a Broadway veteran and has starred in countless of award-winning productions, notable of which is 1998’s Broadway revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. For her role as Sally in this play, Chenoweth won a Tony Award, among other accolades. Her TV experience includes a short-lived self-titled series called Kristin which aired on NBC in 2001. She also appeared as a recurring character in the critically acclaimed drama The West Wing.
Kristin Chenoweth has been linked to writer Aaron Sorkin, who was said to have loosely based the character Harriet Hayes (of Studio 60) on Chenoweth’s personality and background. A devoted Christian, she also released her own Christian album in 2005.
Chenoweth plays Olive, Ned’s neighbor and assistant at the pie shop, in ABC’s new series Pushing Daisies.
Of Pushing Daisies, Kristin Chenoweth has this to say:
Olive is an ex-jockey. I read a bunch of pilots this year but wasn’t planning on doing television. The I read the script and thought to myself, “what is this odd, most fantastically weird, incredible thing?” I knew it was special. Bryan flew to New York City and explained what they had in store for Olive. I was getting ready to do Young Frankenstein on Broadway and the rest was good karma. I’d like her to have a relationship with Ned. She actually could have a relationship with him while Ned and Chuck can’t touch. So Olive represents this constant temptation for Ned. I also would like to get in on the crime-solving and have Olive add her own expertise. Also, as much horse-racing as possible. And for Chuck and Olive to become friends.
Kristin Chenoweth’s IMDb profile
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
September 27th, 2007 at 10:06 am
[...] to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on the 2nd of October as Kristin Chenoweth, playing Olive, the pie-maker’s assistant and neighbor, is guest. An hour after that, Chi McBride, who plays [...]