Net Worth | $20 Million |
Name | Idina Menzel |
Date of Birth | 30 May 1971 |
Age | 51 Years Old |
Gender | Female |
Idina Menzel Net Worth
$20 Million
Idina Menzel popularly known as Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. As of 2023, Idina Menzel’s net worth is $20 million.
Menzel is famous for her mezzo-soprano voice and her signature technique, the belting singing technique. She achieved success both on-stage as well on-screen and is also among the most distinguished Broadway performers of her generation.
Idina made her Broadway debut as Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, which helped her achieve a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
Idina Menzel is known as the voice of Elsa in Disney’s 3D computer-animated musical films Frozen (2013). She is prominently remembered as the singer of the Grammy Award-winning song “Let It Go” in Frozen and Frozen II.
Idina Menzel Wiki/Biography
Born on 30 May 1971, Idina Menzel’s age is 51 Years Old as of 2023. Idina Kim Mentzel was born in Manhattan, New York City to Jewish parents though her grandparents emigrated from Russia.
She started her schooling at J. Irving Baylis Elementary School in Plainview, New York, and then went to Syosset’s H.B. Thompson Middle School and finally attended Syosset High School.
Menzel started working as soon as her parents were divorced as a wedding and bar mitzvah singer while she was only 15 years old. She continued her working career along with continuing with her studies at the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, from where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama in 1992.
Name | Idina Menzel |
Full Name | Idina Kim Menzel Idina Kim Mentzel |
Net Worth | $20 Million |
Date of Birth | 30 May 1971 |
Age | 51 Years Old |
Birth Place | Manhattan, New York, New York, United States |
Currently Live In | Manhattan |
Profession | Actress, Singer and Songwriter |
Debut |
TV Series: Hercules: The Animated Series (1998) Video Games: Disney Infinity (2013) Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) |
Years Active | 1995 – Present |
Famous Role | Maureen Johnson in Film Rent (2005) |
Nationality | American and British |
Religion | Jewish |
Ethnicity | Russian and Polish Descent |
Hometown | Manhattan, New York |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
School/High School | J. Irving Baylis Elementary School in Plainview, New York, Syosset’s H.B. Thompson Middle School and Syosset High School |
College/University | New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts |
Education Qualification | Graduate |
Family, Husband & Relationships
Idina Menzel’s Parents are Stuart and Helene Goldberg Mentzel. her father’s name is Stuart Mentzel.
Her mother’s name is Helene Goldberg Mentzel. Her father was a pajama salesman and her mother, a therapist. She has one younger sister named Cara Mentzel.
Idina Menzel was first married to Taye Diggs, whom she met while the production of Rent was going on in 1995, where Diggs was playing the character of Benjamin Coffin III, the landlord.
Menzel later married him in January 2003. She also became a mother when she gave birth to her first son in 2009. However, Diggs and Menzel were separated after 10 years of their marriage in late 2013.
Menzel again fell for the American actor and singer, Aaron Lohr. They bought a home together in Encino, Los Angeles, California, and were eventually engaged in September 2016 and married in the month of September in the following year. She is currently enjoying a married life with Lohr.
Father Name | Stuart Mentzel |
Mother Name | Helene Goldberg Mentzel |
Brother Name | – |
Sister Name | Cara Mentzel |
Boyfriend | Aaron Lohr Taye Diggs (Ex) |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband | Aaron Lohr Taye Diggs (Ex) |
Children | Walker Nathaniel Diggs (Son) |
Physical Appearance
Idina Menzel has a charming face and a smart figure. Menzel has a very fair skin tone with dark brown hair. Her eye color is black.
Menzel weighs 55 kgs (121.25 lbs). Her body measurements are 34-30-34 (B-H-W).
Height (approx) | in centimeters: 182 cm in meters: 1.82 m in feet inches: 6’ 0” |
Weight (approx) | in kilograms: 55 kg in pounds: 121 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
Career
Idina Menzel auditioned for Rent in 1995. After getting selected for Rent, it became Idina’s first professional theatre job, which later helped her in her Broadway debut. Idina was cast as Maureen Johnson in the original cast of the musical for which she received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
After her successful debut with Rent, Menzel released her first solo album on Hollywood Records, Still, I Can’t Be Still. She then chooses the ole of Dorothy in Summer of ‘42, cast as Sheila in the New York City Center Encore! And later as Amneris in Aida.
She was also cast as Kate in the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2000 Off-Broadway production of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party. The pre-Broadway run of Rent and The Vagina Monologues were some other Off-Broadway credits where she was cast.