Genre

Broadway, pop

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Hollywood, Warner Bros., Walkman Records, Zel

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 4 in or 163 cm

Weight

55 kg or 121 pounds

Spouse

Idina started dating actor Taye Diggs in 1996, when she met him during the Broadway production of Rent. After dating for couple of years, the duo married on January 11, 2003. Their married life went on for just more than a decade, which finally came to an end on December 11, 2013. During their time together, Idina also gave birth to couple’s first child, a son named, Walker Nathaniel Diggs on September 2, 2009.

Ethnicity

White

She has Russian, and European ancestry.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Measurements

35-25-36 in or 89-63.5-91.5 cm

Dress Size

6 (US) or 36 (EU)

Bra Size

32C

Shoe Size

7 (US)

Brand Endorsements

She has appeared in Disney’s Super Bowl commercial, and HP’s tablet commercial.

Religion

Jewish

Best Known For

Playing Maureen Johnson in the musical drama film Rent in 2005. The movie received several nominations.

She also played the same role in the 1996 Broadway production of Rent.

First Album

She released her debut album titled Still I Can’t Be Still on September 15, 1998 via Hollywood Records. The album consisted of 11 singles, which was a failure. It sell less than 10,000 copies in the United States and also did not chart on the Billboard 200.

First Film

She appeared in 2001 independent romantic comedy film Kissing Jessica Stein for her role as bridesmaid.

First TV Show

In 1998, she appeared for just 1 episode in Hercules: The Animated Series for her role as Circe.

Personal Trainer

She credits enough sleep and steam shower for fitness. Steam helps her to improve voice, and skin. In addition to steam, Idina also finds Kate Somerville’s Purify Clarifying Cleanser good for the skin.

She eats lots of blueberries – it is her healthy go-to snack.

She also likes to eat sushi, chicken, grilled fish, brussels sprouts and others.

She does Bikram yoga, and boxing under the guidance of a personal trainer. She is really into boxing and enjoys doing it, while Pilates is something, which she finds little boring as compared to boxing.

Idina Menzel Favorite Things

• Food – Sushi
• Color – Green (previously), deep purple
• Ice Cream Flavor – Rocky Road (Chocolate)

Idina Menzel Facts

1. She has a pet dog named, Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.
2. Idina’s name is pronounced as “Ih-DEE-nah men-ZELL”.
3. Idina was born in Queens (in New York), but grew up in Syosset (in New York).
4. Her parents divorced when she was 15.
5. She is good friends with actor Adam Pascal. They have also worked together in Rent.
6. Idina uses her last name as “Menzel” rather than “Mentzel” just because both sounds same and people don’t even make mistakes (regarding the pronunciation) now.
7. Her single “Let It Go” charted at #17 in U.S.
8. Her sister Cara is three years younger than her.
9. Connect with Idina on Twitter and Facebook.