Who is Idina Menzel?

Who is Idina Menzel? She just hit the charts with a song called “Queen of Swords,” but we don’t know anything about her, until now.

Idina Menzel is an American actress, songwriter and singer, born on May 30th, 1971 in Syosset, NY. At the tender age of five her parents divorced, where she took on the job of wedding and Bar Mitzvah singer in her teens to make ends meet for her family.

It might be easier to jog your memory based on her acting talents. Idina was a star on Broadway in the musical ‘Rent,’ which garnered her an Emmy nomination, the musical Wicked which WON her an Emmy, and played the role of Shelby Corcoran on the hit TV show ‘Glee.’

Idina married fellow Rent actor Taye Diggs in 2003, gave birth to her son Walker in 2009, sustained a divorce in 2014, and is currently dating actor Aaron Lohr. Idina is an unapologetic feminist, with time and resources going to her career and being a mom.