Idina was named after her great grandmother, Ida, and her name is Hebrew for “gentle”
BFA in Drama
Received a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts [1993]
High School in Syosset
Graduated from Syosset High School in Syosset, New York [1989]
Idina is a perpetual pessimist.
Idina is a perpetual pessimist.
Wedding
Idina and husband, Taye Diggs, married on January 11, 2003 in Jamaica (at the same location where he filmed his breakout film How Stella Got Her Groove Back)
Last name
Changed last name from “Mentzel” to “Menzel” because it was always pronounced incorrectly.
First pet
Idina’s first pet was a cat named Baby.
Bad habits
A bad habit Idina would like to break is picking at her nails.
Messiest Room
The messiest room in Idina’s house is her room.