Yahoo Lifestyle Did Taylor Swift Audition for Glinda Opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in 'Wicked'?
It's no secret that Taylor Swift is one of the most talented musical artists of her generation, but real Swifties know that her talent isn't limited to just the recording studio and stage, as she's appeared in numerous movies through the years.
After the Tortured Poets Department artist was seated next to Wicked star Cynthia Erivo at the 2025 Grammy Awards in February 2025, fans were all wondering if the two had more in common than sitting at the same table together—like if Swift auditioned for the role of Glinda in the Oscar-nominated film.
Keep reading for what to know about Swift's auditions, movie appearances and more:
Who plays Glinda in 'Wicked'?
Ariana Grande landed her dream role in the film adaptation of the Broadway hit in November 2021.
“She auditioned many times,” Wicked director Jon M. Chu previously said in an interview with Vanity Fair. "I sort of didn’t want to believe that she could do this. It seems almost too easy to say, 'Oh, Ariana Grande.' [But] every time she came in, she was the most interesting person. You just couldn’t take your eyes away.”
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Did Taylor Swift audition for Glinda in 'Wicked'?
No, Swift did not audition for the role of Glinda in Wicked.
Who else auditioned for 'Wicked'?
Dove Cameron, Amanda Seyfried, Reneé Rapp and Taylor Louderman are among the actresses we know who auditioned for Glinda.
Does Taylor Swift appear in any movies?
Swift has had a handful of roles in movies and TV shows over the course of her career, appearing in Amsterdam, The Giver, Cats, New Girl, Valentine's Day and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
She also voiced Audrey in The Lorax.
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What has Taylor Swift auditioned for?
In an interview on The Graham Norton Show in 2022, Swift opened up about auditioning for multiple roles in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables.
“Basically, I was up for two roles,” she said. “I had the look of Cosette and the range vocally of Éponine, so it was established I was there for a good time but not for a long time. I wasn’t going to get the role. But they asked if I would like to go to London to do a screen test with Eddie [Redmayne], who is one of my favorite actors, and I thought, ‘This isn’t an experience I am going to get again in my life,’ so I said yes.”
She continued, "When I got there, they put me in full 19th-century street urchin costume and told me they were going to paint my teeth brown and I was like, ‘You are going to do that after I meet Eddie Redmayne right?’ But no, they made me look like death and it became a nightmare. When I met Eddie, I didn’t open my mouth to speak.”
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