Annabeth Schott, played by Kristin Chenoweth, is a fictional character on the political drama The West Wing. She joins the Bartlet administration in Season 6 as Deputy Press Secretary for media relations following the promotion of C.J. Cregg to White House Chief of Staff, although she applied for a different position after working for and reportedly "discovering" political talk show host Taylor Reid. She holds a bachelor's degree in art history from the University of Maryland.