Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.
Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Amber Ruffin Comes Out As LGBTQ In Pride Month Post As Cynthia Erivo, Sophia Bush & More Show Support
deadline.comWith just a few hours of Pride Month remaining, Amber Ruffin is doing a victory lap. The comedian came out as a member of the LGBTQ community Sunday on Instagram, sharing a selfie in a shirt printed with “QUEER,” as well as photos with her partner at recent Pride events. “In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people, I’m using the last day of PRIDE to come out!” Ruffin captioned the post. “Be proud of who you are, little babies!
I know I am! And I can’t wait to be discriminated against for a new reason!!” She was met with support in the comments section from Bowen Yang, Vanessa Bayer, Robin Thede, Aidy Bryant, D’Arcy Carden, Ana Gasteyer, Audra McDonald, Riki Lindhome and Tess Holliday. “Love this & love you,” wrote Michelle Buteau.
A post shared by Amber Ruffin (@amberruffin) “Welcome home Amber!! Our team just keeps getting hotter and smarter!! Happy Pride, dear one,” Sophia Bush commented. “Welcome baby love!!
bathrooms are to the left, refreshments to the right, grab a chair. The DJ takes requests,” Cynthia Erivo wrote. Tan France commented, “Yay!!
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