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.
Ariana Grande Celebrates Birthday With Note To ‘Tiny’ Self: ‘Never Been Prouder Of You’
etcanada.comAriana Grande is lining up her birthday candles. The “Die For You” songstress, who is gearing up to take the movie industry by storm next year with the release of the movie adaptation of “Wicked”, took to Instagram on June 26 to celebrate her special day with a commemorative note for her childhood self. READ MORE: ‘Wicked: Part Two’ Pushes Up Release Date To Thanksgiving The heart-melting snap was a trip down memory lane for the vocal powerhouse, as it showcased a smiley Grande as a young girl in a blue and white plaid dress reminiscent of Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz”. “HBD, tiny!” Grande adorably captioned the post. “I trust you implicitly & have never been prouder of you.” She topped off the caption with a bubble and crab emoji, giving a wink and a nod to the astrological Cancer season.
Grande is stepping into the magical heels of Glinda the Good Witch in the film adaptation of the massively successful Broadway musical “Wicked”, which will be split into two separate films released a year apart. READ MORE: Ariana Grande Jokingly Shades Old Self Over Her ‘Thick Cat Eye’ Makeup And ‘Over Drawn Lip’ Her co-star and fellow witch in the film, Cynthia Erivo, left a sweet celebratory comment for the Billboard chart-topper in the comment section, writing that it’s “a joy to be in your [sic] lifes at this moment in time.” Grande will be fluttering onto big screens alongside Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum and Bowen Yang when the first film premieres on Nov.
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