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 is enjoying some time off from filming Wicked. The 29-year-old entertainer stepped out to do some shopping on Sunday (April 16) in London, England. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ariana Grande For her outing, Ariana wore a black rain jacket paired with jeans, a yellow baseball hat, and sunglasses.
The following day, Ariana was seen in costume as Glinda for the very first time, and it appears that the Wicked movie is making a big change to the Glinda costume from the Broadway production.
The photos come just after the first official stills of the movie were released, featuring Cynthia Erivo. Take a look!
These four actresses also confirmed that they also auditioned for the role of Glinda. Click through the gallery inside for + pictures of Ariana Grande out shopping in London…
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