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.
Broadway's Taylor Louderman Gets Candid After Not Getting Cast in 'Wicked' Movie
justjared.comTaylor Louderman is sharing her honest feelings. The 30-year-old actress, best known for originating the role of Regina George in Broadway‘s Mean Girls, opened up on social media following the news of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo‘s casting in the Wicked movie adaptation. Click inside to read more… “yyyy did I even audition or think I had a chance?!” she captioned a screenshot of the Deadline casting announcement. “This business…you can’t care too much about any role you’re auditioning for (or you could get hurt & won’t come back) but you have to care enough to give it your all,” she captioned a photo of herself. “I cared too much this time,” she admitted. “I hope it’s okay that I’m sharing this.” Last year, Taylor shared some happy
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