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.
Celebs React to Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Wicked’ Casting: Idina Menzel and More
usmagazine.comThese two witches! The upcoming Wicked film has found its bewitching stars in Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and plenty of celebrities — including one of the OG Broadway stars — have shared their support for the pop divas who earned the roles.“These two witches!!,” movie director John M.
Chu wrote via Instagram on Thursday, November 4, officially announcing the casting news. “The emotional moment I got to tell @cynthiaerivo and @arianagrande that they were our Elphaba and Galinda in the @WickedMovie for @unistudios
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