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.
Craig Revel Horwood 'confirmed' for Strictly Come Dancing return after Motsi Mabuse exit
dailystar.co.ukCraig Revel Horwood is set to return to the Strictly Come Dancing judging line-up this weekend after missing last week's show due to testing positive for Covid-19.
The popular judge was missed by fans last week after some felt Cynthia Erivo "overrated" some contestants despite her popularity with viewers.This weekend's show will see both Craig and Cynthia return to the judging panel after Motsi Mabuse was ruled out of appearing because of exposure to a close contact of someone who had tested positive for Covid-19.Speaking to The Mirror a source said: "Craig will be returning on Saturday night after coming out of quarantine on Wednesday."While he enjoyed having the time to redecorate his home, he can't wait to be back on the judging panel.
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