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's Strictly replacement Cynthia Erivo weighs in on Meghan and Harry row
express.co.ukCraig Revel Horwood’s shoes on the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 judging panel after the series regular tested positive for Covid during the week.The multi-talented star, who is an English actress, singer and songwriter, will be giving her verdict on the couples’ performances this evening, as they take on Musicals Week.Before her stint as the newest Strictly judge was announced, the star also gave her verdict on Megxit, which saw Meghan Markle and Prince Harry quit their roles as senior members of the Royal Family in 2020.The decision stunned royal fans at the time, and the couple have been very vocal about the difficulties they experienced within the firm ever since their move to America.Cynthia was asked to weigh in on the much-discussed.
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