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.
Cynthia Erivo Looks Ravishing in Red at SAG Awards 2022
justjared.comCynthia Erivo is looking so fierce on the red carpet! The 35-year-old Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner posed for the cameras while arriving at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (February 27) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Cynthia Erivo For the awards show, Cynthia looked ravishing in a red pleather dress with a red faux-fur jacket draped over her shoulders. Cynthia is nominated tonight for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for her portrayal of the late Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha.
Check out all the nominees for the 2022 SAG Awards here! FYI: Cynthia Erivo is wearing a Louis Vuitton outfit and Tiffany & Co.
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