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Cynthia Erivo On Emmy Nomination For Portrayal of Aretha Franklin: “I Felt A Duty To Play Her As Honestly As Possible”
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deadline.comCynthia Erivo earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination on Tuesday for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic limited series Genius, a role she approached with the utmost R-E-S-P-E-C-T as a longtime fan.“I learned about storytelling through music from Aretha, she’s my idol.
I grew up listening to her. So I did feel like there was a challenge there because I was playing my hero.” Erivo, who prior to playing The Queen of Soul brought to life abolitionist Harriet Tubman, told Deadline.“It’s not just the legacy of these real-life people you’re trying to portray and try to do well,” she continued. “I don’t know that there’s a right or wrong way to portray them unless you know them intimately.
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