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's unexpected Golden Globes dress sends fans into a frenzy
msn.com© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine © @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Before Cynthia Erivo touched the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday night, she had already shut it all the way down. MORE: The best 2021 Golden Globes gowns!The Harriet star, who served as a presenter on the NBC show, made our jaws drop when she popped up on Instagram wearing a stunning yellow Valentino trapeze dress and platform metallic heels.
Her stylist, Jason Bolden, completed the look with ivory gloves, diamond earrings, and a gold nose ring. Cynthia Erivo stunned in a neon yellow Valentino dressCelebrities were quick to sing Cynthia and Jason’s praises when the stylist posted the look on his Instagram page.
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