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 Says Playing Elphaba In ‘Wicked’ Is ‘The Role Of A Lifetime’
etcanada.comStarring in the movie adaptation of “Wicked” is a huge opportunity. On Friday, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” guest host Tiffany Haddish welcomes actress Cynthia Erivo, who talks about taking the lead as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande in the upcoming film. READ MORE: Idina Menzel Takes A Trip To See ‘Wicked’ For The First Time In Years “Now this is huge.
You are starring in the movie ‘Wicked’,” Haddish said. “Oh my gosh, how exciting is that.” “Very exciting. It’s really, really exciting.
It’s really cool,” Erivo told her. “It feels like it might be the role of a lifetime.” When Haddish learned that the film still hasn’t been fully cast, she hinted, “You know I can sing a little bit.” READ MORE: Cynthia Erivo Says Her ‘Sisterhood’ Bond With Ariana Grande Is ‘Delightful’ Ahead Of ‘Wicked’ Filming “Didn’t you see the cogs turning?” Erivo joked, to which Haddish said she could play a “flying monkey of sorts.” “See now you’re getting me thinking, you’re getting me thinking,” the guest laughed.
Late last month, director John M. Chu announced that “Wicked” will actually be split into two parts for release in 2024 and 2025.
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