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 shows off her toned arms in a white leather dress at the 2021 Emmy Awards
dailymail.co.ukCynthia Erivo highlighted her fit figure in a stunning white leather dress as she walked the red carpet Sunday night at the 2021 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.The 34-year-old actress was nominated at the ceremony for Lead Actress in a Miniseries, Movie or Anthology for her acclaimed turn as legendary singer Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha.The singer and stage star wasn't successful though, losing out on the prize to Kate Winlset for her mystery drama Mare Of Easttown.
Woman in white: Cynthia Erivo, 34, highlighted her fit figure in a stunning white leather dress as she walked the red carpet Sunday night at the 2021 Emmy Awards in Los AngelesCynthia stood out among the eye-catching ensembles with her embroidered leather gown, which featured.
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