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 stuns in an ivory tulle Vera Wang gown at the Critics Choice Awards 2021
dailymail.co.ukCynthia Erivo commanded attention in a Vera Wang withan ivory tulle split-away overlay as she attended the virtual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.Afterstunning viewers in hercustom dress adorned with black lace and a floor-sweeping skirt at the ceremony, the 34-year-old actress gave her Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at herone-of-a-kind look.She began with a snap of aseamstress holding a needle and putting some final touches on her garment with the caption: ''Hands at work!!!!' Custom: Cynthia Erivo commanded attention in a Vera Wang with an ivory tulle split-away overlay as she attended the virtual Critics Choice Awards on SundayThe image was reposted from her stylistJason Bolden, who gushed about the star's tiny waist.
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