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 Thanks 'Wicked' Co-Star Ariana Grande For Having Her Join 'Met Gala' Performance
justjared.comCynthia Erivo is expressing gratitude to her Wicked co-star and “sister” Ariana Grande!
The 37-year-old actress took to social media to thank Ariana for having her as part of her performance at the 2024 Met Gala.
If you missed it, Ariana was the surprise performer for the big night, and Cynthia joined her to sing a duet of “When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt. Keep reading to find out more… “OK folks if you know me, you know there’s a story coming stick with me for a second,” Cynthia started her post on Instagram on Wednesday morning (May 8). “So a few months ago I was minding my business on the way to something or other, when I get a call from @arianagrande which for us is nothing out of the ordinary since we speak almost every day, that’s what sisters do….
Anyway, I answer the phone and she sounds excited, she tells me she’s been asked to perform at the Met gala. That news would have been enough, and I was poised to pour out libations of “congratulations!!” But before I could, she goes on to say that she wants me to sing a final song with her.
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