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.
Everything you need to know about Strictly judge Cynthia Erivo including impressive acting career
ok.co.ukActress and singer Cynthia Erivo is set to replace Craig Revel Horwood on the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel for the upcoming episode on Saturday 20 November.
It was recently revealed that Craig had tested positive for Coronavirus, leaving him unable to attend this week's show.The 56 year old is currently self-isolating at home.
Cynthia has been announced as his replacement, and she is set to join fellow judges Anton Du Beke, Shirley Ballas, and Motsi Mabuse for Strictly's Musicals Week show.
The star definitely knows a thing or two about musicals, and boasts an extremely impressive acting career making her a perfect replacement.
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