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.
First Look At Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo & More In Apple TV+ Dark Comedy Anthology Series ‘Roar’
etcanada.comNicole Kidman is among the stars getting ready to “Roar” in the upcoming anthology series from Apple TV+. The streamer has unveiled some first-look photos from the upcoming series, with “Roar” described as an “eight-episode, female-driven anthology series based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, created by Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive.” In addition to Kidman (who is also the series’ executive producer), other stars appearing including Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, Kara Hayward and more. READ MORE: Nicole Kidman Gushes That Meeting Keith Urban Is ‘The Best Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me’ “‘Roar’ is a genre-bending anthology series that weaves together eight darkly comedic feminist fables that take unexpected approaches to subjects like gender roles, autonomy and identity,” reads the series synopsis. “Roar” will premiere on April 15.
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