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.
It seems Halle Berry has had some company in lockdown as the actress has sparked dating rumours after sharing a photo of a mystery man. Fans were left in suspense over the weekend after the John Wick actress posted a teasing photo to Instagram, showing her feet resting beside those of an unknown man.
The pair enjoyed a particularly relaxing Sunday afternoon as a wine bottle was seen on the coffee table. ‘Sunday funday,’ Halle subtly captioned the image.
Of course, the actress gave fans no other information for her followers to go on and the man’s face wasn’t visible, with only his legs in view.
Regardless, Halle’s fans and celebrity pals were loving the fact she might have a new man in her life, as Harriet actress Cynthia Erivo commented:.
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