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.
Idina Menzel Reacts to 'Wicked' Movie Casting News!
justjared.comIdina Menzel is sharing her thoughts on the Wicked movie casting news! The 50-year-old actress originated the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked and she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her work in the show.
It was just announced that Tony winner Cynthia Erivo will be playing Elphaba alongside Grammy winner Ariana Grande as Glinda. Click inside to find out what Idina Menzel said about the news… “Congrats to two amazing women.
May it change your lives for the better forever and ever as it has for us. So much love,” Idina tweeted after the news was announced on Thursday night (November 4).
Read more on justjared.com
