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.
Kate Winslet Wears Classic Black Gown at the 2021 Emmys
etonline.comKate Winslet is a vision at the 2021 Emmys! The actress arrived at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night for television's biggest night.The 45-year-old star looked beautiful in a custom black Giorgio Armani Privé gown with a v-neckline and floaty bell sleeves.
She styled the look with a swept chignon hairstyle and Fred Leighton Jewels. Winslet is nominated tonight for her performance in HBO's in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category.
Her fellow nominees include Michaela Coel (), Anya Taylor-Joy (), Elizabeth Olsen () and Cynthia Erivo (). The Emmys, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, honors the best in TV from the past year.
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