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.
Kristin Chenoweth Praises ‘Wicked’ Movie In First Reaction & Plays Coy About Potential Cameo
deadline.comMore than 20 years after originating the onstage role of Glinda in Wicked, Kristin Chenoweth is praising her big screen successors.
After noting she “cannot confirm or deny” a cameo in the long-awaited feature adaptation, which premieres Nov. 22 in theaters, the Tony winner shared a rave review for director Jon M.
Chu‘s feature adaptation of the Broadway musical. Speaking for herself and OG co-star Idina Menzel, Chenowth told Us Weekly they’re “both really happy for the girls [Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo].
We can’t wait to see them take on these characters.” Following a screening with the film’s cast, Chenoweth gave the movie musical her seal of approval in a video from her ride home. “Y’ALL WON’T EVEN BELIEVE HOW GOOD IT IS,” she captioned the clip. “I’ll never be the same!!!” Chenoweth raved in the video, “Oh my gosh I just saw the movie and I’m dying.
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