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 Reacts to Ariana Grande's 'Wicked' Casting News!
justjared.comKristin Chenoweth is sharing her support for Ariana Grande. It was announced on Thursday (November 4) that Ariana would be starring as Glinda alongside Cynthia Erivo in the upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. Kristin, who was nominated for a Tony Award for originating the role of Glinda in 2003, took to social media on Friday to react to the news. Click inside to see what she posted… The 53-year-old actress shared a screenshot of Ariana‘s viral tweet about her goal to someday play Glinda in the musical, along with a photo her meeting the “positions” singer backstage at a performance of Wicked. “I’m not sure if I’ve ever been this proud,” she wrote. “From the very first day I met you (swipe to see!!), you were destined
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