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.
Michael B. Jordan is putting his buff arms on full display! The 35-year-old actor sported a sleeveless sweater at the premiere of the Amazon Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Monday (August 15) at the Culver Studios in Culver City, Calif. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Michael B.
Jordan Fellow stars in attendance included Cynthia Erivo, Lena Waithe, Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery, Community actress Yvette Nicole Brown, Blindspot co-stars Luke Mitchell and Sullivan Stapleton, and Charmed actress Sarah Jeffrey.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere on September 2 – check out the latest trailer here! FYI: Michael is wearing a Chanel top and The Row pants. Cynthia is wearing a Rick Owens dress with a Simone Rocha bag. Click through the gallery inside for 25+ pictures of the stars at the premiere…
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