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.
New Music Releases June 4: Billie Eilish, John Mayer, Roddy Ricch and More
etonline.comNew Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Billie Eilish released «Lost Cause» off her upcoming sophomore album,, John Mayer previewed his upcoming albumwith a retro-tinged new track, «Last Train Home,» featuring Maren Morris, and Cynthia Erivo announced her debut album, with a stunning single, «The Good.»Lil Baby and Lil Durk dropped their anticipated team-up, Bad Bunny sang in Japanese on new single «Yonaguni,» Anthony Ramos previewed his upcoming album with a dance-ready track, "Échale," and Hayley Kiyoko kicked off Pride Month with a sweet new single, «Chance.»Plus, new music from BROCKHAMPTON, blackbear, MONSTA X and.
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