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 Strictly Come Dancing judge Cynthia Erivo looks chic as she battles the rain ahead of show debut
thesun.co.ukNEW Strictly Come Dancing judge Cynthia Erivo managed to look effortlessly chic as she battled the rain ahead of her show debut.
Earlier today it was announced that the 34-year-old star will be replacing Craig Revel Horwood on the BBC series tomorrow night as he has been forced to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus.
Cynthia was seen as she stepped out for a spot of shopping in Chelsea's Sloane Street, with the fashionista seen popping into both Valentino and Hermes.
And she looked typically stylish as she wrapped up in a long lilac coat, with a glimpse at her bold yellow hat visible underneath her hoodie.
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