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 'Wicked' Clip Teases More of Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Singing Beloved Songs - Watch Now!
justjared.comAriana Grande and Cynthia Erivo‘s vocals are featured in a new compilation clip from their upcoming movie Wicked!
The two, of course, star in the movie adaptation of the beloved, long-running musical as Glinda and Elphaba, and we just got more of a tease at them singing their versions of a couple of the songs from the musical. Keep reading to find out more… In the latest clip, Ariana and Cynthia sing a couple lines from “What Is This Feeling?” and we also hear Cynthia singing “The Wizard and I”! Jonathan Bailey‘s singing is also featured in the clip, giving more of a taste of his “Dancing Through Life.” Jeff Goldblum opens the clip as the Wizard, and we also see Peter Dinklage‘s Doctor Dillamond.
If you missed it, the official tracklist for the movie’s soundtrack has been revealed! Wicked isn’t out for a few more weeks, but Ariana and Cynthia are already being considered to be nominated for upcoming awards.
Find out what categories they’ll likely be competing in… Rumor has it another trailer will be revealed very soon. Be sure to check out the first trailer here!
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