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' Trailer Debuts During Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony - Watch Now!
justjared.comWe’re getting another trailer for the upcoming Wicked movie! On Friday (July 26), a brand new trailer for the upcoming movie adaption of the beloved Broadway musical starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo was debuted during the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In new trailer, fans get the first glimpse of Cynthia as Elphaba flying on broomstick along with a sneak peak at Munchkinland. Keep reading to find out more…Along with Ariana playing Glinda, the movie also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Ethan Slater as Boq, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Peter Dinklage as the voice of Doctor Dillamond, Keala Settle as the new character Miss Coddle, and Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James as Glinda’s friends Pfannee and ShenShen.
Part One of the Wicked movie will be released in theaters on November 22, 2024 with Part Two following on November 26, 2025.
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