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.
Susan Sarandon andCynthia Erivo are teaming up to help spread the word about expanded rights for medical patients, specifically, hospital pricing transparency.The two acclaimed actresses are starring in a new PSA for the national organization, Power To The Patients, that's set to air during Sunday's broadcast of the 93rd Academy Awards on ABC,according to TMZ.The campaign spot looks to draw attention to a newhealthcare mandate requiringall hospitals go public with actual prices online, so patients and their families know the actual financial cost to their medical decisions prior to receiving care.
Star power: Susan Sarandon and Cynthia Erivo teamed up for a PSA to help promote the organization, Power To The Patients, and its campaign to.
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