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.
Sky Studios Elstree Taps Noel Tovey as Managing Director – Global Bulletin
variety.comK.J. Yossman NEW HIRESSky Studios Elstree, which will open later this year, has named Leavesden Studios sales VP Noel Tovey as managing director.
Tovey (pictured above) has also previously held senior leadership roles at Pinewood and Shepperton.The studio boasts 13 sound stages over a 27.5 acre plot and will soon be home to productions from Comcast-owned Sky as well as sister company NBCUniversal.
The first project to pitch up at the studio is Universal Pictures musical “Wicked,” which is set to star Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.“Noel has a vast range of experience within the industry and a deep knowledge of what productions want and need,” said Caroline Cooper, COO of Sky Studios. “I am delighted he’s joined Sky to lead our brilliant and growing team as we prepare to launch Sky Studios Elstree, the U.K.’s newest studio, later this year.” ***Loop Talent has appointed James Dawson to the position of senior agent, where he’ll manage production designer and costume designer clients.
It has also opened an entire division for editors, signing up Mark Davis (“Peaky Blinders,” “The Crown”) and Alex Fountain (“The Responder”) as well as Jim Page (“Wormeater”) and Christopher CF Chow (“Little Darlings”).Dawson, whose clients include Cathy Prior (“Derry Girls”) and Byron Broadbent (“Black Mirror”) was previously at Casarotto and Revolution Talent. “James has a fantastic reputation in the industry, and I couldn’t be happier to have him join us as a senior agent representing our costume designers, and production designers,” said Loop Talent founder Lucy Price. “Having built up a quality roster of high-profile clients, with a lot of interest in our HODs from a wide range of productions, it feels like the natural next step to open.
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