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.
Strictly Come Dancing after Motsi Mabuse was forced to isolate after coming into contact with a positive case.From portraying monumental figures like Harriet Tubman and Aretha Franklin to landing the coveted part of Elphaba in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked, musical sensation Cynthia Erivo will step into the judging panel on Strictly Come Dancing this weekend for the second week in a row.She first joined the judging panel last weekend after Craig Revel-Horwood tested positive for the virus.But who is the new face gracing the Strictly panel?Since her breakout performance as Celie in The Color Purple won her a Tony in 2016, plus an Emmy and Grammy in 2017, the 34-year-old actor’s CV has continued to pile high with notable roles.And.
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