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 fans call for Cynthia Erivo to replace Shirley Ballas after 'honest' critique
dailystar.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing fans are begging stand-in judge and West End star Cynthia Erivo to replace Shirley Ballas after she offered "honest" critique and scores.Cynthia stepped in for Craig Revel Horwood after he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier on in the week, and fans were ecstatic.Some fans were even questioning how the BBC managed to get the star of the new upcoming Wicked film to judge on the popular show.Tom Fletcher and his professional partner Amy Dowden took to the floor to dance their Couple's Choice dance to the heartbreak anthem On My Own from Les Misérables.Dedicating the dance to his sister, Carrie Hope Fletcher, who performs on stage in the West End, Tom got tearful while discussing his dance.Tom and Amy danced along to the.
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