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 'outraged' as judges give Tilly Ramsay and Nikita a perfect 40 during Musical's Week
ok.co.ukTilly Ramsay and her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin have been left delighted after scoring 40 on Strictly Come Dancing. It's musicals week on the show, and the pair boogied to Revolting Children from Matilda and received a standing ovation from the judges.
Anton Du Beke described Tilly as an "inspiration" following the routine, while guest judge Cynthia Erivo described the dance as "awesome," "amazing" and "brilliant." It came as no surprise that the couple bagged a perfect score of 40 for their routine, with each judge giving them a 10 out of 10.
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