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 Motsi Mabuse's replacement confirmed as she's forced to miss BBC show
dailystar.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse will be replaced by Cynthia Erivo on Saturday night.The South African-German dance expert, 40, announced on Friday that she will not be on the judging panel this weekend.She told fans of the BBC One show that she was "gutted" to miss out.Despite being triple jabbed, Motis has been told to stay home and isolate after coming into contact with a Covid case.It has since been confirmed that Cynthia will be stepping in to fill in for Motsi this weekend.Award-winning actress Cynthia appeared on the judging panel last week as Craig Revel Horwood was forced to miss the live show due to contracting Covid.A Strictly Spokesperson said: "We can confirm Motsi Mabuse will not be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing.
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