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 will welcome actress and singer Cynthia Erivo back again this week to the BBC show.This comes as Motsi Mabuse has to self-isolate after coming in contact with someone with Covid.Cynthia, 34, is a much-loved star of stage and screen, and is set to appear in the upcoming film version of Wicked.The Oscar-nominated actress is also known for starring in musicals like The Color Purple and playing Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet.Aside from appearing in numerous roles, the star has also previously opened about her thoughts on the royal family.Back at the start of last year, she was quizzed on her thoughts on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moving from the UK.In the unearthed interview from January 2020, this came just as.
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