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's Motsi Mabuse forced to miss BBC show after contact with Covid case
dailystar.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse will miss the live show this weekend.The South African-German dance expert judge announced the news on Twitter on Friday afternoon telling fans of the BBC One show that she was gutted to miss out.Motsi confirmed she has had both her coronavirus vaccinations and the booster shot.However, it is not administered in Germany it is not recognised by the British government.She reassured she is OK and has tested multiple times and all results have been negative.Motsi is not the first judge to miss a live show during the current series.Craig Revel Horwood was forced to isolate last week after testing positive for the illness.The sharp-tongued choreographer was replaced by award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo..
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