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 Queen of Ballroom Erin Boag reveals the backstage gossip
express.co.ukNone of the judges were told who would be replacing Craig Revel Horwood on tonight's Strictly after he tested positive for Covid.They found out when it was announced along with everyone else.
All the dancers referred to the bosses as "upstairs" during my time on Strictly. No one knows what's happening in "the gods" - they like to be in control!
But while Cynthia Erivo is not exactly a household name, she is an award-winning musicals star, so she should have plenty to say on musicals week.
Let's see how she does!At this stage in the competition it will be starting to feel like a marathon for the remaining celebrities.They'll need big performances and half the battle is to choose a popular song.Last week's show was the best I've seen.
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