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.
THE Wanted fans were left in tears after the Grammys 2022 paid tribute to Tom Parker following his tragic death. Tom passed away last week after a battle with cancer and the Grammy Awards remembered him in a touching In Memoriam segment during this year's show.
Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr and Rachel Zegler sang Sondheim songs as Tom's picture flashed up on screen during a tribute that also included Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Tom's fans took to social media to thank the Grammy for remembering him, with one writing: "The Grammys really put Tom Parker in their memorial part.
And my heart just died a little more. "I’m still not ready to believe he’s gone for good. Like I can’t. My heart can’t take it." Another said: "BRB Crying ’cause of Taylor Hawkins and Tom Parker again #GRAMMYs." .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-u6yh49{background-color:rgba(246,242,249,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.
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