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.
Timothee Chalamet & Rami Malek Look Sharp Attending Miu Miu Women's Tales Dinner in Venice
justjared.comThe stars are stepping out for the Miu Miu Women’s Tales Dinner! Timothee Chalamet and Rami Malek both looked so stylish while attending the event held during the 2021 Venice Film Festival on Saturday evening (September 4) in Venice, Italy. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Timothee Chalamet Other stars in attendance included Cynthia Erivo, Timothee‘s Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino, Voyagers actor Tye Sheridan, If Beale Street Could Talk actress KiKi Layne, Cherry actress Ciara Bravo, and The Greatest Showman actress Rebecca Ferguson.
The day before, Timothee and co-star Zendaya brought their fashion A-game while attending the world premiere of their new movie Dune, which is receiving rave reviews.
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