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.
Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto in teaser trailer for Disney's live-action 'Pinocchio'
foxnews.comTom Hanks is barely recognizable as Geppetto in a teaser trailer released on Tuesday of the live-action remake of the classic animated tale, "Pinocchio." The 65-year-old actor donned a gray, curly-haired wig to match a mustache for his role as an Italian wood carver in the reimagined story inspired by the 1940 fantasy about a wooden puppet who comes to life with the help of a little bit of magic. "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight," Geppetto repeated the classic line in the trailer. "I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight." The film follows Pinocchio on a series of wild adventures to becoming a real boy, with the help of Jiminy Cricket (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt,) who acts as his conscience.
Tom Hanks will star as the wood carver Geppetto in Disney's "Pinocchio." Hanks poses in the press room during the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills (Steve Granitz/WireImage) The beloved Disney tune, "When You Wish Upon a Star," opens the trailer and follows Geppetto as he realizes his craftsmanship comes to life.
Cynthia Erivo will portray the magical "Blue Fairy" while Keegan-Michael Key is set to play "Honest John." Luke Evans portrays the "Coachman" villain, and Lorraine Bracco will play a new character, "Sofia the Seagull." Evans — who played Gaston in the 2017 retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" — said on a D23 podcast last year that he was grateful his character looks nothing like the animation.
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