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 transforms into Geppetto in NEW TEASER for live-action Pinocchio
dailymail.co.ukTom Hanks stars in a magical new teaser for the live-action remake of Pinocchio.The 65-year-old movie star has been cast in the role of Geppetto, the village puppeteer who prays for one of his creations to become real.At the opening of the trailer, Geppetto sits by the window before bed and wishes upon a star - recreating an iconic scene from the original animated classic.
Wow:Tom Hanks was virtually unrecognizable in character in an evocative new teaser for the live-action remake of Pinocchio'Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight,' says the live-action Geppetto, just as the cartoon did.The audience is then treated to a few haunting strains of the new version of When You Wish Upon A Star recorded specially for the new version of the film.
In the live-action remake, the number will be performed by Cynthia Erivo, who is featuring in the memorable role of the Blue Fairy.After a few tantalizing glimpses of Geppetto at work in his studio, the trailer also finally lets audiences get a look at some of the other characters.
Iconic:At the opening of the trailer, Geppetto sits by the window before bed and wishes upon a star - recreating an iconic scene from the original animated classic Memorable rhyme:'Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight,' says the live-action Geppetto, just as the cartoon did There he is:After a few tantalizing glimpses of Geppetto at work in his studio, the trailer also finally lets audiences get a look at some of the other charactersCynthia's Blue Fairy is briefly seen materializing in Geppetto's studio, where his puppet Pinocchio magically comes to life.Geppetto.
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