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.
Tribeca Film Festival Announces Lineup For The 2022 Talks And Reunions Series
essence.comTribeca Festival announced the lineup for this year’s Talks and Reunions, which features discussions with notable actors, artists, entertainers, and more.Tribeca will also present the second annual Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award to acclaimed actor, author, and activist, Common.
He will be joined in conversation with New York Times writer Charles M. Blow.On June 8 the festival starts with Halftime, a Netflix documentary by director Amanda Micheli that follows Jennifer Lopez, as she explores her career as an entertainer, and will close with the debut of Loudmouth, a documentary written and directed by Josh Alexander that highlights the Reverend Al Sharpton.
Tribeca 2022 also features Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, a documentary from director Karam Gill about Lil Baby’s journey from the streets of Atlanta to one of the music industry’s biggest stars and this generation’s most important voices.“We are excited to present a compelling slate of Talks, Reunions, and Master Classes from leading storytellers across film, television, music, art, and comedy,” said Paula Weinstein, Tribeca’s Chief Content Officer. “Audiences will have the opportunity to hear from a diverse and captivating lineup of award-winning entertainers at the forefront of cultural leadership.”The Talks portion of the festival includes conversations with Grammy Award-winning musician Pharrell Williams, the multi-talented actress and star of the film Harriet Cynthia Erivo, director and stand-up comedian W Kamau Bell, and several others.
Its Directors Series will feature a conversation between co-host of CBS Mornings Gayle King, award-winning actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Tyler Perry and artist Julian Schnabel about his film.
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