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.
Angela Bassett, Cynthia Erivo & More Celebrate The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Homecoming Concert & Gala
justjared.comAngela Bassett joins Cynthia Erivo on the red carpet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Homecoming Concert & Gala held at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday (October 9) in Los Angeles.
The two stars were joined by Skylar Astin, Lake Bell, Herbie Hancock, Helen Hunt, Michelle Rodriguez, Retta, and Maria Valverde for the event.
Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel kicked off the 2021-2022 season with the concert, and the concert also marked the first time the orchestra performed in 579 days.
The program featured a performance from Cynthia and pianist Seong-Jin Cho, and the world premiere of an LA Phil-commissioned work for orchestra by Gabriela Ortiz called Kauyumari.
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