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.
Ariana Grande & Ethan Slater Link Arms While Stepping Out In Sydney With 'Wicked' Co-Stars Cynthia Erivo & Marissa Bode
justjared.comAriana Grande holds onto boyfriend Ethan Slater as they leave a building on Saturday (November 2) in Sydney, Australia.
The 31-year-old actress and the 32-year-old actor were seen stepping out after arriving in the country alongside their Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Marissa Bode.
They are all in town to kick off the Wicked global press tour, with the world premiere taking place in Sydney on Sunday (November 3). Keep reading to find out more… “First stop….
Oz,” Ariana wrote on her Instagram story. “thank you for the warmest welcome !!!!!” Ariana and Cynthia, of course, repped their respective characters, wearing pink and green outfits. Ari even had a pink bag with a G initial on it, for Glinda!
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