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 Shares Met Gala 2024 Performance Videos, Including 'When You Believe' Duet with Cynthia Erivo!
justjared.comAriana Grande was the surprise performer at the 2024 Met Gala and she brought along her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo as her special guest.
The 30-year-old actress performed seven songs during her surprise set on Monday evening (May 6) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Ariana kicked off the set with “Once Upon a Dream” from the movie Sleeping Beauty to go along with the Costume Institute’s exhibition titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” She also performed her songs “Into You,” “7 Rings,” “The Boy Is Mine,” “We Can’t Be Friends,” and “Yes, And.” Ariana closed the set with a performance with Cynthia of “When You Believe” from the movie The Prince of Egypt.
For those who don’t know, “When You Believe” was written by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz and he won the Oscar for Best Original Song back in 1999. Ariana has shared a bunch of performance videos with fans! Head inside to watch… FYI: Ariana is wearing a Maison Margiela dress and Tabis by Christian Louboutin for Maison Margiela shoes for the performance. Cynthia wore a Thom Browne dress for the performance.
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