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 & 'Wicked' Co-Star Cynthia Erivo Get Matching Tattoos
justjared.comAriana Grande is showing off some new ink she got earlier this year! On Friday (December 29), the 30-year-old entertainer took to her Instagram Story to share a bunch of photos from throughout this past year.
In one post, Ariana revealed that she and her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo got matching tattoos. Keep reading to find out more… Ariana and Cynthia, 36, both got “For Good” tattooed on their palms, seemingly back on April 24, 2023.
If you didn’t know, “For Good” is a title of one of the duets Ariana and Cynthia‘s characters Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, sing in the musical.
In a recent interview, Cynthia shared an update on filming the Wicked movies and revealed what it’s like singing with Ariana.
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