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.
Best Dressed Stars at 2021 Critics Choice Awards: Kaley Cuoco, Cynthia Erivo and More
etonline.com2021 Critics Choice Awards definitely looked different this year, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the stars still brought their A-game for the annual awards show Sunday night!While presenters attended the event in person in Los Angeles, nominees appeared virtually from all over the world, giving fans the perfect mixture of glam meets comfort.
Now, ET's breaking down the Best Dressed stars of the night.Kaley Cuoco, who was nominated for her role in, wore one of our favorite looks of the night.
The 35-year-old actress wowed in a black, embroidered Dolce and Gabana pantsuit and strappy Louboutin heels. She topped off the look with Candy Ice jewels on her ears and fingers.A post shared by Kaley Cuoco (@kaleycuoco)Cynthia Erivo went.
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