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.
Cynthia Erivo, Justin Theroux, & Gemma Chan Attend Louis Vuitton X British Vogue Dinner in London
justjared.comThe stars are stepping out for a special fashion event! British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful and Louis Vuitton Creative Director Nicolas Ghesquière hosted an intimate dinner at the Louis Vuitton New Bond Street Apartment on Thursday night (October 6) in London, England.
Guests in attendance included Justin Theroux, Cynthia Erivo, longtime couple Gemma Chan and Dominic Cooper, Naomi Campbell, Haim sisters Alana, Danielle, and Este, Jaden Smith, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever newcomer Michaela Coel, fashion editor Derek Blasberg, Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor, and fashion blogger Alexa Chung.
Earlier tons of the same stars were in attendance at the Louis Vuitton Fashion Show held during Paris Fashion Week! In a recent interview, Cynthia explained why she decided to come out as queer later in life. Click through the gallery inside for 20+ pictures of the stars at the dinner in London…
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