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 staying ‘fashionably cosy’ during lockdown
peoplemagazine.co.zaCynthia Erivo is remaining fashionable during the coronavirus lockdown. Like the majority of the world, the Oscar nominee has been staying at home to do her part in helping curb the spread of Covid-19, and although she doesn’t need to put together a winning look to go out in public these days, she hasn’t let her fashion sense or beauty routine slip because it helps her keep a sense of normalcy. “I’m still picking outfits that make me feel good – even if I’m just going downstairs,” the Harriet actress told Vogue.com. “I’m still getting up and doing my little facial and skincare regimen.
I’m still wearing my jewellery because I love that, and it’s a part of who I am… So that stuff hasn’t fallen by the wayside yet.
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