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 To Lead 'Talent Show' Movie From Universal
justjared.comCynthia Erivo has booked a brand new role for Universal Studios’ Talent Show. The 33-year-old Oscar-nominated actress will star in the musical drama to be directed by Gandja Monteiro.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is based on an idea by Duane Adler, the Save the Last Dance scribe who originated the Step Up franchise.
Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter (Erivo) who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at risk youth in their annual talent show. Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script, and will executive produce alongside State Street’s Jay Marcus.
Stay tuned for all the updates about the film! If you missed it, watch Cynthia‘s gorgeous version of “Summertime” that was released over
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