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Cynthia Erivo

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.

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Cynthia Erivo Will Star in a Remake of 'The Rose'

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Cynthia Erivo is headed back to the big screen once more. The 34-year-old Genius: Aretha star is set to star in the remake of The Rose. Click inside for all the details… According to Deadline, Cynthia will also produce the remake of the 1979 musical film.

The original starred Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of those around her.

The site says that the remake will pay homage to the original, but also take on a contemporary angel on the high price of fame.

Searchlight Pictures are currently looking to attach a writer to the project. Director of development Richard Ruiz and creative executive Cornelia Burleigh will oversee the project for the studio.

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