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.
First Photos of Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked' Movies - See Their Glinda & Elphaba Costumes for the First Time!
justjared.comIt’s the first look at Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the Wicked movies!
The 29-year-old singer and actress, who stars as Glinda, and the 36-year-old actress, who stars as Elphaba, are featured in the first look photos from the highly anticipated films. “You weren’t told the whole story.
What happens when you veer off the Yellow Brick Road?” director Jon M. Chu captioned the first photo set on his Instagram on Sunday (April 16). Keep reading to find out more… “FIRST LOOK of the #WickedMovie … currently in production in Oz.
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