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.
Idina Menzel Reacts To Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo's Casting In The Wicked Movie!
perezhilton.comHanding over the reigns! The Wicked movie adaptation finally has its Glinda and Elphaba after legit YEARS of speculation, and it sounds like Idina Menzel is giving her stamp of approval!
Yes, y’all, that sadly means the Broadway star, who won a Tony Award for playing the role of the latter, won’t be reprising her role.
Instead, the film’s director, Jon M. Chu, announced on Thursday that Ariana Grande has been cast as the Good Witch and Cynthia Erivo as the Wicked Witch of the West. Related: Amanda Seyfried Has Been Asking To Play Glinda Forever!! Idina reacted to the major casting news, sharing on Instagram yesterday: See her sweet post (below)! Kristin Chenoweth, the OG Glinda, has yet to respond — but considering her close relationship
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