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.
Idris Elba has revealed filming on the upcoming Luther movie has begun.The actor, who will reprise his role from the hit detective series as well as produce the spin-off film, announced the news on Twitter this evening (November 10).Sharing pictures of a clipboard and himself in Luther’s coat, Elba wrote: “Oi…..
I’m back!”Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis were recently added to the cast of the film, which will be made by Netflix in association with the BBC.Oi……I’m back!
pic.twitter.com/wOxHBwnbxo— Idris Elba (@idriselba) November 10, 2021Series creator Neil Cross has written the script, while Jamie Payne, who directed the show’s final season, will also direct the film.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will see Luther take on two.
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