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.
Jada Pinkett Smith, Cynthia Erivo & More Stars Attend Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala - See the Photos!
justjared.comSo many celebrities stepped out to attend the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Annual Gala at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on Saturday night (May 18) in Los Angeles.
Celebrities including Jada Pinkett Smith, Cynthia Erivo, Lisa Rinna, Colton Underwood and Joel Kim Booster walked the red carpet at the event, and that’s just scratching the surface.
Since there were so many stars in attendance, we pulled together photos for you. That way you can easily scroll the site and see who was there and what they wore! Head inside to see all of the photos… Keep scrolling to see all of the photos of the stars at the event… Jonathan Del Arco Jordy Joel Kim Booster Fin Argus Lisa Rinna Jewel Zane Phillips Zaya Wade Brian Michael Smith Kate Berlant Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin of MUNA Laith Ashley Jada Pinkett Smith Valentina Lena Waithe Cynthia Erivo Isis King Symone George Kotsiopoulos Ronen Rubinstein Zoe Lister-Jones and Sammi Cohen Colton Underwood Tasha Smith Kerri Colby Gigi Goode and David Thomas
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