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.
Julia Roberts to Receive the Academy Museum Gala Icon Award
thewrap.comThe Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will be giving Julia Roberts the Academy Museum Gala Icon Award on October 15, 2022. The award is presented to an artist whose career has had a “significant global impact.” The event, which will be presented by Rolex and raises funds for the museum’s initiatives, will be co-chaired by Halle Berry, Jason Blum, Ryan Murphy and Lupita Nyong’o.
The evening will also showcase previously announced honorees Tilda Swinton, Steve McQueen and Miky Lee. Swinton will receive the Visionary Award, honoring an artist or scholar whose extensive oeuvre has advanced the art of cinema; McQueen will receive the Vantage Award, honoring an artist or scholar who has helped to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema; Lee will receive the Pillar Award, honoring exemplary leadership and support for the Academy Museum.The 2022 Academy Museum Gala Host Committee includes Adrien Brody, Amanda Seyfried, Thomas Sadoski, Adriana DeBose, Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chloë Sevigny and Dakota Johnson, among others.
In a statement, Jacqueline Stewart, Director and President of the Academy Museum, said: “Over the course of her expansive and renowned career, Julia has embodied iconic characters and memorable roles.
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