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.
Kasi Lemmons and Gina Prince-Bythewood to Kick off Black Carpet Speaker Series
hollywoodreporter.comBlack Hollywood Education and Resource Center is introducing the Black Carpet Speaker Series, a free program designed to provide Black filmmakers a platform to discuss everything from their projects and influences to insights and career journeys.
BHERC president Sandra Evers-Manly announced the news today while also revealing details of a kick-off event, a virtual discussion featuring Gina Prince-Bythewood and Kasi Lemmons moderated by Evers-Manly.
Both helmers have had high-profile releases of late, with Prince-Bythewood coming off the streaming success of Netflix'sThe Old Guard while Lemmons' Harriet snagged double Oscar nominations for star Cynthia Erivo and Focus Features.
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