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.
Kristen Wiig, Awkwafina and More Stars to Present at 2021 Golden Globes
etonline.comGolden Globes is putting the «person» in «in person» ceremony.Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo and Renee Zellweger will present at the upcoming 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Wednesday.ET previously learned that presenters will appear live at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills or Rainbow Room in New York when the show takes place on Sunday, Feb.
28. Invited presenters have been assured by Globes producers that rigorous COVID-19 protocols will be in place. Nominees are expected to appear remotely.Phoenix and Zellweger are the reigning Best Actor and Best Actress in a Drama winners, while Awkwafina won Best Actress — Motion Picture Musical/Comedy.The.
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