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.
Oscars 2024 Complete Presenters & Performers List Revealed!
justjared.comThe final wave of 2024 Academy Awards presenters has been released! Throughout the past few weeks, the Oscars producers have been revealing the celebrity presenters in groups, and this final grouping of stars does not disappoint!
Of note, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will be presenting, among others! The 2024 Oscars will take place on Sunday (March 10) at 7pm ET. Just Jared will be live updating throughout the entire evening! Head inside to see the full list of 2024 Oscars presenters… Final Wave of Oscars Presenters: Emily BluntCynthia ErivoAmerica FerreraSally FieldRyan GoslingAriana GrandeBen KingsleyMelissa McCarthyIssa RaeTim RobbinsSteven SpielbergMary SteenburgenAnya Taylor-JoyCharlize TheronChristoph WaltzForest Whitaker Previously Announced Oscars Presenters: Bad BunnyChris HemsworthDwayne JohnsonMichael KeatonRegina KingJennifer LawrenceKate McKinnonRita MorenoJohn MulaneyCatherine O’HaraOctavia SpencerRamy YoussefMahershala AliNicolas CageJamie Lee CurtisBrendan FraserJessica LangeMatthew McConaugheyLupita Nyong’oAl Pacino Michelle PfeifferKe Huy QuanSam RockwellMichelle YeohZendaya 2024 Oscars Songs & Performers: Becky G to perform the nominated song “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot.” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren. Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson to perform the nominated song “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie.” Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. Jon Batiste to perform the nominated song “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony.” Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson. Scott George and the Osage Singers to perform “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Music and Lyric by Scott George. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell to perform “What Was I
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