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.
Phoebe Dynevor, Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Snook, & Claire Foy Were All Honored in London This Week!
justjared.comPhoebe Dynevor, Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Snook, and Claire Foy were all honored this week at the Harper’s Bazaar UK Women of the Year Awards!
The event took place on Tuesday (November 2) at Claridge’s Hotel in London, England. Phoebe was honored with the Breakthrough Talent Award for her work on Netflix’s Bridgerton. Cynthia received the Music Award. Sarah received the Television Actress Award. Claire received the Actress Award.
Have you seen the super exciting new project that Cynthia will be starring in next?! FYI: Phoebe is wearing a Louis Vuitton dress. Cynthia is wearing an Armani Privé dress and Bulgari jewels. Sarah is wearing a Galvan dress, Jimmy Choo heels, a Stuart Weitzman clutch and Pamela Love earrings. Claire is wearing an
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