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.
‘Pinocchio’: First Look At Tom Hanks As Geppetto In Robert Zemeckis’ Live-Action Adaptation For Disney+
deadline.comDisney+ today unveiled a first look at Tom Hanks as Geppetto in Robert Zemeckis’ live-action adaptation of Pinocchio, which is set to premiere exclusively on the streaming service this September.The Academy Award winner’s latest feature is a retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth voices Pinocchio, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Pinocchio’s guide Jiminy Cricket; Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy; Keegan-Michael Key as “Honest” John; Oscar nominee Lorraine Bracco as the new character, Sofia the Seagull; and Luke Evans as The Coachman.
Hanks’ Geppetto is, of course, the wood-carver who builds Pinocchio and treats him as if he were his own son.The Disney+ adaptation of Pinocchio is one of two set for release this year.
The other, a stop-motion animated take from directors Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, is due for release by Netflix in December.
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