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.
Power Women Summit Kicks Off Tuesday with Sarah Paulson, Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson, Letitia James
thewrap.comWrapWomen’s Power Women Summit, the largest annual gathering of the most influential women in entertainment, media and technology, kicks off Tuesday with a full slate of programming aimed to inspire and empower women across the landscape of their professional careers and personal lives.
This year’s virtual event, taking place from December 7-9, provides three full days of education, mentorship, workshops and networking around the globe to promote the theme of “Represent.”The first day of The Power Women Summit will be hosted by Sharon Waxman (Founder and Editor in Chief, The Wrap); Day 2 will be hosted by Kelly Mi Li (Star and Executive Producer, “Bling Empire”); Day 3 will be hosted by Alexis Ren (Actress, Model and Entrepreneur).
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