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.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13 To Feature Appearances From Cynthia Erivo, Nicole Byer, Anne Hathway, Scarlett Johansson And Others
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race is ready to ring in the “Ru-year” tonight at 8pm ET/PT, but ahead of the premiere, VH1 has announced this season’s roster of guest judges as well as appearances from A-list superfans and queens of seasons past.This season, Cynthia Erivo, Nicole Byer, Loni Love, TS Madison and Jamal Sims are slated to join the RuPaul’s Drag Race judges panel alongside mainstays Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews and, of course, Mama Ru.In addition, RuPaul’s Drag Race superfans Anne Hathaway and Scarlett Johansson will surprise queens later this season with interactive video masterclasses while Miss Congeniality winners from past seasons Nina West, Valentina and Heidi N Closet will also make guest
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