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.
Strictly Come Dancing 2021 news – Craig Revel-Horwood’s shock replacement REVEALED as judge forced off by covid
thesun.co.ukSTRICTLY Come Dancing judge Craig Revel-Horwood will be replaced by award-winning singer and actor Cynthia Erivo as he recovers from Covid-19.
The show confirmed today in a statement that the Tony Award winner, 34, will join Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke on the judging panel for this weekend's musicals week.
Star of stage and screen Cynthia said: “I’m so delighted to be joining the Strictly judging panel for Musicals Week. Musicals have a unique place in my heart, it’s such a special way of connecting all art and making it one. "I’m excited to bring my experience to the show and I can’t wait to see what the couples have in store this weekend." Read our Strictly Come Dancing live blog for the latest news and gossip...
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