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's Rose and Giovanni reveal all on their special moment during latest performance
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing stars Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have revealed all on their 'special moment'. The EastEnders actress and her professional dance partner appeared on This Morning following their monumental silent dance on Saturday night, in honour of the deaf community.
During their performance, the music was cut and the pair continued to dance in silence as part of their spellbinding routine to Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson song Symphony.
And there wasn't a dry eye in the studio after the emotional routine - which was hailed as Strictly's 'greatest ever performance.' READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing announces Cynthia Erivo will replace Craig Revel Horwood as judge As the dance ended a tearful Giovanni told Rose,
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