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Cynthia Erivo

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.

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‘Wicked’ Star Cynthia Erivo Gushes Over Working With Ariana Grande in Movie Musical: ‘I Love Her, Truly’

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Cynthia Erivo stars as the Blue Fairy, who brings the title character to life and sings the iconic song “When You Wish Upon a Star.” Next, Erivo will star in another high-profile adaptation: the film version of beloved Broadway musical “Wicked.” Erivo is set to play Elphaba in the movie musical alongside Ariana Grande, who will portray Glinda.

While walking the red carpet for “Pinocchio” on Wednesday night at its Los Angeles premiere, Erivo told Variety‘s Marc Malkin what it’s been like working with Grande thus far. “I love her, truly,” Erivo gushed. “She is funny and unbelievably talented and unbelievably sweet and truly working hard.

We’re both working really hard together. I’m excited for both of us.” Cynthia Erivo sings #Wicked co-star Ariana Grande's praises: "She is funny and unbelievably talented and unbelievably sweet and truly working hard." https://t.co/tyUyoDcHCr pic.twitter.com/uo5VBBU4hd Erivo also shared her reaction to the adaptation being split into two parts — due 2024 and 2025 — which was announced in April. “I was like, ‘Well alright then, I guess we’ve got our work set ahead of us.’ It’s full on,” Erivo said. “And kind of exciting, because it means that we have more of the story to tell — more room, more real estate to tell these two stories.” As for “Pinocchio,” which premieres on Disney+ Sept.

8, Erivo said playing the Blue Fairy was a “full-circle moment” for her. “She’s a fairy in the fullest way,” Erivo said. “You don’t get to do that kind of thing very often, so to be able to play her and look like that was really just special.

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