Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo
Biography
Cynthia Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Grammy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Erivo began acting in a 2011 stage production of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. She gained recognition for starring in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple from 2015 to 2017, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Erivo ventured into films in 2018, playing roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. For her portrayal of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet (2019), Erivo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she also wrote and performed the song "Stand Up" on its soundtrack, which garnered her a nomination in the Best Original Song category. On television, Erivo had her first role in the British series Chewing Gum (2015). She went on to star in the crime drama miniseries The Outsider (2020), and received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of American singer Aretha Franklin in National Geographic's anthology series Genius: Aretha (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Erivo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Actor
as Tessa
as Raylene
as Herself
as Elphaba
as Elphaba
as Jacqueline Kamara
as Self
as DCI Odette Raine
as Self - Roundtable Talent
as Dr. Akonam Ojo (voice)
as Blue Fairy
as Self - Guest
as Ambia
as Janine Mikkelsen
as Hildy
as Kratu (voice)
as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
as Self - Phone a Friend
as Holly Gibney
as Harriet Tubman
as Rosa Parks
as Belle
as Darlene Sweet
as Self
as Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Aretha Franklin
as Self - Panelist
as Self
as Magdalene
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Lisa
as Lap Dancer
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Performer
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
Sound
as Songs