Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo
Biography
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo (born January 8, 1987) is a British actress and singer who first gained recognition for her lead role as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, earning a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. She transitioned to film with Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and Widows (2018) before portraying Harriet Tubman in Harriet (2019), a performance that earned her nominations at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also co-wrote and performed the film’s song Stand Up, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. On television, Erivo starred in The Outsider (2020) and portrayed Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha (2021), receiving nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2024, she starred as Elphaba in Wicked, the film adaptation of the stage musical, earning awards nominations at the Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards.
Known For
Actor
as Tessa
as Raylene
as Admiral Kaea
as Elphaba
as Self
as The Slink (voice)
as Elphaba
as Jacqueline Kamara
as Self
as Self
as DCI Odette Raine
as Self - Roundtable Talent
as Dr. Ojo (voice)
as Blue Fairy
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Ambia
as Janine Mikkelsen
as Hildy
as Kratu (voice)
as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
as Performer
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 - Guest
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