
Cynthia Erivo
2 FOLLOWERS • 45 CREDITS • JAN 8, 1987 • 38
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

The Graham Norton Show

Tony Awards

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Oscars

Golden Globe Awards

The Daily Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Broad City

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Poker Face

Star Wars: Visions

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Grammys

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

The Voice

Chewing Gum

American Idol

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

Number One on the Call Sheet

Simone Biles Rising

The Boss Baby: Back in Business

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

Chaos Walking

Children of Blood and Bone

Pinocchio

Widows

Genius

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Roar

The Outsider

Needle in a Timestack

Bad Times at the El Royale

Harriet

Wicked: For Good

Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

Raising Wild
Production Credits
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