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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.

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Gender

Female

Birthday

1987-01-08

Place of Birth

Stockwell, London, England, UK

Cast


Crew

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

20236.7 / 10

Blink Speed

Blink Speed

TBA0.0 / 10

Prima Facie

Prima Facie

TBA0.0 / 10

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

20250.0 / 10

Drift

Drift

20246.7 / 10

Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

20229.0 / 10

Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration

Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration

202310.0 / 10

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

20247.5 / 10

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

20206.3 / 10

Widows

Widows

20186.5 / 10

Chaos Walking

Chaos Walking

20216.6 / 10

Bad Times at the El Royale

Bad Times at the El Royale

20186.8 / 10

Harriet

Harriet

20197.3 / 10

Needle in a Timestack

Needle in a Timestack

20215.3 / 10

The Rape of Recy Taylor

The Rape of Recy Taylor

20197.8 / 10

Cynthia Erivo in Concert

Cynthia Erivo in Concert

201910.0 / 10

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

20177.6 / 10

Talent Show

Talent Show

TBA0.0 / 10

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

201910.0 / 10

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

20226.3 / 10

Carrier

Carrier

TBA0.0 / 10

Steel

Steel

TBA0.0 / 10

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

202110.0 / 10

Lift

Lift

20130.0 / 10

Wicked

Wicked

20246.9 / 10

Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone

20270.0 / 10

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

20200.0 / 10

Forbidden

Forbidden

20188.2 / 10

Karoshi

Karoshi

TBA0.0 / 10

Making Wicked

Making Wicked

20248.0 / 10

Wicked: Event Special

Wicked: Event Special

TBA0.0 / 10

Carrier

Carrier

TBA0.0 / 10

Drift

Drift

20246.7 / 10

Grandpa Was An Emperor

Grandpa Was An Emperor

20230.0 / 10

Steel

Steel

TBA0.0 / 10

Blink Speed

Blink Speed

TBA0.0 / 10

Prima Facie

Prima Facie

TBA0.0 / 10

Wicked

Wicked

20246.9 / 10

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

20250.0 / 10

Harriet

Harriet

20197.3 / 10