Cynthia Erivo

Known for ActingBorn 1987-01-08 (age 39)Stockwell, London, England, UK

Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo MBE(/əˈriːvoʊ/ ə-REE-voh; born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, musician, and songwriter. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of the few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar. Erivo made her West End debut in the stage musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2011), and her Broadway debut as Celie in the musical revival of The Color Purple (2015–2017). Erivo's work for The Color Purple won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, as well as a Daytime Emmy Award. She expanded to films in 2018 with the crime thrillers Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale. Erivo earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying Harriet Tubman in Harriet (2019) and Elphaba in Wicked (2024), as well as a nomination for Best Original Song for the song "Stand Up" from the former. For reprising her role as Elphaba in Wicked: For Good (2025), she became the first black actress to be nominated twice for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards. On television, Erivo portrayed Holly Gibney in the HBO crime drama miniseries The Outsider (2020) and Aretha Franklin in National Geographic's anthology series Genius: Aretha (2021); the latter earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. As a singer, she has released singles and two solo albums in 2021 and 2025. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Erivo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek

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

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

Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

Live from Lincoln Center

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Forbidden

Making Wicked

The Grammys

Chicken Shop Date

The Rape of Recy Taylor

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Big Mouth

Amazing Saturday

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

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Poker Face

Genius

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Outsider

Harriet

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Star Wars: Visions

The Graham Norton Show

The Boss Baby: Back in Business

Broad City

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

Wicked

Chewing Gum

Simone Biles Rising

Bad Times at the El Royale

American Idol

Wicked: For Good

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

Chaos Walking

Widows

The Oscars

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

Pinocchio

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Golden Globe Awards

Drift

The Daily Show