Cynthia Erivo

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: Acting

Born: Stockwell, London, England, UK, 1987-01-08

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2023	Luther: The Fallen Sun	Odette Raine	67
2		Blink Speed		0
3		Prima Facie	Tessa	0
4	2013	Lift	Lap Dancer	0
5	2017	Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees	Self - Presenter	76
6	2018	Forbidden		82
7	2018	Bad Times at the El Royale	Darlene Sweet	68
8	2018	Widows	Belle	65
9	2019	Cynthia Erivo: Live From Lincoln Center		100
10	2019	The Rape of Recy Taylor	Rosa Parks	78
11	2019	School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play	Eloise	100
12	2019	Harriet	Harriet Tubman	73
13	2020	Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway	Performer	0
14	2020	The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!	Turtleneck Superstar (voice)	63
15	2021	Chaos Walking	Hildy	66
16	2021	Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score	Self	100
17	2021	Needle in a Timestack	Janine Mikkelsen	53
18	2022	Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms	Self	90
19	2022	Pinocchio	Blue Fairy	63
20	2023	Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration	Self	100
21	2024	Drift	Jacqueline Kamara	67
22	2024	Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked	Self	75
23	2024	Making Wicked	Self	80
24	2025	Wicked: For Good	Elphaba	0
25		Talent Show		0
26		Carrier	Raylene	0
27		Steel		0
28	2024	Wicked	Elphaba	69
29	2027	Children of Blood and Bone	Admiral Kaea	0
30		Karoshi		0
31		Wicked: Event Special	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	72
2	1953	The Oscars	Self	71
3	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Host	51
4	1959	The Grammys	Self	87
5	1971	Great Performances	Self - Performer	53
6	1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...	Self	63
7	1976	Live from Lincoln Center	Self	86
8	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest	56
9	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
10	1997	The View	Self - Guest	45
11	2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self	72
12	2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge	76
13	2011	The Voice	Self - Advisor	59
14	2012	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars	Self - Guest Judge	73
15	2012	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED	Self - Guest Judge	57
16	2014	Broad City	Lisa	71
17	2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self - Guest	59
18	2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	59
19	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	53
20	2014	Chicken Shop Date	Self - Guest	0
21	2014	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self	50
22	2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self	53
23	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	64
24	2015	Chewing Gum	Magdalene	72
25	2016	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	Self	59
26	2016	To Tell the Truth	Self - Panelist	62
27	2017	Genius	Aretha Franklin	77
28	2017	Big Mouth		77
29	2018	Lie Detector	Self	100
30	2018	American Idol	Self	68
31	2018	The Boss Baby: Back in Business	Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice)	71
32	2018	Amazing Saturday	Self	73
33	2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self	65
34	2020	The Outsider	Holly Gibney	74
35	2020	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	Self - Phone a Friend	97
36	2021	Star Wars: Visions	Kratu (voice)	72
37	2022	Roar	Ambia	58
38	2022	Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge	Self	66
39	2022	Sherri	Self - Guest	42
40	2023	Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur	Dr. Ojo (voice)	78
41	2023	Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter	Self - Roundtable Talent	70
42		Raising Wild		0
43	2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self	62
44	2023	Poker Face	Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicty Price	76
45	2024	Simone Biles Rising	Self	74
46	2024	Celebrity Substitute	Self	0
47	2025	RoboGobo	The Slink (voice)	0
48	2025	Number One on the Call Sheet	Self	90

Cynthia Erivo

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