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.
Filmography
all 68
TV Shows 39
self 33
Movies 29
Producer 7
Voice 5

Children of Blood and Bone (2027)

Wicked: For Good (2025)

Robogobo (2025)

Wicked (2024)

Drift (2024)

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023)

Grandpa Was An Emperor (2023)

Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)

Sherri (2022)

Pinocchio (2022)

Roar (2022)

Needle in a Timestack (2021)

Star Wars: Visions (2021)

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (2020)

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020)

The Outsider (2020)

Harriet (2019)

The Rape of Recy Taylor (2019)

Widows (2018)

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018)

Genius (2017)

To Tell the Truth (2016)

Chewing Gum (2015)

Chicken Shop Date (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Lift (2013)

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)

CNN Heroes (2007)

The View (1997)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Great Performances (1971)

Raising Wild

Carrier

Steel

Prima Facie

Blink Speed
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1987-01-08 (38 years old)
Birth NameCynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo
Birth PlaceStockwell, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsCynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Erivo, سینتیا اریوو
AwardsFemale Performance in Film, OkayAfrica 100 Women, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Theatre World Award
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