
Cynthia Erivo
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Biography
Cynthia Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Grammy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Erivo began acting in a 2011 stage production of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. She gained recognition for starring in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple from 2015 to 2017, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Erivo ventured into films in 2018, playing roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. For her portrayal of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet (2019), Erivo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she also wrote and performed the song "Stand Up" on its soundtrack, which garnered her a nomination in the Best Original Song category.
On television, Erivo had her first role in the British series Chewing Gum (2015). She went on to star in the crime drama miniseries The Outsider (2020), and received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of American singer Aretha Franklin in National Geographic's anthology series Genius: Aretha (2021).
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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Graham Norton Show

The Oscars

Broad City

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Star Wars: Visions

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Grammys

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Chewing Gum

American Idol

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

Roar

Simone Biles Rising

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

The Boss Baby: Back in Business

Chaos Walking

Children of Blood and Bone

Pinocchio

Widows

Genius

Bad Times at the El Royale

The Outsider

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Needle in a Timestack

Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Raising Wild

Wicked: For Good

Harriet
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