Cynthia Erivo
Age: N/A | From: Stockwell, London, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Stockwell, London, England, UK
Homepage: https://www.cynthiaerivo.net/
Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Erivo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Genius
(2017) Aretha Franklin
RuPaul's Drag Race
(2009) Self - Judge
Star Wars: Visions
(2021) Kratu (voice)
Chaos Walking
(2021) Hildy
American Idol
(2018) Self
The Oscars
(1953) Self - Presenter
The Outsider
(2020) Holly Gibney
Roar
(2022) AmbiaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West | |
| 2024 | Herself | |
| Elphaba | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Jacqueline Kamara | ||
| 2023 | Self - Roundtable Talent | |
| Self | ||
| DCI Odette Raine | ||
| Dr. Akonam Ojo (voice) | ||
| 2022 | Self - Guest | |
| Blue Fairy | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Ambia | ||
| 2021 | Janine Mikkelsen | |
| Kratu (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Hildy | ||
| 2020 | Turtleneck Superstar (voice) | |
| Self - Phone a Friend | ||
| Holly Gibney | ||
| 2019 | Harriet Tubman | |
| N/A | ||
| Eloise | ||
| Rosa Parks | ||
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| 2018 | Belle | |
| Darlene Sweet | ||
| Self | ||
| Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice) | ||
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| Self | ||
| 2017 | Aretha Franklin | |
| Self - Presenter | ||
| 2016 | Self - Panelist | |
| Self | ||
| 2015 | Magdalene | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Lisa | ||
| 2013 | Lap Dancer | |
| 2009 | Self - Guest Judge | |
| 2007 | Self | |
| 1997 | Self - Guest | |
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1988 | Self - Guest | |
| 1976 | Self | |
| 1971 | Self - Performer | |
| 1959 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self - Presenter | |
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| Tessa | ||
| Raylene | ||
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Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2024 | Songs | |
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Production
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| 2024 | Producer | |
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
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