
Cynthia Erivo
Born January 8, 1987 · 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.
Movies

Wicked: For Good

Wicked

Chaos Walking

Widows

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Bad Times at the El Royale

Pinocchio

Harriet

Children of Blood and Bone

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Needle in a Timestack

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

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

Bad Fairies

Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl

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

Making Wicked: For Good

The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Forbidden

The Rape of Recy Taylor

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek

Drift

Prima Facie

Making Wicked

Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center

Variety’s Power of Women London

Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

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

I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
TV Shows

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The View

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Graham Norton Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Amazing Saturday

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Dancing with the Stars

Sherri

Golden Globe Awards

The Voice

Great Performances

Quotidien

Project Runway

Tony Awards

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Big Mouth

The Oscars

Strictly Come Dancing

American Idol

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Broad City

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Genius

Star Wars: Visions

To Tell the Truth

Poker Face

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Number One on the Call Sheet
More TV Shows

The Outsider

Chicken Shop Date

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

The Boss Baby: Back in Business

Roar

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

RoboGobo

Live from Lincoln Center

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Hollywood Black

Saturday Night Live UK

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

Chewing Gum

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

Celebrity Substitute

Simone Biles Rising




