About
Cynthia Erivo
Overview
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 |
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| 2027 | Children of Blood and Bone | Actor | Admiral Kaea | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | Wicked: For Good | Actor | Elphaba | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | Robogobo | Actor | The Slink (Voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Making Wicked | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Wicked | Actor | Elphaba | 66 Fair |
| 2024 | Wicked: On Set with Jon M. Chu | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2024 | Simone Biles Rising | Actor | Self | 71 Good |
| 2024 | Drift | Actor | Jacqueline Kamara | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen Sun | Actor | DCI Odette Raine | 64 Fair |
| 2022 | Pinocchio | Actor | Blue Fairy | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Needle in a Timestack | Actor | Janine Mikkelsen | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Moments Within Moments | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking | Actor | Hildy | 64 Fair |
| 2020 | The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! | Actor | Turtleneck Superstar (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway | Actor | Performer | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | The Outsider | Actor | Holly Gibney | 73 Good |
| 2019 | Harriet | Actor | Harriet Tubman | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play | Actor | Eloise | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Rape of Recy Taylor | Actor | Rosa Parks | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Cynthia Erivo in Concert | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2018 | Widows | Actor | Belle | 63 Fair |
| 2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale | Actor | Darlene Sweet | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Forbidden | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2017 | Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees | Actor | Self - Presenter | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Lift | Actor | Lap Dancer | N/A N/A |
| Prima Facie | Actor | Tessa | N/A N/A |
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| Blink Speed | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| The Rose | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Carrier | Actor | Raylene | N/A N/A |
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| Steel | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Talent Show | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Raising Wild | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2024 | Drift | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Grandpa Was An Emperor | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| Carrier | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Steel | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Blink Speed | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Prima Facie | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Raising Wild | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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Sound |
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| 2024 | Wicked | Sound | Songs | 66 Fair |