Cynthia Erivo

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Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.

Born

Thursday, 08 January 1987

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Chaos Walking	Hildy	2021
Needle in a Timestack		2021
The Oscars	Self - Nominee & Performer	2020
The Outsider	Holly Gibney	2020
Harriet	Harriet Tubman / Harriet / Minty	2019
Ambo TV	Self	2019
Widows	Belle	2018
Bad Times at the El Royale	Darlene Sweet	2018
The Rape of Recy Taylor	Rosa Parks	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018

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Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Chaos Walking	Hildy	2021
Needle in a Timestack		2021
The Oscars	Self - Nominee & Performer	2020
The Outsider	Holly Gibney	2020
Harriet	Harriet Tubman / Harriet / Minty	2019
Ambo TV	Self	2019
Widows	Belle	2018
Bad Times at the El Royale	Darlene Sweet	2018
The Rape of Recy Taylor	Rosa Parks	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
The Boss Baby: Back in Business	Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice)	2018
Genius	Aretha Franklin	2017
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees	Herself - Presenter	2017
So Cosmo	Herself	2017
The Tony Beat	Herself	2016
Chewing Gum	Magdalene	2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest	2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden	Herself	2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest	2014
Broad City	Lisa	2014
The Tunnel	Mel	2013
Celebrity Page	Self, Herself, Self (archive footage)	2013
Mr Selfridge	Alberta Hunter (as Cynthia Ervio), Alberta Hunter	2013
Project Runway All Stars	Self - Guest Judge	2012
Show People with Paul Wontorek	Self	2010
Made in Hollywood	Self	2005
Last Call with Carson Daly	Herself	2002
The View	Herself - Musical Guest	1997
Theater Talk	Self - Guest	1996
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	Herself	1996
Live from Lincoln Center	Self	1976

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2020	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
2020	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture	Nominated
2020	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
2020	Oscar	Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)	Nominated