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Cynthia Erivo

1987-01-08

The 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.

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Wicked

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Pinocchio

6.3 average rating
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Chaos Walking

6.59 average rating
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Bad Times at the El Royale

6.839 average rating
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Widows

6.495 average rating
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Harriet

7.339 average rating
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Luther: The Fallen Sun

6.7 average rating
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Wicked Part Two

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The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

6.3 average rating
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Drift

6.5 average rating
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Needle in a Timestack

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Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

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

10 average rating
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The Rape of Recy Taylor

7.4 average rating
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Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

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

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Prima Facie

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Forbidden

8.2 average rating
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Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration

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Steel

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