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Cynthia Erivo
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…
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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.
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2027
Bad Fairies
Movie Jayne Staplegun (voice)
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2027
Karoshi
Movie
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2027
Children of Blood and Bone
Movie Admiral Kaea
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2026
Prima Facie
Movie Tessa Ensler
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2026
Variety’s Power of Women London
Movie Self
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2025
Making Wicked: For Good
Movie Self
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2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV show Self
- 2025
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2025
Wicked: For Good
Movie Elphaba
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2025
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Movie Self
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2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie Self
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2025
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
TV show Goose (voice)
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2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV show Self
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2025
RoboGobo
TV show The Slink (voice)
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2024
Making Wicked
Movie Self
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2024
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie Self
More credits
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2024
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie Self
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2024
Celebrity Substitute
TV show Self
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2024
Wicked
Movie Elphaba
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2024
Hollywood Black
TV show Self
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2024
Simone Biles Rising
TV show Self
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2024
Drift
Movie Jacqueline Kamara
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2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV show Self - Roundtable Talent
- 2023
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2023
Grandpa Was an Emperor
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Movie Odette Raine
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2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV show Dr. Ojo (voice)
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2023
Poker Face
TV show Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicity Price
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Pinocchio
Movie Blue Fairy
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2022
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
Movie Self
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2022
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
TV show Self
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2022
Roar
TV show Ambia
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2021
Needle in a Timestack
Movie Janine Mikkelsen
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2021
Star Wars: Visions
TV show Kratu (voice)
- 2021
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2021
Chaos Walking
Movie Hildy
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2020
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
Movie Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
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2020
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
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