Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo , known by just Cynthia Erivo (; born 8 January 1987) is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She has won a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. She was in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple from 2015 to 2017.

She played Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet (2019), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She starred as Elphaba in the 2024 musical fantasy movie Wicked. She is a vegan, like Ariana Grande, who played Galinda (also known as Glinda) in Wicked.

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Category:1987 births
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Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Drama Desk Award winners
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Category:British Grammy Award winners
Category:English movie actors
Category:English television actors
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Category:Actors from London
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Category:English R&B singers
Category:Black British actors
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Category:Bisexual people