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Cynthia Erivo
Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn January 8, 1987 (38 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2027 | Children of Blood and Bone · as Admiral Kaea |
| 2025 | Wicked: For Good · as Elphaba |
| 2025 | Robogobo (TV Series) · as The Slink (voice) |
| 2024 | Wicked · as Elphaba |
| 2023 | Drift · as Jacqueline Kamara |
| 2023 | Strange Planet (TV Series) · as Dreamer |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen Sun · as Odette Raine |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Dr. Ojo (voice) |
| 2023 | Poker Face (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Pinocchio · as Blue Fairy |
| 2022 | Roar (2022) (TV Series) · as Ambia |
| 2022 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (TV Series) · as The Archivist |
| 2021 | Needle in a Timestack · as Janine Mikkelsen |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions (TV Series) · as Kratu (voice) |
| 2021 | HouseBroken (TV Series) · as Ferris |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking · as Hildy |
| 2020 | The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! · as Turtleneck Superstar (voice) |
| 2020 | James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends (TV Series) · as Ladybird |
| 2020 | The Outsider (2020) (TV Series) · as Holly Gibney |
| 2019 | Harriet · as Harriet Tubman |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Widows · as Belle |
| 2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale · as Darlene Sweet |
| 2018 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business (TV Series) · as Turtleneck Superstar Ceo Baby (voice) |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | The Rape of Recy Taylor · as Rosa Parks |
| 2017 | Genius (2017) (TV Series) · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2015 | Chewing Gum (TV Series) · as Magdalene |
| 2014 | Broad City (TV Series) · as Lisa |
| 2013 | The Tunnel (TV Series) · as Mel |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge (TV Series) · as Alberta Hunter |
Raising Wild (TV Series) |