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Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo(/əˈriːvoʊ/ə-REE-voh; born 8 January 1987) is a British actress and singer. 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). She later made her Broadway debut playing Celie in the musical revival of The Color Purple (2015–2017). Erivo's work for the production won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre 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.
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 as well as two solo albums in 2021 and 2025.
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2027 Bad Fairies as Jayne Staplegun (voice)
2027 Children of Blood and Bone as Admiral Kaea
2025 Wicked: For Good as Elphaba Songs
2025 Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek as Self
2025 Wicked: One Wonderful Night as Self
2024 Making Wicked as Self
2024 Wicked as Elphaba
2024 Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked as Self
2024 Drift as Jacqueline Kamara Producer
2023 Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration as Self
2023 Grandpa Was an Emperor Executive Producer
2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun as Odette Raine
2022 Pinocchio as Blue Fairy
2022 Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms as Self
2021 Needle in a Timestack as Janine Mikkelsen
2021 Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score as Self
2021 Chaos Walking as Hildy
2020 The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
2020 Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway as Performer
2019 Harriet as Harriet Tubman Songs
2019 School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play as Eloise
2019 The Rape of Recy Taylor as Rosa Parks
2019 Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
2018 Widows as Belle
2018 Bad Times at the El Royale as Darlene Sweet
2018 Forbidden
2017 Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees as Self - Presenter
2013 Lift as Lap Dancer