Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo is a well-known stage actor, performing in The Colour Purple and Sister Act. She has appeared in films including Bad Times at the El Royale, and Widows.
Cynthia began acting in a 2011 stage production of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. She got her break 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.
The actress ventured into films in 2018, playing roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. Following her portrayal of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet (2019), Cynthia received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also wrote and performed the song “Stand Up” on its soundtrack, for which she got a nomination in the Best Original Song category.
On television, Cynthia had her first role in the British series Chewing Gum (2015). In 2020, she went on to star as investigator Holly Gibney in the HBO miniseries – The Outsider, a television adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. That same year, she launched a production company named Edith’s Daughter as well as signed a deal with media company MRC to develop television projects through the production company.
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Cynthia also appeared in the science fiction film Chaos Walking, based on Patrick Ness’ novel The Knife of Never Letting Go, which was released on 5 March 2021. The actress is not stopping yet. She received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series/ Movie, for her portrayal of American singer Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s anthology series Genius: Aretha (2021).
In her music career, Cynthia has released two songs titled “The Good” and “Glowing Up” to promote her debut studio album, Ch. 1 Vs. 1, which was released in September 2021. In the same month of its release, she joined the jury of the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
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