Cynthia Erivo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Female
Birthday
1987-01-08 (38 years old)
Place of Birth
Stockwell, London, England, UK
Cynthia Erivo
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Erivo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
Great Performances
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Amazing Saturday
Tony Awards
Sherri
The Voice
Golden Globe Awards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Project Runway
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Wicked
Big Mouth
Strictly Come Dancing
Wicked: For Good
Poker Face
Star Wars: Visions
Genius
Live from Lincoln Center
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Broad City
The Oscars
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Roar
To Tell the Truth
The Outsider
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Lie Detector
American Idol
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
Chicken Shop Date
Pinocchio
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Number One on the Call Sheet
RoboGobo
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
Chaos Walking
Widows
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Harriet
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Chewing Gum
Bad Times at the El Royale
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Karoshi
Needle in a Timestack
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
Bad Fairies
Children of Blood and Bone
Making Wicked
Lift
Drift
The Rape of Recy Taylor
Simone Biles Rising
Talent Show
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Prima Facie
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Celebrity Substitute
Steel
Forbidden
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Raising Wild
The Grammys
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
Blink Speed
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
