Cynthia Erivo
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1987
Place of birth: Stockwell, London, England, UK
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo MBE(/əˈriːvoʊ/ ə-REE-voh; born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, musician, and songwriter. 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), and her Broadway debut as Celie in the musical revival of The Color Purple (2015–2017). Erivo's work for The Color Purple won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater 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. For reprising her role as Elphaba in Wicked: For Good (2025), she became the first black actress to be nominated twice for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards. 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 and 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.
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Filmography
42 movies · 53 TV shows, newest first
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Bad Fairies
2027NR
Karoshi
2027
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Children of Blood and Bone
2027
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Prima Facie
2026
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Variety’s Power of Women London
2026
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Making Wicked: For Good
2025
5.5
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
9.0
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
6.6
Wicked: For Good
2025
10.0
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025
8.2
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
7.0
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2025
3.9
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
1.0
RoboGobo
2025
8.0
Making Wicked
2024
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Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
2024
7.5
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
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Celebrity Substitute
2024
6.9
Wicked
2024
3.0
Hollywood Black
2024
6.8
Simone Biles Rising
2024
6.1
Drift
2024
10.0
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
2023
2.9
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
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Grandpa Was an Emperor
2023
6.6
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023
7.5
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
7.5
Poker Face
2023
2.6
Sherri
2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
6.3
Pinocchio
2022
9.0
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
2022
6.5
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022
5.6
Roar
2022
5.3
Needle in a Timestack
2021
7.1
Star Wars: Visions
2021
10.0
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
6.5
Chaos Walking
2021
6.3
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
2020
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Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
2020
9.9
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
7.4
The Outsider
2020
7.3
Harriet
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
10.0
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
2019
7.7
The Rape of Recy Taylor
2019
10.0
Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
2019
6.5
Widows
2018
6.8
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
7.6
Amazing Saturday
2018
7.1
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
2018
8.2
Forbidden
2018
6.7
American Idol
2018
7.6
Big Mouth
2017
7.5
Genius
2017
7.6
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
5.2
Quotidien
2016
5.8
To Tell the Truth
2016
6.0
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
7.0
Chewing Gum
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
8.3
Chicken Shop Date
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.1
Broad City
2014NR
Lift
2013
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
5.9
The Voice
2011
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
2005
6.3
Project Runway
2004
6.0
Strictly Come Dancing
2004
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
4.3
The View
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
8.7
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
6.1
Great Performances
1971
8.6
The Grammys
1959
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Tony Awards
1956
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
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Blink Speed
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Talent Show
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Steel
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I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
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Othello
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Carrier
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The Road Home
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Saturation Point
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