Cynthia Erivo
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
Credits
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Admiral Kaea
- 2025 · Wicked: For Good as Elphaba
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2025 · RoboGobo as The Slink (voice)
- 2024 · Making Wicked as Self
- 2024 · Wicked as Elphaba
- 2024 · Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked as Self
- 2024 · Celebrity Substitute as Self
- 2024 · Simone Biles Rising as Self
- 2024 · Drift as Jacqueline Kamara
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self - Roundtable Talent
- 2023 · Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration as Self
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as Odette Raine
- 2023 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Dr. Ojo (voice)
- 2023 · Poker Face as Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicty Price
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Pinocchio as Blue Fairy
- 2022 · Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms as Self
- 2022 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge as Self
- 2022 · Roar as Ambia
- 2021 · Needle in a Timestack as Janine Mikkelsen
- 2021 · Star Wars: Visions as Kratu (voice)
- 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
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Phone a Friend
- 2020 · The Outsider as Holly Gibney
- 2019 · Harriet as Harriet Tubman
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 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 as
- 2018 · Widows as Belle
- 2018 · Bad Times at the El Royale as Darlene Sweet
- 2018 · Amazing Saturday as Self
- 2018 · The Boss Baby: Back in Business as Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice)
- 2018 · Forbidden as
- 2018 · American Idol as Self
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2017 · Big Mouth as
- 2017 · Genius as Aretha Franklin
- 2017 · Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees as Self - Presenter
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- 2015 · Chewing Gum as Magdalene
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Broad City as Lisa
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2011 · The Voice as Self - Advisor
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1976 · Live from Lincoln Center as Self
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self - Performer
- 1959 · The Grammys as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Raising Wild as
- Future · Talent Show as
- Future · Karoshi as
- Future · Steel as
- 2013 · Lift as Lap Dancer
- Future · Prima Facie as Tessa
- Future · Wicked: Event Special as Self
- Future · Carrier as Raylene
- Future · Blink Speed as