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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 8, 1987
Place of Birth
Stockwell, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Erivo
- سینتیا اریوو
Cynthia Erivo
2.9 Popularity
Biography
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo (born January 8, 1987) is a British actress and singer who first gained recognition for her lead role as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, earning a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. She transitioned to film with Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and Widows (2018) before portraying Harriet Tubman in Harriet (2019), a performance that earned her nominations at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also co-wrote and performed the film’s song Stand Up, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. On television, Erivo starred in The Outsider (2020) and portrayed Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha (2021), receiving nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2024, she starred as Elphaba in Wicked, the film adaptation of the stage musical, earning awards nominations at the Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards.
Known For
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Admiral Kaea
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
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Elphaba
Wicked: For Good
2025
9.0
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
0.0
The Slink (voice)
RoboGobo
2025
8.0
Making Wicked
2024
6.9
Elphaba
Wicked
2024
7.5
Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
0.0
Self
Celebrity Substitute
2024
7.4
Self
Simone Biles Rising
2024
6.7
Jacqueline Kamara
Drift
2024
Credits
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Children of Blood and Bone
as Admiral Kaea
2027
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Wicked: For Good
as Elphaba
2025
0.0
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
9.0
RoboGobo
as The Slink (voice)
2025
0.0
Making Wicked
2024
8.0
Wicked
as Elphaba
2024
6.9
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
2024
7.5
Celebrity Substitute
as Self
2024
0.0
Simone Biles Rising
as Self
2024
7.4
Drift
as Jacqueline Kamara
2024
6.7
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self - Roundtable Talent
2023
7.0
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration
as Self
2023
10.0
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as Odette Raine
2023
6.7
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Dr. Ojo (voice)
2023
7.9
Poker Face
as Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicty Price
2023
7.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
6.4
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
4.2
Pinocchio
as Blue Fairy
2022
6.3
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
as Self
2022
9.0
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
as Self
2022
6.6
Roar
as Ambia
2022
5.7
Needle in a Timestack
as Janine Mikkelsen
2021
5.3
Star Wars: Visions
as Kratu (voice)
2021
7.2
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
as Self
2021
10.0
Chaos Walking
as Hildy
2021
6.6
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
2020
6.3
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
as Performer
2020
0.0
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Phone a Friend
2020
9.7
The Outsider
as Holly Gibney
2020
7.4
Harriet
as Harriet Tubman
2019
7.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.4
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
as Eloise
2019
10.0
The Rape of Recy Taylor
as Rosa Parks
2019
7.8
Cynthia Erivo in Concert
2019
10.0
Widows
as Belle
2018
6.5
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Darlene Sweet
2018
6.8
Amazing Saturday
as Self
2018
7.3
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
as Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice)
2018
7.1
Forbidden
2018
8.2
American Idol
as Self
2018
6.8
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Lie Detector
as Self
2018
10.0
Big Mouth
2017
7.7
Genius
as Aretha Franklin
2017
7.7
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
as Self - Presenter
2017
7.6
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.2
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self
2016
5.9
Chewing Gum
as Magdalene
2015
7.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.4
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest
2014
0.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.8
Broad City
as Lisa
2014
7.1
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Lift
as Lap Dancer
2013
0.0
The Voice
as Self - Advisor
2011
5.9
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.5
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.5
Live from Lincoln Center
as Self
1976
8.6
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Great Performances
as Self - Performer
1971
5.3
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.7
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.0
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Raising Wild
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Prima Facie
as Tessa
N/A
0.0
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Karoshi
N/A
0.0
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Talent Show
N/A
0.0
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Blink Speed
N/A
0.0
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Steel
N/A
0.0
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Carrier
as Raylene
N/A
0.0
Wicked: Event Special
as Self
N/A
0.0