Cynthia Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Grammy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Erivo began acting in a 2011 stage production of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. She gained recognition 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. Erivo ventured into films in 2018, playing roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. For her portrayal of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet (2019), Erivo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she also wrote and performed the song "Stand Up" on its soundtrack, which garnered her a nomination in the Best Original Song category. On television, Erivo had her first role in the British series Chewing Gum (2015). She went on to star in the crime drama miniseries The Outsider (2020), and received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of American singer Aretha Franklin in National Geographic's anthology series Genius: Aretha (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Erivo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Luther: The Fallen Sun
(DCI Odette Raine)
Wicked
(Elphaba)
Blink Speed
Prima Facie
(Tessa)
Wicked Part Two
(Elphaba)
Drift
(Jacqueline Kamara)
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
(Self)
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration
(Self)
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
(Self)
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
(Turtleneck Superstar (voice))
Widows
(Belle)
Chaos Walking
(Hildy)
Bad Times at the El Royale
(Darlene Sweet)
Harriet
(Harriet Tubman)
Needle in a Timestack
(Janine Mikkelsen)
Forbidden
The Rape of Recy Taylor
(Rosa Parks)
Cynthia Erivo in Concert
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
(Self - Presenter)
Talent Show
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
(Eloise)
Pinocchio
(Blue Fairy)
Carrier
(Raylene)
Steel
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
(Self)
Lift
(Lap Dancer)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
(Self)
The View
(Self - Guest)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Great Performances
(Self - Performer)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Star Wars: Visions
(Kratu (voice))
The Daily Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
(Self)
To Tell the Truth
(Self - Panelist)
The Grammy Awards
(Self)
Roar
(Ambia)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sherri
(Self - Guest)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self - Roundtable Talent)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Broad City
(Lisa)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
(Dr. Akonam Ojo (voice))
American Idol
(Self)
Raising Wild
The Outsider
(Holly Gibney)
RuPaul's Drag Race
(Self - Judge)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
Chewing Gum
(Magdalene)
The Oscars
(Self - Presenter)
Genius
(Aretha Franklin)
Live from Lincoln Center
(Self)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
(Self - Phone a Friend)
Simone Biles Rising
(Self)
Lie Detector
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Amazing Saturday
(Self)