Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 08, 1987
Place of Birth
Stockwell, London, England, UK
Credits
95 titles
Cynthia Erivo
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Bad Fairies
Jayne Staplegun (voice)
Karoshi
Children of Blood and Bone
Admiral Kaea
Prima Facie
Tessa Ensler
Variety’s Power of Women London
Self
Making Wicked: For Good
Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Self
Wicked: For Good
Elphaba
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Goose (voice)
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
RoboGobo
The Slink (voice)
Making Wicked
Self
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
Celebrity Substitute
Self
Wicked
Elphaba
Hollywood Black
Self
Simone Biles Rising
Self
Drift
Jacqueline Kamara
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self - Roundtable Talent
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
Self
Grandpa Was an Emperor
Executive Producer
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Odette Raine
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Dr. Ojo (voice)
Poker Face
Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicity Price
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Pinocchio
Blue Fairy
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Self
Roar
Ambia
Needle in a Timestack
Janine Mikkelsen
Star Wars: Visions
Kratu (voice)
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Self
Chaos Walking
Hildy
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
Performer
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Phone a Friend
The Outsider
Holly Gibney
Harriet
Harriet Tubman
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Eloise
The Rape of Recy Taylor
Rosa Parks
Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
Widows
Belle
Bad Times at the El Royale
Darlene Sweet
Amazing Saturday
Self