Cynthia Erivo
Acting
Born: Jan 08, 1987
From: Stockwell, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children of Blood and Bone | Admiral Kaea | 2027 | — |
| Wicked: For Good | Elphaba | 2025 | 6.625 |
| Wicked: One Wonderful Night | Self | 2025 | 8.0 |
| Drift | Jacqueline Kamara | 2024 | 6.4 |
| Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked | Self | 2024 | 7.5 |
| Wicked | Elphaba | 2024 | 6.907 |
| Making Wicked | Self | 2024 | 8.0 |
| Luther: The Fallen Sun | Odette Raine | 2023 | 6.635 |
| Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration | Self | 2023 | 10.0 |
| Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms | Self | 2022 | 9.0 |
| Pinocchio | Blue Fairy | 2022 | 6.293 |
| Chaos Walking | Hildy | 2021 | 6.552 |
| Needle in a Timestack | Janine Mikkelsen | 2021 | 5.3 |
| Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score | Self | 2021 | 10.0 |
| The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! | Turtleneck Superstar (voice) | 2020 | 6.3 |
| Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway | Performer | 2020 | — |
| Harriet | Harriet Tubman | 2019 | 7.312 |
| The Rape of Recy Taylor | Rosa Parks | 2019 | 7.8 |
| Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center | 2019 | 10.0 | |
| School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play | Eloise | 2019 | 10.0 |
| Widows | Belle | 2018 | 6.488 |
| Bad Times at the El Royale | Darlene Sweet | 2018 | 6.846 |
| Forbidden | 2018 | 8.2 | |
| Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees | Self - Presenter | 2017 | 7.6 |
| Lift | Lap Dancer | 2013 | — |
| Blink Speed | — | ||
| Prima Facie | Tessa Ensler | — | |
| Talent Show | — | ||
| Steel | — | ||
| Karoshi | — | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1987 |
| From | Stockwell, London, England, … |