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 ...
Wicked: For Good
2025
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
Wicked
2024
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
Chaos Walking
2021
Harriet
2019
Widows
2018
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
2023
The Rape of Recy Taylor
2019
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
Needle in a Timestack
2021
Making Wicked
2024
Pinocchio
2022
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
2020
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
2020
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
2022
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
Bad Fairies
2027
Drift
2024
Forbidden
2018
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025
Making Wicked: For Good
2025
Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
2019
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
N/A
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
2019