Cynthia Erivo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1987 (age 39)
- Birthplace
- Stockwell, London, England, UK
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
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Filmography
Blink Speed
Movie
Talent Show
Movie
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
Movie · as Chenice
Othello
Movie · as Emilia
Carrier
Movie · as Raylene
The Road Home
Movie · as Miriam 'Mama Africa' Makeba
Children of Blood and Bone
Movie · as Admiral Kaea
Karōshi
Movie
Bad Fairies
Movie · as Jayne Staplegun (voice)
Snoop
Movie · as Afeni Shakur
Prima Facie
Movie · as Tessa Ensler
Variety’s Power of Women London
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live UK
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Wicked: For Good
Movie · as Elphaba
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie · as Self
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Movie · as Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Movie · as Self
Making Wicked: For Good
Movie · as Self
RoboGobo
TV · as The Slink (voice) · 50 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
TV · as Goose (voice) · 3 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Drift
Movie · as Jacqueline Kamara
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie · as Self
Wicked
Movie · as Elphaba
Making Wicked
Movie · as Self
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie · as Self
Simone Biles Rising
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Celebrity Substitute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Movie · as Odette Raine
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
Movie · as Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self - Roundtable Talent · 1 ep
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV · as Dr. Ojo (voice) · 1 ep
Poker Face
TV · as Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicity Price · 1 ep
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
Movie · as Self
Pinocchio
Movie · as Blue Fairy
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Roar
TV · as Ambia · 1 ep
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chaos Walking
Movie · as Hildy
Needle in a Timestack
Movie · as Janine Mikkelsen
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: Visions
TV · as Kratu (voice) · 1 ep
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
Movie · as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
Movie · as Performer
The Outsider
TV · as Holly Gibney · 10 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Phone a Friend · 1 ep
Harriet
Movie · as Harriet Tubman
The Rape of Recy Taylor
Movie · as Rosa Parks
Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
Movie
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Movie · as Eloise
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Widows
Movie · as Belle
Bad Times at the El Royale
Movie · as Darlene Sweet
Forbidden
Movie
American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Amazing Saturday
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
TV · as Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice) · 13 eps
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Genius
TV · as Aretha Franklin · 8 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as Missy's Vagina (voice) · 1 ep
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps
Quotidien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chewing Gum
TV · as Magdalene · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Broad City
TV · as Lisa · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Chicken Shop Date
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Lift
Movie · as Lap Dancer
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Voice
TV · as Self - Advisor · 3 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Project Runway
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Strictly Come Dancing
TV · as Self - Guest Mentor · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Live from Lincoln Center
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep