Cynthia Erivo

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 Geographics anthology series Genius Aretha 2021 Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Erivo licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia