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Cynthia Erivo

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 Geographic's anthology series Genius: Aretha (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Erivo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1987-01-08

Birth Place

Stockwell, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

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Amazing Saturday

2018

8.0

TV
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American Idol

2018

6.8

TV
Bad Times at the El Royale

Bad Times at the El Royale

2018

6.8

Movie
Blink Speed

Blink Speed

0.0

Movie
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Broad City

2014

7.2

TV
Carrier

Carrier

0.0

Movie
Chaos Walking

Chaos Walking

2021

6.6

Movie
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Chewing Gum

2015

7.3

TV
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration

Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration

2023

0.0

Movie
Cynthia Erivo in Concert

Cynthia Erivo in Concert

2019

0.0

Movie
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms

2022

8.0

Movie
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

2024

8.6

Movie
Drift

Drift

2024

6.5

Movie
Forbidden

Forbidden

2018

8.2

Movie
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016

5.9

TV
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Genius

2017

7.8

TV
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Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Harriet

Harriet

2019

7.3

Movie
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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
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Lie Detector

2018

0.0

TV
Lift

Lift

2013

0.0

Movie
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Live from Lincoln Center

1976

8.5

TV
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

6.7

Movie
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Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

7.6

TV
Needle in a Timestack

Needle in a Timestack

2021

5.4

Movie
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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023

7.0

TV
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2022

6.3

Movie
Prima Facie

Prima Facie

0.0

Movie
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Raising Wild

0.0

TV
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Roar

2022

5.7

TV
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Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

2022

6.6

TV
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RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

7.5

TV
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

2019

10.0

Movie
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Sherri

2022

4.2

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Simone Biles Rising

2024

7.7

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Star Wars: Visions

2021

7.2

TV
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

2017

7.0

Movie
Steel

Steel

0.0

Movie
Talent Show

Talent Show

0.0

Movie
The 98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

2024

7.5

Movie
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
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The Boss Baby: Back in Business

2018

7.1

TV
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

2020

6.3

Movie
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The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
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The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

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The Grammy Awards

1959

7.7

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
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The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
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The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
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The Outsider

2020

7.4

TV
The Rape of Recy Taylor

The Rape of Recy Taylor

2019

7.4

Movie
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
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To Tell the Truth

2016

6.0

TV
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2020

9.5

TV
Wicked

Wicked

2024

7.5

Movie
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

2021

10.0

Movie
Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

2025

0.0

Movie
Wicked: On Set with Jon Chu

Wicked: On Set with Jon Chu

0.0

Movie
Widows

Widows

2018

6.5

Movie