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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 8, 1987
Place of Birth
Stockwell, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Erivo
Cynthia Erivo
3.8 Popularity
Biography
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo(/əˈriːvoʊ/ə-REE-voh; born 8 January 1987) is a British actress and singer. 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). She later made her Broadway debut playing Celie in the musical revival of The Color Purple (2015–2017). Erivo's work for the production won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre 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. 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 as well as 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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Jayne Staplegun (voice)
Bad Fairies
2027
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Admiral Kaea
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
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Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
9.0
Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
6.8
Elphaba
Wicked: For Good
2025
10.0
Self
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025
8.4
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
6.8
Goose (voice)
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2025
5.3
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
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The Slink (voice)
RoboGobo
2025
Credits
Bad Fairies
as Jayne Staplegun (voice)
2027
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Children of Blood and Bone
as Admiral Kaea
2027
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Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self
2025
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The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self
2025
9.0
Wicked: For Good
as Elphaba
2025
6.8
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
as Self
2025
10.0
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
2025
8.4
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
as Goose (voice)
2025
6.8
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
5.3
RoboGobo
as The Slink (voice)
2025
1.0
Making Wicked
as Self
2024
8.0
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
2024
7.5
Celebrity Substitute
as Self
2024
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Wicked
as Elphaba
2024
6.9
Simone Biles Rising
as Self
2024
6.5
Drift
as Jacqueline Kamara
2024
6.7
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self - Roundtable Talent
2023
6.0
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
as Self
2023
10.0
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as Odette Raine
2023
6.6
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Dr. Ojo (voice)
2023
7.7
Poker Face
as Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicty Price
2023
7.5
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
Pinocchio
as Blue Fairy
2022
6.3
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
as Self
2022
9.0
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
as Self
2022
6.7
Roar
as Ambia
2022
5.6
Needle in a Timestack
as Janine Mikkelsen
2021
5.3
Star Wars: Visions
as Kratu (voice)
2021
7.1
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
as Self
2021
10.0
Chaos Walking
as Hildy
2021
6.6
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
2020
6.3
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
as Performer
2020
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Phone a Friend
2020
9.8
The Outsider
as Holly Gibney
2020
7.4
Harriet
as Harriet Tubman
2019
7.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
as Eloise
2019
10.0
The Rape of Recy Taylor
as Rosa Parks
2019
7.8
Cynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
2019
10.0
Widows
as Belle
2018
6.5
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Darlene Sweet
2018
6.8
Amazing Saturday
as Self
2018
7.6
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
as Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice)
2018
7.1
Forbidden
2018
8.2
American Idol
as Self
2018
6.8
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Lie Detector
as Self
2018
5.5
Big Mouth
2017
7.6
Genius
as Aretha Franklin
2017
7.5
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
as Self - Presenter
2017
7.6
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
2016
5.4
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.2
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self
2016
5.9
Chewing Gum
as Magdalene
2015
7.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest
2014
6.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Broad City
as Lisa
2014
7.1
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Lift
as Lap Dancer
2013
0.0
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
7.3
The Voice
as Self - Advisor
2011
5.9
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest
2005
6.1
Project Runway
as Self - Guest
2004
6.2
Strictly Come Dancing
as Self - Guest Mentor
2004
5.9
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
5.5
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Live from Lincoln Center
as Self
1976
8.6
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Great Performances
as Self - Performer
1971
5.8
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.6
Tony Awards
as Self - Host / Self - Performer
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
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Karoshi
N/A
0.0
🎬
Blink Speed
N/A
0.0
🎬
Steel
N/A
0.0
🎬
Othello
as Emilia
N/A
0.0
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Raising Wild
N/A
0.0
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Talent Show
N/A
0.0
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Prima Facie
as Tessa
N/A
0.0
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
as Chenice
N/A
0.0