Acting · Stockwell, London, England, UK · Born January 8, 1987
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.
MovieBad Fairies
2027
as Jayne Staplegun (voice)
Karoshi
2027
MovieChildren of Blood and Bone
2027
as Admiral Kaea
MoviePrima Facie
2026
as Tessa Ensler
MovieVariety’s Power of Women London
2026
as Self
MovieMaking Wicked: For Good
2025
as Self
TVVariety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
as Self
MovieThe 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
as Self
MovieWicked: For Good
2025
as Elphaba
MovieWicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025
as Self
MovieWicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
as Self
TVE.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2025
as Goose (voice)
TVNumber One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
TVRoboGobo
2025
as The Slink (voice)
MovieMaking Wicked
2024
as Self
MovieHenry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
2024
as Self
MovieDefying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
as Self
TVCelebrity Substitute
2024
as Self
MovieWicked
2024
as Elphaba
TVHollywood Black
2024
as Self
TVSimone Biles Rising
2024
as Self
MovieDrift
2024
as Jacqueline Kamara
MovieCynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
2023
as Self
TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self - Roundtable Talent
MovieLuther: The Fallen Sun
2023
as Odette Raine
TVMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Dr. Ojo (voice)
TVPoker Face
2023
as Amber / Delia / Cece / Bebe Kazinsky / Felicity Price
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
MoviePinocchio
2022
as Blue Fairy
MovieCynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
2022
as Self
TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022
as Self
TVRoar
2022
as Ambia
MovieNeedle in a Timestack
2021
as Janine Mikkelsen
TVStar Wars: Visions
2021
as Kratu (voice)
MovieWicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
as Self
MovieChaos Walking
2021
as Hildy
MovieThe Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
2020
as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
MovieShoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
2020
as Performer
TVWho Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Phone a Friend
TVThe Outsider
2020
as Holly Gibney
MovieHarriet
2019
as Harriet Tubman
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieSchool Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
2019
as Eloise
MovieThe Rape of Recy Taylor
2019
as Rosa Parks
MovieCynthia Erivo: Live from Lincoln Center
2019
MovieWidows
2018
as Belle
MovieBad Times at the El Royale
2018
as Darlene Sweet
TVAmazing Saturday
2018
as Self
TVThe Boss Baby: Back in Business
2018
as Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby (voice)
MovieForbidden
2018
TVAmerican Idol
2018
as Self
TVBig Mouth
2017
TVGenius
2017
as Aretha Franklin
MovieStayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self - Presenter
TVQuotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
TVFull Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
as Self
TVChewing Gum
2015
as Magdalene
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVChicken Shop Date
2014
as Self - Guest
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TVBroad City
2014
as Lisa
Lift
2013
as Lap Dancer
TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TVThe Voice
2011
as Self - Advisor
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Guest
TVProject Runway
2004
as Self - Guest
TVStrictly Come Dancing
2004
as Self - Guest Mentor
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVLive from Lincoln Center
1976
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self - Performer
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Blink Speed
Talent Show
Steel
MovieI Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
as Chenice
Othello
as Emilia
Carrier
as Raylene
The Road Home
as Miriam ‘Mama Africa’ Makeba
