Cynthia Erivo 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 few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award, winning all but the Oscar. Erivo was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2026 New Year Honours for services to music and drama. Erivo made her West End debut in the stage musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and her Broadway debut as Celie in the musical revival of The Color Purple. 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 and Elphaba in Wicked, as well as a nomination for Best Original Song for the song "Stand Up" from the former. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
