
Cynthia Erivo
Highest Rated: 94% The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
Lowest Rated: 23% Chaos Walking (2021)
Birthday: Jan 08, 1987
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Born in 1987 to Nigerian immigrants in London, Cynthia Erivo started performing on stage as an 11 year-old and had some success, starring as Juliet in the Young Vic youth production of "Romeo & Juliet" at age 15 in addition to appearing in a number of commercials. In college, she was set to study music psychology, but an encounter with her Young Vic director convinced her to stick with it and train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 2011, she played Deloris Van Cartier, the lead character in the U.K. tour of the musical "Sister Act" based on the 1992 film of the same name, starring Whoopi Goldberg in the role. Ironically, the role led to another staged musical version of a character created by Goldberg, when Erivo played the role of Celie Harris in the 2013 London production of "The Color Purple," a role originated by Goldberg in the 1985 filmed version. In 2015, Erivo was the only member of the British cast to come with the show to Broadway, playing the same role to much acclaim, with Jennifer Hudson in the lead role. She followed this stage success with a recurring role in the historical drama "Mr. Selfridge" (PBS/ITV, 2013-). Her breakthrough film roles came in the quirky drama "Bad Times at the El Royale" (2018) and Steve McQueen's collaboration with Gillian Flynn, "Widows" (2018).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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23% | 74% | Chaos Walking | Hildy (Character) | - | 2021 |
73% | 97% | Harriet | Harriet Tubman (Character) | $43M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Needle in a Timestack | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
91% | 61% | Widows | Belle (Character) | $42.4M | 2018 |
75% | 73% | Bad Times at the El Royale | Darlene Sweet (Character) | $17.8M | 2018 |
94% | 64% | The Rape of Recy Taylor | Rosa Parks (Character) | - | 2017 |
TV
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70% | 58% | Genius | Aretha Franklin (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Guest | 2021 2019 |
No Score Yet | 40% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert |
Music Performer, Guest |
2021 2019 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Music Performer | 2020 |
68% | No Score Yet | American Idol | Music Performer | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Music Performer | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outsider | Holly Gibney (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today |
Music Performer, Guest |
2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Studios.TV | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS This Morning | Guest | 2019 2017 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today 3rd Hour | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live From Lincoln Center | Music Performer | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Project Runway All Stars | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Give | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Trevor Noah | Guest | 2016 |
38% | 77% | Maya & Marty | Music Performer | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Theater Talk | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Our World With Black Enterprise | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | FREE HBO: The Outsider | Holly Gibney (Character) |
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