
Cynthia Erivo
Highest Rated: 100% Grandpa Was an Emperor (2021)
Lowest Rated: 22% Chaos Walking (2021)
Birthday: Jan 8, 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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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wicked | Elphaba (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pinocchio | Blue Fairy (Character) | - | 2022 |
36% | 58% | Needle in a Timestack | Janine (Character) | - | 2021 |
22% | 71% | Chaos Walking | Hildy (Character) | $13.3M | 2021 |
100% | No Score Yet | Grandpa Was an Emperor | Executive Producer | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wicked in Concert | Music Performer | - | 2021 |
73% | 97% | Harriet | Harriet Tubman (Character) | $43.0M | 2019 |
91% | 61% | Widows | Belle (Character) | $42.4M | 2018 |
74% | 73% | Bad Times at the El Royale | Darlene Sweet (Character) | $17.8M | 2018 |
95% | 64% | The Rape of Recy Taylor | Rosa Parks (Character) | - | 2017 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2022 |
71% | 34% | Roar | Ambia (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 53% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Music Performer | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 8% | The View | Guest | 2016 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today |
Music Performer, Guest |
2018-2019 2021 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert |
Music Performer, Guest |
2016 2019 2021 |
70% | 57% | Genius | Aretha Franklin (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul of a Nation | Music Performer | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 25% | The Daily Show With Trevor Noah | Guest | 2016 2021 |
No Score Yet | 10% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Music Performer | 2020 |
68% | 0% | American Idol | Music Performer | 2019-2020 |
91% | 83% | The Outsider | Holly Gibney (Character) | 2020 |
43% | 38% | The Academy Awards | Music Performer | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS This Morning | Guest | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live From Lincoln Center | Music Performer | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 70% | 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 |
38% | 78% | Maya & Marty | Music Performer | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Theater Talk | Guest | 2016 |
69% | 79% | Mr. Selfridge on Masterpiece | Alberta Hunter (Character) | 2016 |