Actress and singer, Cynthia Erivo can join the select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winning artists
At 37 years old, Cynthia Erivo is one Oscar away from becoming an EGOT, a title given to artists who have won the four biggest entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Protagonist of the cinematic musical Wickedone of the most anticipated films of the year, Cynthia is one of the bets for the 2025 Oscar for her performance as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.
Based on the acclaimed Broadway musical, WickedIt opened in theaters on November 21 and has already broken box office records, becoming the most-watched film based on a musical of all time. In addition to Cynthia, the cast includes Ariana Grande in the role of Glindathe Good Witch.
Cynthia has already accumulated three of the four prizes needed to reach the EGOT. In 2016, she won the Tony Award Best Actress for the musical The Color Purple. In 2017, he took the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album for the same work and a Daytime Emmy Award for a presentation at the Today Show.
The actress
Daughter of Nigerian immigrants and raised in London, Cynthia took a long journey to Oz. She grew up in a modest home, her mother worked as a nurse, while her father left the family when she was 16. Initially, Cynthia studied musical psychology, but abandoned her studies when she was accepted into the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Queer and bisexualCynthia uses her visibility to promote inclusion and diversity, being an inspiration on and off screen.
Source: Rollingstone
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