The actress is up for a potential EGOT ahead of this year’s Oscars.
Here are her best performances to date.
Born to Nigerian parents in London, the future star was raised by her mother, Edith.
Credit:Bob Mahoney/HBO; Richard DuCree/National Geographic; Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
(She later named her production company Ediths Daughter.)
Her turn as savant-like private investigator Holly Gibney in HBOs adaptation ofStephen KingsThe Outsideris a remarkable one.
The truth is weirder and more complicated than that, to say the least.
Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking.Courtesy of Lionsgate
Holly has a hyperbrain on the Monk-Sherlock spectrum,EWs critic wrote.
Erivos endearingly unfussy performance shades emotion and curiosity into a role that couldve gone over-the-top.
What was for someone else was never mine in the first place.
Cynthia Erivo in Roar.Apple TV+
kindly believe that I have turned down roles I know I have no business playing.
This role is not one of them.
Enter Callie (Alia Shawkat), a boisterous American tour guide who befriends Jacqueline.
Cynthia Erivo as Holly Gibney in THE OUTSIDER.Bob Mahoney/HBO
Tragically, Paxton died before he could do so.
The film is dedicated to his memory.
The series did face some controversy, namely that the story was toldwithout the support of Franklins family.
Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman in HARRIET.Glen Wilson/Focus Features
I knew that I wanted to be as truthful as possible with this role, Erivo toldPEOPLE in 2021.
The film boasts a star-studded cast, but Erivo was then a newer face for moviegoers.
is what gives the movie not just a different kind of heroine, but a heart.
Cynthia Erivo and Suzy Bemba in DRIFT.Utopia/Courtesy Everett
Her time on screen may be limited, but her portrayal of Belle packs a punch.
I love things like that, Erivo toldVanity Fair.
Theres nothing to be said but because theres nothing to be said, everything is being said.
Cynthia Erivo as Odette Raine in Luther: The Fallen Sun.John Wilson/Netflix
Where Erivo most distinguishes herself is in her close-up acting,EWs critic wrote.
Where to watchWicked:Amazon Prime Video (to buy)
Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha.Richard DuCree/National Geographic
Cynthia Erivo in Bad Times at the El Royale.Kimberley French/Fox
Cynthia Erivo in Widows.Merrick Morton/Fox
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in WICKED.Universal Pictures
