After earningan Oscar nomination for playing Harriet Tubman, and right in time for theawards ceremony tomorrow night, we’re now getting our first look at CynthiaErivo playing none other than Aretha Franklin in season three of the NationalGeographic anthology biopic, “Genius.”Read More: ‘McQueen’ Director Brought On To Helm Marianne Faithfull Biopic Starring Lucy BoyntonErivo has provenherself as a breakout performer in a short amount of time, with outstandingroles in “Widows” and “Bad Times at the El Royale,” the last ofwhich also has her use the musical abilities she has used on the stage to earna Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in “The Color Purple”as well as earning a successful career as a singer.Continue reading Cynthia Erivo Becomes The Queen Of Soul In First Teaser For ‘Genius: Aretha’ at The Playlist.
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