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Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic

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Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic
Nov 4, 2026 10:50am PT Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic

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@jazzt See All Add us as a Google Preferred Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Cynthia Erivo attends the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala Honoring Cynthia Erivo at Lincoln Center on October 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre) Getty Images for American Ballet

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner Cynthia Erivo has joined the cast of Universal’s upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic and is set to portray Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur.

Jonathan Daviss leads the cast of “Snoop,” which is described as the “definitive biopic of the entertainment mogul and icon,” Snoop Dogg.

Erivo joins the film’s starry ensemble, which also features Myles Bullock Be (as Dr. Dre), Lauren London (Snoop’s late mother, Beverly Tate), Camron Jones (Tupac Shakur), Algee Smith (Warren G), Tre Hale (Suge Knight), Laya DeLeon Hayes (Snoop’s wife, Shante Broadus), Olly Sholotan (Kurupt), Corey Champagne (Nate Dogg) and Jonica Booth (The Lady of Rage).

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