Cynthia Rube (pronounced Ruby) is an American stage, screen and television actress. A Chicago native, she trained at Chicago's Second City while performing on stage in various musical theater productions. Cynthia has trained and performed with The Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade (LA) and is a Second City Graduate. She has filmed over 14 sketches for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and is often cast as the quirky character for both television and film. Cynthia is an avid yogi and is a PMA certified Pilates Instructor with a Stott training background. Cynthia is co-founder and producer for Gordon McCleevy Productions with her husband Ray E Klein. She can be seen performing on stages with the Indy group Indoor Voices (Upright Citizens Brigade (LA).
Born and raised Puerto Rican bi-lingual actress. Trained in Meisner, Chubbuck technique and a member of the Lesly Khan studio in Hollywood. Cynthia has been cast in several films, shorts, TV shows and many commercials and print ads nationally and regionally. Cynthia can work as local hire in CA, GA, and NOLA.
Cynthia Scott-Johnson is a producer and director, known for The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman (2011), For the Love of Their Brother (2016) and Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust (2013).
Cynthia Senek is known for 3% (2016), Deserto Particular (2021) and Temporada de Verão (2022).
Cynthia Shawnee Ho is known for Imani (2023) and DNCE: Cake by the Ocean (2015).
Cynthia Shelmerdine is known for The Greeks (2016).
Dr. Cynthia Smith is the Executive Director of the National Marine Mammal Foundation and Program Manager of the VaquitaCPR conservation project. Her background as a lead veterinarian for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigation made her a perfect fit to co-lead the team of 90 experts from 9 countries to search for and rescue vaquitas. Her essential role in the VaquitaCPR rescue mission is portrayed in the film "Sea of Shadows". Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, the VaquitaCPR Director in Mexico, asked Smith to co-lead the project. Dr. Rojas-Bracho is the world's leading vaquita expert, earning him the name "Mr. Vaquita." She also serves as the lead investigator for a Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative project investigating the high pregnancy failure rate in wild dolphins following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. This work was featured in the documentary series, "Journey to Planet Earth - Dispatches from the Gulf 2." Dr. Smith understands the importance of giving back locally and globally through medical expertise and high-quality science to improve conservation and marine mammal protection efforts world-wide. Smith and her team provide technical, medical, and scientific consultation to help solve problems related to conservation medicine, human-made environmental change, and endangered species recovery.
Cynthia Star is known for Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012) and A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff (2021).
Cynthia Steele is known for Quantum Leap (1989), Final Judgement (1992) and Panic in the Park (1995).
One of TV's finest comedic actresses, Cynthia Stevenson was born in Oakland, California, to Al Stevenson, an upholstery warehouse owner and Gayle Stevenson née Boniface, an editor. She moved north with her mother and brother, Gregory, to Bellevue, Washington and then to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she spent most of her childhood. Cynthia took her first step toward an acting career in the University of Victoria's Phoenix Theatre Program. Cynthia returned to California to complete her training, attending the renowned American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco, and the Drama Studio London at Berkeley. After arriving in Los Angeles, Cynthia found roles with an improv group and in two local theatre productions, one of which was a long-running hit, "The Ladies Room," written and directed by Robin Schiff and produced by Heartaches (1915), which brought Cynthia critical acclaim for her comedic skills. Because of this work, she landed an immediate job on a TV sketch comedy, Off the Wall (1986), where she was featured in 26 episodes. Cynthia quickly built her resume with guest parts on popular sitcoms, including "Max Headroom," "Empty Nest," "The Famous Teddy Z.," "Newhart," Major Dad" and many others. In between came her first starring role as talk show host Jennifer Bass in My Talk Show (1990), an original, offbeat nightly series, described as the "first cult hit" of the 1990s. It proved to be Cynthia's big break, as director Above the Limit (1900) noticed and cast her as Bonnie Sherow opposite star Photographing a Ghost (1898) in the Oscar nominated film The Player (1992). Legendary TV producers Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner chose Cynthia for a recurring guest spot on their iconic hit series Cheers (2011). The producers then tapped her for a co-starring role in their next sitcom Bob (1992) playing the daughter of cartoonist Bob Newhart. That performance, in turn, inspired the same production team to create a new show [link-tt0112006] especially for Cynthia. Co-starring as Hope opposite Jessica Lundy (as Gloria), the talented cast included Tiffani Thiessen and Enrico Colantoni. Whenever talking about her career path, Cynthia has always been quick to point out that it was Cherie and Bill Steinkellner who gave it movement and direction. With a versatility that has moved easily between TV and film, Cynthia had top roles in several 1990's character-driven ensemble features, such as Watch It (1993), produced by David Brown and written and directed by [link-nm0002368]; Forget Paris (1995), written, produced, directed and starring Billy Crystal; Home for the Holidays (1995) produced and directed by Jodie Foster; Live Nude Girls (1995) written and directed by Julianna Lavin and Happiness (1998), written and directed by Love or Riches (1911). In addition she has been a recurring guest on network and cable shows, including "Ally McBeal," "Monk," "Six Feet Under," "According to Jim" and "The L. Word." When Lifetime decided to enter into the half hour comedy business, they tapped Cynthia for the lead role in Susan Beavers' Oh Baby (1998), an innovative, first-person take on single motherhood created by La peau de Torpédo (1970). It ran for two years. She then relocated to Vancouver (known as "Hollywood North") where she starred as the troubled Joy Lass in the long-running Showtime favorite Dead Like Me (2003). While working in Vancouver, Cynthia was featured in several family films, including Agent Cody Banks (2003) and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), plus her repeating role as Jackie Framm in Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) and its five subsequent comedies for Disney, and the TV movie A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) opposite Judy Davis and directed by In Little Italy (1909). Before leaving Canada and returning to Southern California in 2008, Cynthia had a regular role as a feisty female sheriff on ABC's Men in Trees (2006) and also starred in Lifetime TV's Christmas comedy Will You Merry Me? (2008), as well as the films Neverwas (2005), Case 39 (2009), I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009), Jennifer's Body (2009), and the long-awaited Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009). Cynthia's busy roster continues to expand back home with roles in such films as Reunion (2009), Tiger Eyes (2012) and Baja (2018). TV guest appearances have included such popular programs as "Life Unexpected," "Grey's Anatomy," "Off the Map," "Chaos," "Private Practice," "Sleepy Hollow" and "Supergirl," with recurring roles on Your Family or Mine (2015) and How to Get Away with Murder (2014). Cynthia lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and son.