Cindy Busby

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Cindy Busby
Born (1983-03-18) March 18, 1983 (age 41)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Chris Boyd
(m. 2020)
Website www.cindybusby.com

Cindy Busby (born March 18, 1983) is a Canadian actress and singer. [1] She portrayed Ashley Stanton on Heartland , [2] [3] and has played many roles in Hallmark movies, including Marrying Mr. Darcy, Follow Me to Daisy Hills, and Warming Up to You. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Early life and education

Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Busby always dreamed of becoming an actress. [9] From the time she was a child, she loved performing for an audience and throughout her elementary school and high school years, she devoted herself to every theater school production. Upon graduating from high school, Busby was accepted into the Professional Theater Program at Dawson College in Montreal and was admitted from among hundreds of applicants.

Career

Starting out in theater in 2005, she crossed into television and film and was given her first lead in the story of the Canadian medical hero Norman Bethune in the television series Bethune, which filmed in rural China for two and a half months and attracted several million viewers. In 2006, Busby played a supporting lead in the Lifetime original film A Life Interrupted opposite Lea Thompson and also landed a series regular role on the series Heartland when she was cast as Ashley Stanton, [10] [11] a rich, self-righteous, competitive horseback rider. The series has been nominated for several Gemini Awards as well as winning a Directors Guild of Canada prize and became one of the most popular shows on Canadian television. [12]

In 2008 and 2009, Busby first landed the lead antagonist in the film Picture This alongside Ashley Tisdale, Shenae Grimes, and Kevin Pollak and appeared on the hit CW series The Vampire Diaries . In 2011, she appeared on the big screen in Fox 2000 Pictures' The Big Year , in which she was seen opposite Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson. [13]

In 2012, Busby filmed guest starring roles on the CW shows Supernatural , The L.A. Complex , and The Secret Circle . She was also seen as a lead in the SyFy movie of the week, Mega Cyclone, and more recently, was seen in 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded as the wife of WWE wrestler Randy Orton, [14] in The Wedding Chapel playing a young Shelley Long, and in Hallmark Channel's Lucky in Love opposite Jessica Szhor.

Busby has been seen guest starring on USA's Rush , TNT's Proof and recurred on Hallmark Channel's Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove . She starred in the independent films The Circle and 40 Below and Falling and was cast as the lead in A Puppy for Christmas. She also appeared in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original, Hailey Dean Mystery: Murder, With Love. [15]

Personal life

In December 2020, Busby married producer Chris Boyd after four years of dating. [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005La derniere incarnationFemme line-up
2006Thrill of the KillAmberTV movie
2007 A Life Interrupted Crystal SmithTV movie
2008 Picture This Lisa CrossTV movie
2009 Dead like Me: Life After Death JennyVideo
Hostile Makeover MontanaTV movie
Free Fall Flirt de P-A
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love AmyVideo
2010 Let the Game Begin Sarah
Diary of a Wimpy Kid '80s Popular Girl
A Heartland ChristmasAshley StantonTV movie
2011 Behemoth Grace WalshTV movie
Ghost StormDaisyTV movie
Mega CycloneSusanTV movie
The Big Year Susie
2013The Wedding ChapelYoung Jeanie
12 Rounds 2: Reloaded Sarah Malloy
2014Lucky in LoveBrookeTV movie
Bad CityLuscious
GreenwoodBethShort
2015A Frosty AffairCindiTV movie
White Raven Janet
2016Unleashing Mr. DarcyElizabeth ScottTV movie
Hailey Dean Mystery: Murder, With LoveAmandaTV movie
A Puppy for ChristmasNoelleTV movie
2017Betting on the BrideJulie BanningTV movie
Runaway Christmas BrideKate PaulsonTV movie
Hailey Dean Mystery: Deadly EstateAmandaTV movie
2018Autumn StablesAutumn CarlisleTV movie
Royal Hearts Kelly PavlikTV movie
The Wrong Daughter KateTV movie
Marrying Mr. DarcyElizabeth ScottTV movie
Christmas CupcakesGina RemoTV movie
A Christmas in Royal FashionKristinTV movie
2019The Killer DownstairsAlison PetersTV movie
My Mom's Letter from HeavenLibby JohnsonTV movie
My Boyfriend's Back: Wedding March 5AnnaliseTV movie
The Wrong Stepmother MaddieTV movie
A Godwink Christmas: Meant For LoveAliceTV movie
2020Welcome to the CircleRebekah
Love in the ForecastLeah WaddellTV movie
Romance in the AirEden ClarkTV movie
Romance on the Menu Caroline Wilson
Follow Me to Daisy HillsJo MasonTV movie
2021Chasing WaterfallsAmy AtwaterTV movie
My Husband's Killer GirlfriendLeahTV movie
Honey GirlsWanda
Love in ActionKate WolfeTV movie
The Holiday TrainDanielle PrescottTV movie
Joy for ChristmasHolly SilverTV movie
2022Marry Me in YosemiteZoe BestTV movie
Crown Prince of ChristmasMadison LittleTV movie
2023Love in Zion National: A National Park RomanceLaurenTV movie
Everything ChristmasLori-Jo 'LJ'TV movie
2024A Whitewater RomanceMaya AlvaroTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Undressed ChristineRecurring Cast: Season 6
2004 15/Love -Episode: "The French Deception"
2006BethuneLisaEpisode: "Part I & II"
2007 Superstorm TaniaEpisode: "Part I"
Durham County TrishaEpisode: "The Lady of the Lake"
Killer Wave Grad StudentEpisode: "Part I & II"
St. Urbain's Horseman Girl #1Episode: "Part I & II"
2007–14 Heartland Ashley StantonMain Cast: Season 1-4, Recurring Cast: Season 7
2009 The Vampire Diaries Brooke FentonEpisode: "Pilot"
2011–13 Supernatural Jenny KleinGuest Cast: Season 7-8
2012 The Secret Circle Sara ArmstrongEpisode: "Witness"
The L.A. Complex MandiEpisode: "Home"
Mr. Young Mrs. ClauseEpisode: "Mr. Elf"
2013 Psych LeecyEpisode: "Nip and Suck It!"
2014 The Tomorrow People Sexy Med TechEpisode: "Modus Vivendi" & "A Sort of Homecoming"
Rush HannahEpisode: "Pilot"
2014–15 Cedar Cove Rebecca JenningsRecurring Cast: Season 2, Main Cast: Season 3
2015 Proof Ava WalkerEpisode: "Reborn"
2017 When Calls the Heart Marlise BennettRecurring Cast: Season 4
Somewhere Between Marie-Claude DeKizerRecurring Cast
Date My Dad StephanieMain Cast [17]
2019Bachelor DaddiesRachelRecurring Cast
V.C. Andrews' HeavenJillianEpisode: "Web of Dreams"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009The Vampire Diaries: A Darker TruthBrooke FentonEpisode: "A Darker Truth Part 3"

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