Cynthia McWilliams

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Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
Born
Education DePaul University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actress and voice over artist
Years active2005–present
Website cynthiakayemcwilliams.com

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series Real Husbands of Hollywood , Prison Break , and Nashville .

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Life and career

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to United States, raised primarily in Kansas City, Kansas. [1] She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago and later moved to Los Angeles, California. [1] In 2005, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams landed the recurring role as Kacee Franklin, C-Note's wife, in the Fox drama series, Prison Break . The following year, she appeared in the film The Lake House , and later co-starred in the independent films Of Boys and Men and One Small Hitch. [1]

In 2011, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the short-lived Fox crime-drama series, The Chicago Code as Lilly Beauchamp. She had a voice role as Misty Knight in the 2013 video game Marvel Heroes . In 2013, she began appearing in the recurring role of attorney Trina Shaw in the BET comedy series, Real Husbands of Hollywood . In 2015, after a decade of playing supporting roles, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams won the leading role in the NBC drama pilot, Love Is a Four Letter Word. [2] [3]

In 2015, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the video game Halo 5: Guardians as Spartan Holly Tanaka.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Lake House Vanessa
2008Of Boys and MenJori
2013 One Small Hitch Risa
Love Will Keep Us TogetherBrenTelevision film
The Starving Games Additional voices
2014In God's HandsVivicaTelevision film
2015 Bilal: A New Breed of Hero HamamaVoice
2017The Labyrinth-
2019Twas the Chaos before ChristmasJayla MitchellTelevision film
2020 Upside-Down Magic Professor ArgonTelevision film [4]
2023 Hard Miles Haddie
2023 Merry Little Batman Vicki Vale, Phone Operator, Angry Shopper, BandleaderVoice; direct-to-streaming film [5]
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three Dr. Beth Chapel, Cheetah Voice; Direct-to-Video [6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–07 Prison Break Kacee FranklinRecurring Cast: Season 1-2
2011 The Chicago Code Lilly BeauchampRecurring Cast
2013–16 Real Husbands of Hollywood Trina ShawMain Cast
2014 The Exes LeilaEpisode: "Bachelor Party"
Almost HomeShannonRecurring Cast: Season 2
Survivor's Remorse Eva Robles2 episodes
2014–17 Clarence Additional voices
2015Surviving...ShaylaMain Cast
We Bare Bears Additional voices2 episodes
Nashville Gabriella ManningRecurring Cast: Season 4
2016 The Odd Couple AlexisEpisode: "The Ex-Factor"
2017 The New Edition Story Sherry CarterEpisode: "Part 3"
Tales from Apartment 8CynthiaEpisode: "Hamilton"
2017–21 Bosch Detective Joan BennettGuest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 6-7
2018–19 Prince of Peoria Regina JacksonMain Cast
2021 Coyote Holly VincentMain Cast
2021, 2023 What If...? Gamora Voice, 2 episodes: "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?"
2022 Real Husbands of Hollywood Trina ShawMain Cast
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey SensiaMain Cast
Bosch: Legacy Detective Joan BennettRecurring Cast
The Tam and Kevin ShowLorraineEpisode: "Karens"
Bee and PuppyCat Ms. CoffeeVoice, episode: "Why Don't You Help Me"
2023–present Average Joe Cathy MontgomeryMain Cast

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2009 League of Legends Senna
2013 Marvel Heroes Misty Knight
2014 Infamous Second Son Additional voices
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Additional voices
2015 Halo 5: Guardians Holly TanakaVoice and motion capture
2016 Skylanders: Imaginators Barbella
2018 Far Cry 5 Resistance Soldier
State of Decay 2 Keesha Green
2019 League of Legends Senna
2020 Legends of Runeterra Senna
Valorant Announcer
Disintegration Hayden (Female)
Tell Me Why Officer Wilson/Kendra Harris-Guidry
Cyberpunk 2077 T-BugUncredited
2023 Starfield Hadrian Sanon

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