Cynthia Preston | |
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Born | [1] | May 18, 1968
Other names | Cyndy Preston |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | Kyle Martin (m. 2000;div. 2012) |
Website | www |
Cynthia Preston, sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston (born May 18, 1968), is a Canadian actress.
Preston was born in Toronto, Ontario. She made her screen debut in the 1986 television film Miles to Go... playing Jill Clayburgh' daughter. [1] She appeared in a number of Canadian television dramas the following years, include Night Heat , Diamonds , The Hitchhiker , and Street Legal . She played the female leading roles in horror films Pin (1988), The Brain (1988), and Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1989).
Preston starred in the 1994 award-winning comedy-drama film Whale Music opposite Maury Chaykin. [2] In 1999, she starred in the Showtime science fiction series Total Recall 2070 alongside Michael Easton. The series was canceled after single season of 22 episodes. She guest-starred on The X-Files , Andromeda , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Two and a Half Men , Bones , Flashpoint and Hannibal . From 2002 to 2005, she played Faith Rosco in the American daytime soap opera General Hospital . [3]
Preston appeared in the 2013 supernatural horror film Carrie directed by Kimberly Peirce. She starred in a more than ten Lifetime television movies, including The Love of Her Life (2008), Dead at 17 (2008), A Sister's Secret (2009), The Wife He Met Online (2012), A Nanny's Revenge (2012), The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom (2014), Stalked by a Reality Star (2018), and The Cheerleader Escort (2019).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | The Dark Side | Laura | |
1988 | Pin | Ursula Linden | |
1988 | The Brain | Janet | |
1990 | Prom Night III: The Last Kiss | Sarah Monroe | |
1991 | If Looks Could Kill | Melissa Tyler | |
1994 | Whale Music | Claire Lowe | |
1998 | Joseph's Gift | Lydia | |
1998 | The Ultimate Weapon | Mary Kate | |
1999 | Convergence | Ali Caine | |
2000 | Left-Overs | Beth | |
2001 | Living in Fear | Mary Hausman | |
2001 | Facing the Enemy | Nikki Mayhew | |
2003 | The Event | Amy | |
2006 | Domestic Import | Marsha McMillan | |
2010 | Locked Away | Rachel | |
2013 | Carrie | Eleanor Snell | |
2013 | Only I... | Linda |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | The Lawrenceville Stories | Sally | Episode: "The Beginning of the Firm" |
1986 | Miles to Go... | Jani Browning | Television film |
1986 | Hangin' In | Sara | Episode: "There Goes the Bride" |
1987 | American Playhouse | Sally | Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey" |
1987 | Night Heat | Episode: "Simon Says" | |
1989 | Emergency Room | Melany Baker | Episode: "1.13" |
1989 | Diamonds | Episode: "Coming of Age" | |
1989 | The Hitchhiker | Stephanie | Episode: "The Dying Generation" |
1989 | Street Legal | Jeanine Hudson | Episode: "Home" |
1989 | The Legend of Zelda | Princess Zelda | Voice, 13 episodes |
1989-1990 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Grace Colwell, Stephanie | 2 episodes |
1990 | Katts and Dog | Episode: "And the Winner Is..." | |
1990 | E.N.G. | Linda Slater | Episode: "Ripples in a Pond" |
1990 | My Secret Identity | Penny Staci | Episode: "More Than Meets the Eye" Episode: "Ground Control" |
1991 | Street Legal | Fiona Crossley | Episode: "The Truth" |
1991 | Tropical Heat | Mina | Episode: "Double Time" |
1991 | Beyond Reality | Jenny Lambert | Episode: "Return Visit" |
1992 | To Catch a Killer | Cindy Beck | Television film |
1992 | Forever Knight | Ann Foley | Episode: "Dance by the Light of the Moon" |
1993 | Neon Rider | Susan 'Sunflower' Sarandon | Episode: "Walking Tall" |
1993 | Matrix | Carolyn Beals | Episode: "Blindside" |
1993 | The Hidden Room | Jackie | Episode: "Dreams About Water" |
1994 | Madonna: Innocence Lost | Jude O'Mally | Television film |
1995 | Taking the Falls | Moira | Episode: "Elvis Has Left the Building" |
1995 | The Outer Limits | Mina Link | Episode: "I, Robot" |
1995 | Black Fox | Delores Holtz / Morning Star | Television film |
1995 | Black Fox: The Price of Peace | Delores Holtz / Morning Star | Television film |
1995 | Picture Windows | Daughter | Episode: "Armed Response" |
1998 | Once a Thief | Ivy | Episode: "That Old Gang of Mine" |
1998 | Viper | May Beth Andrews | Episode: "Paper Trail" |
1998 | The X-Files | Nancy Aaronson | Episode: "Folie à Deux" |
1999 | Relic Hunter | Hanna | Episode: "Flag Day" |
2000 | Falcone | Alana | Episode: "That's Amore" |
2000 | The Thin Blue Line | Kate Johnson | Television film |
2000 | The Trouble with Normal | Audrey | Episode: "Not the Pilot" |
2001 | Loves Music, Loves to Dance | Erin Kelley | Television film |
2002 | Andromeda | Liandra | Episode: "The Things We Cannot Change" |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Waitress | Episode: "High and Low" |
2002–2005 | General Hospital | Faith Roscoe | Recurring role |
2004 | Less than Perfect | Monique | Episode: "Arctic Nights" |
2005 | Two and a Half Men | Heather | Episode: "A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On" |
2005 | Numb3rs | Mrs. McHugh | Episode: "Toxin" |
2007 | 'Til Lies Do Us Part | Jeanette | Television film |
2007 | Bones | Amelia Trattner | Episode: "The Widow's Son in the Windshield" |
2008 | A Woman's Rage | Allison Hagan | Television film |
2008 | Lone Rider | Constance | Television film |
2008 | Dead at 17 | Julie | Television film |
2009 | A Sister's Secret | Jane | Television film |
2010 | Haven | Vanessa Stanley | Episode: "The Hand You're Dealt" |
2011 | The Wife He Met Online | Virginia Meyers | Television film |
2011 | Flashpoint | Sue Fuller | Episode: "Through a Glass Darkly" |
2012 | Whiskey Business | Jess | Television film |
2012 | A Nanny's Revenge | Vanessa Prince | Television film |
2013 | Lost Girl | Selene | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty School" |
2014 | Republic of Doyle | Tilda Spence | Episode: "Frame Job" |
2014 | Ascension | Laura Enzmann | 2 episodes |
2017 | The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit | Emily | Television film |
2017 | Saving Hope | Lindsay Rush | Episode: "Problem Child" |
2018 | Stalked by a Reality Star | Linn | Television film |
2018 | Good Witch | Helen | Episode: "Match Game" |
2018 | Jack Ryan | Blanche Dubois | Episode: "Black 22" |
2019 | The Cheerleader Escort | Karen Talbot | Television film |
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