About Cynthia

Cynthia is a seasoned film and stage actor whose passion for performance began at just nine years old with Chicago’s esteemed children’s theatre troupe, Lilliput II. By age 12, she was already making a profound impact, delivering a tour de force portrayal of Holocaust survivor Raja Englanderova in I Never Saw Another Butterfly—a performance that moved survivors in the audience to tears. It was then that Cynthia realized the life-changing power of storytelling through acting.

Cynthia’s Theatre credits include standout roles such as Angel Eyes—a woman grappling with trauma—in Joyce Carol Oates’s I Stand Before You Naked, Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, and Eleonora Duse in Otho Eskin’s Duet, a compelling tribute to the legendary Italian stage actress and her rivalry with Sarah Bernhardt. Critics have hailed her as “a subtle, transformative performer” and praised her work as “first-rate acting that reminds us of the emotional power of theater.”

In film and television, Cynthia has worked with acclaimed directors like Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote), Andy Fleming (Hamlet 2), Robert Iscove (Love N’ Dancing), and Thom Eberhardt (Naked Fear). Her screen performances span genres, and she has shared the screen with respected actors including George Lopez, Amy Poehler, Steve Coogan, and Joe Mantegna.

She has also performed in V's (formerly known as Eve Ensler) The Vagina Monologues three times in support of the global VDAY campaign to end violence against women, reinforcing her commitment to socially impactful art.

Cynthia’s love of storytelling extends to directing and producing. She directed Masie In The Cold for Odenbear Theater Company in Taos and, most recently, Samuel Beckett’s A Piece of Monologue, starring Steve Rose, at the Wildflower Playhouse. As a producer, she launched the NMWIF Sage Awards with the Santa Fe Film Festival and led production of the Help, Hope, Healing PSA for the Santa Fe Rape Crisis & Trauma Treatment Center. In 2018 she founded Authentic Voices, LLC, a producing and teaching entity designed to create, cultivate and support projects related to social impact, awareness and female empowerment. She currently has several projects in development.

Cynthia is a professionally trained, union-affiliated actor, having studied under world-renowned coaches such as Larry Moss, Patsy Rodenburg and Ernie Martin, as well as at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Whether on stage or screen, Cynthia brings depth, versatility, and authenticity to every role she inhabits.