Cynthia Preston, sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston, is a Canadian actress.
Life and career Preston was born in Toronto, Ontario. She made her screen debut in the 1986 television film Miles to Go... playing Jill Clayburgh' daughter. 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. 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.
Preston appeared in the 2013 supernatural horror film Carrie directed by Kimberly Peirce. She starred in 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).
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 1988LauraPinUrsula LindenJanet1990Prom Night III: The Last KissSarah Monroe1991If Looks Could KillMelissa Tyler1994Whale MusicClaire Lowe 1998Joseph's GiftLydia The Ultimate WeaponMary Kate1999ConvergenceAli Caine2000Left-OversBeth 2001Living in FearMary HausmanFacing the EnemyNikki Mayhew2003Amy2006Domestic ImportMarsha McMillan2010Locked AwayRachel 2013CarrieEleanor SnellOnly I...Linda
+Television Year Title Role Notes 1986SallyEpisode: "The Beginning of the Firm"Miles to Go...Jani BrowningTelevision filmHangin' InSaraEpisode: "There Goes the Bride" 1987American PlayhouseSallyEpisode: "The Prodigious Hickey"Night HeatEpisode: "Simon Says" 1989Emergency RoomMelany BakerEpisode: "1.13"DiamondsEpisode: "Coming of Age"StephanieEpisode: "The Dying Generation"Street LegalJeanine HudsonEpisode: "Home" The Legend of Zelda Princess ZeldaVoice, 13 episodes1989–1990Friday the 13th: The SeriesGrace Colwell, Stephanie2 episodes 1990Katts and DogEpisode: "And the Winner Is..."E.N.G.Linda SlaterEpisode: "Ripples in a Pond"My Secret IdentityPennyStaciEpisode: "More Than Meets the Eye"Episode: "Ground Control" 1991Street LegalFiona CrossleyEpisode: "The Truth"Tropical HeatMinaEpisode: "Double Time"Beyond RealityJenny LambertEpisode: "Return Visit" 1992To Catch a KillerCindy BeckTelevision filmForever KnightAnn FoleyEpisode: "Dance by the Light of the Moon" 1993Neon RiderSusan 'Sunflower' SarandonEpisode: "Walking Tall"MatrixCarolyn BealsEpisode: "Blindside"JackieEpisode: "Dreams About Water"1994Madonna: Innocence LostJude O'MallyTelevision film 1995Taking the FallsMoiraEpisode: "Elvis Has Left the Building"Mina LinkEpisode: "I, Robot"Black FoxDelores Holtz / Morning StarTelevision filmBlack Fox: The Price of PeaceDelores Holtz / Morning StarTelevision filmPicture WindowsDaughterEpisode: "Armed Response" 1998Once a ThiefIvyEpisode: "That Old Gang of Mine"ViperMay Beth AndrewsEpisode: "Paper Trail"Nancy AaronsonEpisode: "Folie à Deux"1999Relic HunterHannaEpisode: "Flag Day" 2000FalconeAlanaEpisode: "That's Amore"Kate JohnsonTelevision filmAudreyEpisode: "Not the Pilot"2001Loves Music, Loves to DanceErin KelleyTelevision film 2002AndromedaLiandraEpisode: "The Things We Cannot Change"CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationWaitressEpisode: "High and Low"2002–2005General HospitalFaith RoscoeRecurring role2004Less than PerfectMoniqueEpisode: "Arctic Nights" 2005Two and a Half MenHeatherEpisode: "A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On"Numb3rsMrs. McHughEpisode: "Toxin" 2007 'Til Lies Do Us PartJeanetteTelevision filmBonesAmelia TrattnerEpisode: "The Widow's Son in the Windshield" 2008Allison HaganTelevision filmLone RiderConstanceTelevision filmDead at 17JulieTelevision film2009JaneTelevision film2010HavenVanessa StanleyEpisode: "The Hand You're Dealt" 2011Virginia MeyersTelevision filmFlashpointSue FullerEpisode: "Through a Glass Darkly" 2012Whiskey BusinessJessTelevision filmVanessa PrinceTelevision film2013Lost GirlSeleneEpisode: "Sleeping Beauty School" 2014Republic of DoyleTilda SpenceEpisode: "Frame Job"AscensionLaura Enzmann2 episodes 2017 The Wrong Bed: Naked PursuitEmily Television filmSaving HopeLindsay RushEpisode: "Problem Child" 2018Stalked by a Reality StarLinn Television filmGood WitchHelenEpisode: "Match Game"Jack Ryan Blanche Dubois Episode: "Black 22"2019 The Cheerleader Escort Karen TalbotTelevision film
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Biography of Cynthia Preston