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Cynthia Sikes is a renowned American actress and producer. Cynthia Sikes is widely recognized for her work on “St. Elsewhere” and “Blade Runner 2049.”
Early life
Cynthia Sikes was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States, on January 2, 1954. Her full name is Cynthia Lee Sikes and she has American nationality. Meanwhile, her birth name is Cindy Lee Sikes. She celebrated her birthday on January 2 every year and currently 69 years. According to the astrological chart, he has the birth sign of Capricorn.
He has not mentioned the identities of his parents or his profession. Meanwhile, the actress is quite an introverted person and she does not like to share her family and childhood background. She appears to be the only child of her parents and she developed an interest in acting from an early age.
Cynthia Sikes – Education
Moving on to his academic field, he enrolled at Wichita State University. She subsequently enrolled at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and studied Journalism, before moving to California to begin her acting career.
Career
Before her acting career, Cynthia Sikes began her career as a model. As a model, she participated in Miss Kansas in 1972 and was crowned with the title. Following this success, she competed in the Miss America pageant, where she won the swimsuit preliminary competition and became one of the Top 10 finalists overall.
While still a student in Wichita, she was offered an invitation to tour with Bob Hope’s 1972 USO Christmas Special as a singer and dancer, traveling from Vietnam to Thailand with Diego Garcia, to entertain homesick soldiers.
Her personal life and professional future were radically impacted by her tour with Hope and the Miss America pageant. She debuted at William Ball’s American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in 1977.
Later career
He received a scholarship and appeared in a few shows, including Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale, Dürrenmatt’s The Visit, The Glass Menagerie, A Hatful of Rain, Bedtime Story and A Christmas Carol. Her Broadway debut was as “Baker’s Wife,” a lead role in the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods.
He began receiving offers for roles in prominent television shows and movies. Additionally, she played Dr. Annie Cavanero in “St. Elsewhere” for three years, starring Denzel Washington, and she starred in episodes of “Magnum PI.”
Subtitle: The poster for the television series LA Law (Source: IMDb)
Her next recurring role was as Judge Monica Ryan on “LA Law,” and she later produced and appeared in the CBS film “Sins of Silence,” starring Lindsay Wagner. Her other roles include Dr. Sidney Walden in the famous show “JAG” and “Arliss.” Her most recent television appearance was a four-episode story opposite David Duchovny on NBC’s “Aquarius.”
He co-starred in the comedy “Arthur 2: On the Rocks” with Dudley Moore, “That’s Life!” with Jack Lemmon, “Love Hurts” with Jeff Daniels, “Possums” with Mac Davis and “Going Shopping” with director Henry Jaglom.
Public works
Her interests shifted toward public works and she became more active in government after President Bill Clinton appointed her to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Advisory Committee in 1999. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated her as state commissioner of California for the California Service Corps in 2005, and also established Team Safe-T, an emergency preparedness program for K-12 schools.
Six years later, Yorkin was named to the UCLA School of Public Health’s Dean’s Advisory Council to help find money for the campus’ global biological laboratory. Cindy Horn and Dr. Linda Rosenstock, dean of the UCLA School of Public Health, were his collaborators.
He then produced his first feature film, the critically acclaimed “Blade Runner 2049,” directed by Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve and starring Academy Award nominees Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Visual Effects and Best Director of Photography for Roger Deakins.
Net worth 2023
As an actress and producer, she has earned good fortune. As of 2023, her net worth is around $13 million, while her salary and income are under review.
civil status
Regarding her personal life, Cynthia Sikes is a widow and is not dating anyone at the moment. In the past, she was in a relationship with American politician Ted Kennedy in 1972, but they broke up in 1973. After this, she dated American actors Warren Beatty and Harry Hamlin.
Caption: family photo of Cynthia Sikes (Source: Getty Images)
On June 24, 1989, she married producer and director Bud Yorkin. With the marriage, the couple has two children named Jessica and Michael. The couple’s marital relationship ended when her husband died of natural causes on August 18, 2015.
Body measurements
Caption: Cynthia Sikes posing for a photo (Source: wikiFeet)
The beautiful actress stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 58 kg. Furthermore, she has a pair of blue eyes with dark brown hair. While her other body measurements are unknown.
Cynthia Sikes – Social Networks
On her Instagram page ‘@cynthiasikesyorkin’ she has 137 followers. Likewise, he has 141 followers on his Twitter page ‘@CynthiaYorkin’ and is not present on Facebook.
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