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STEVENSON, Cynthia 1962(?)

PERSONAL

Full name, Cynthia C. Stevenson; born August 2, 1962 (some sources cite August 7, 1963), in Oakland (some sources cite Piedmont), CA; daughter of Al (an upholstery warehouse owner) and Gayle (an editor) Stevenson; married Tom Davies (an actor and director), July, 1992; children: Frank Huston Davies. Education: Studied acting at American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA, 1985.

Addresses: Agent William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager Brady McKay, Foundation Management, 100 North Crescent Dr., Suite 323, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actress. Performed at American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA, and with the Groundlings (improvisational comedy group), Los Angeles. CBSTV, worked as a page.

Awards, Honors: Named one of the twelve "Promising New Actors of 1992," John Willis' Screen World, 1992; National Board of Review Award (with others), best ensemble performance, 1998, for Happiness; tied for DVD Premiere Award, DVD Exclusive awards, best supporting actress, 2003, for Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Off the Wall, syndicated, beginning 1986.

Jennifer Bass, Second City Presents ... My Talk Show (also known as My Talk Show ), syndicated, 19901991.

Trisha McKay, Bob, CBS, 19921994.

Hope Davidson, Hope & Gloria, NBC, 19951996.

Tracy Calloway, Oh Baby, Lifetime, 19982000.

Joy Lass, Dead Like Me, Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jane Conrad, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Toni, A Father's Homecoming (also known as Oakmont, The Oakmont Stories, and Town and Gown ), NBC, 1988.

Nicole, Double Your Pleasure (also known as Double Trouble, The Reluctant Agent, and Reluctant Spy ), NBC, 1989.

Perky girl, "To the Moon, Alice," Showtime 30Minute Movie, Showtime, 1990.

Television Appearances; Specials:

AllStar TV Censored BloopersFat Free!, NBC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Doris, "Feeble Attraction," Cheers, NBC, 1989.

Doris, "The Two Faces of Norm," Cheers, NBC, 1989.

Nancy, "Shoe Business Is My Life," Newhart, CBS, 1989.

Twentysixth secretary, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1989.

Amy, "Everything but Love," Empty Nest, NBC, 1990.

Penny, "Hacker," Booker, Fox, 1990.

Anita, "Flying Solo," Major Dad, CBS, 1991.

Abby Kaplow, "OffOff Broadway Bound," Dream On, HBO, 1994, later Fox.

Hayley Chisolm, "Alone Again," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Voice of Sister Mary Catherine/Claire, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Hill," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2002.

Cindy Devlin, "Deal with the Devlins," According to Jim, ABC, 2003.

Cindy Devlin, "House for Sale," According to Jim, ABC, 2004.

Appeared in "How to Make a Television Show" (also known as "Pitching the Net"), an unaired episode of The Famous Teddy Z, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Marie Scarlotti, Married to the Mob, CBS, 1989.

Be Careful What You Ask For, NBC, 1990.

Davis Rules, ABC, 1991.

Film Appearances:

Bonnie Sherow, The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

(Uncredited) The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Buena Vista, 1992.

Ellen, Watch It, Skouras, 1993.

Joanne Larson Wedman, Home for the Holidays, Paramount, 1995.

Liz Brown, Forget Paris, Columbia, 1995.

Marcy, Live Nude Girls, Republic, 1995.

Jackie Framm, Air Bud: Golden Receiver (also known as Air Bud 2 and Tobby 2: Receveur etoile ), Dimension Films, 1998.

Trish Maplewood, Happiness, Good Machine, 1998.

Jackie Framm, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (also known as Tobby, le frappeur etoile ), Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002.

Jackie, Air Bud: Spikes Back, Miramax, 2003.

Mrs. Banks, Agent Cody Banks, MetroGoldwynMayer, 2003.

Mrs. Banks, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, MetroGoldwynMayer, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Ladies Room, Tiffany Theater, Los Angeles, 1988.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, November, 1995, p. 92.

USA Today, May 10, 1995.

Woman's World, June 22, 1999, pp. 1617.

Xpose Special, July, 2003, p. 78.

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