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Cynthia Watros Biography, Age, Husband, Career, Contact, Family.
Who is Cynthia Watros?
Cynthia Watros is an American actress and writer. She is known for her roles as Libby Smith on the ABC TV series Lost, Kellie in The Drew Carey Show, Erin in Titus, and Annie Dutton in Guiding Light.
Watros attended Macomb Community College in Clinton Township, Michigan. She later attended Boston University and where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre. She was part of Boston University’s Professional Actors Training Program.
Cynthia initially became known for her role as Annie Dutton on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from 1994 to 1998. Watros’ character, a nurse, began as a heroine, but she then gained notice and critical acclaim as her character gradually descended into madness.
She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Guiding Light in 1998. Watros also briefly filled in for Jensen Buchanan as Victoria Hudson McKinnon on Another World while Buchanan was on maternity leave in 1998.
How Old is Cynthia Watros?
Cynthia Michele Watros was born on September 2, 1968, in Lake Orion, Michigan, the U.S. She is 50 years old as of 2018.
Cynthia Watros and Curtis Gilliland
She has been married to Curtis Gilliland since 1996. The couple has twin daughters, who were born in 2001.
Cynthia Watros Titus
She also appeared as Erin Fitzpatrick on Titus from 2000 to 2002 and gained recognition as a comedic actress where she played the fiancée of the title character. According to the DVD commentary, Erin was initially intended to be neurotic and socially awkward, but the character was revised a week before the pilot was shot. After Titus was canceled, she took on the role of Kellie Newmark on The Drew Carey Show, as a replacement for Christa Miller. Cynthia played the role from 2002 to 2004.
Cynthia Watros Lost
She was a cast member on the ABC series Lost, playing psychologist Libby, a member of the “Tailies”, a group of survivors of the plane crash who were in the tail section of the plane (and not seen during Season One) from 2005 to 2006. Watros was a romantic interest to Hurley and was very mysterious showing up in flashbacks. In the episode “Two for the Road”, Libby was shot dead by Michael Dawson. Libby briefly reappeared in the 2008 episode “Meet Kevin Johnson”. Watros returned in 2010 in the episode “Everybody Loves Hugo” in the final season of Lost, in which she played a large part in the story. In addition, Watros appeared in the season finale, albeit without speaking lines.
After her departure from Lost in 2006, she filmed a pilot for a show titled My Ex-Life for CBS. Watros was slated to play the ex-wife of a character played by Tom Cavanagh. However, the pilot was not chosen by CBS. She was also the lead in the 2007 CBS television pilot for The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud. It was a comedy about a former literary genius who, after an awakening, decides to pursue optimism instead of cynicism.
She filmed a pilot for Valley Girls, a spin-off of the CW series Gossip Girl set in the 1980s in 2009. In the film, she played CeCe Rhodes, the socialite ex-wife of Rick Rhodes, and mother of the series’ protagonists. In the May 2009 episode of the USA series In Plain Sight, “A Stand-Up Triple”, Watros guest-starred as a mother of three children in the witness protection program. She joined the cast of the TV medical drama House for seven episodes as Samantha Carr, one of Dr. James Wilson’s ex-wives began in April 2010.
She then appeared in the 2012 indie film, Electrick Children. Watros guest-starred in episode 8.22 of Grey’s Anatomy in May 2012. She also guest-starred in episode 4.17 of Warehouse 13 in June 2013. Cynthia played Mary Matrix, coach of the FPS Varsity team in the online series Video Game High School. Her character appears first in season two of the series, which started in July 2013. On December 6, 2013, she starred as Avery Jenning’s self-obsessed aunt in Dog with a Blog.
She joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless in 2013 but left the show in early 2014 with her character being recast.
Cynthia Watros Finding Carter
She joined the cast of the MTV series Finding Carter in July 2014.
Cynthia Watros Measurements
- Height: 5’7″/ 1.70m
- Weight: 121lbs / 55kg
- Measurements: 34-23-34 in
- Bra Size: 34B
Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros
According to Daily Beast, Watros was arrested in 2005 for drunk driving along with costar Michelle Rodriguez. Both the actresses were driving in separate cars and were brought into custody together.
Cynthia pleaded guilty and had her driver’s license suspended for 90 days, attended 14 hours of alcohol-abuse rehabilitation classes, and also paid $307 in fines and court costs. Stoking Lost’s legions of conspiracy theorists, following their arrests both Watros and Rodriguez’s characters were killed off in the same episode.
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Cynthia Watros Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
1995 |
Cafe Society |
Dianna Harris |
1997 |
His and Hers |
Pam |
2000 |
Mercy Streets |
Sam |
2001 |
The Yellow Bird |
Alma Tutwiler |
2002 |
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead |
Kate |
2005 |
Just Pray |
Perry Ann Lewis |
2007 |
Frank |
Jennifer York |
2008 |
Duane Incarnate |
Connie |
2008 |
American Crude |
Jane |
2009 |
Calvin Marshall |
Karen |
2010 |
Mars |
Allison Guthrie |
2012 |
Electrick Children |
Gay Lynn |
2013 |
Park City |
Nina |
2014 |
Blood and Circumstance |
Mrs. Stabler |
Cynthia Watros Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
2017 |
Washed Away |
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Deadly Exchange |
Detective Hardy |
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2015 |
Stolen from the Suburbs |
Katherine |
2014–15 |
Finding Carter |
Elizabeth Wilson |
2013–14 |
Video Game High School |
Mary Matrix |
The Young and the Restless |
Kelly Andrews |
|
2013 |
Cynthia Watros Gets Lost |
As herself |
Warehouse 13 |
Janice Malloy |
|
Dog with a Blog |
Aunt Sigourney |
|
2012
|
A Smile as Big as the Moon |
Dr. Deborah Barnhart |
Retribution |
Karen |
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Grey’s Anatomy |
Mrs. Connor |
|
Hawaii Five-0 |
Katie Burgess |
|
2010
|
The Secret Life of the American Teenager |
Nicky |
House M.D. |
Sam Carr |
|
Desperate Housewives |
Tracy Miller |
|
2009
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Family Guy |
Security System Voice |
In Plain Sight |
Maureen Stewart / Maureen Sullivan |
|
Gossip Girl |
Young Celia Rhodes |
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
Barbie Aubrey |
|
The Closer |
Robin Milano |
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Criminal Minds |
Heather Vanderwaal |
|
Men of a Certain Age |
Erica |
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2008 |
Fear Itself |
Meredith Kane |
The Bill Engvall Show |
AJ |
|
2007
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Avenging Angel |
Maggie |
The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud |
Eva |
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Raines |
Sarah Carver |
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
Beth Hoyle |
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2005–06; |
Lost |
Elizabeth “Libby” Smith |
2005 |
Washington Street |
Maggie |
2002–04 |
The Drew Carey Show |
Kellie Newmark |
2002 |
A Nero Wolfe Mystery |
Phoebe Gunther |
2000–02 |
Titus |
Erin Fitzpatrick |
1998 |
Another World |
Vicky Hudson |
Profiler |
Helen Jefferies |
|
1997 |
Spin City |
Gayley |
1994–98 |
Guiding Light |
Annie Dutton / Dee |
1994 |
New York Undercover |
Reporter |
Cynthia Watros Awards
Year |
Award |
Work |
1998 |
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Guiding Light |
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series – Daytime – Nomination | ||
2006 |
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Lost |