Cindy Pickett

Cindy Pickett (born April 18, 1947 in Sand Springs , Oklahoma ) is an American actress . In her 35-year career she played in over 70 film productions in cinema and television. Including in A jump in the bowl , Ferris goes blue , Deep Star Six , Sleepwalker or Son-in-Law Junior .

life and career

Cindy Pickett was born in Sand Springs in 1947, the daughter of the acting teacher and theater director Cecil J. Pickett in the state of Oklahoma. Cindy was already on a theater stage at the age of six. Her father taught drama first at Bellaire High School and later as a professor at the University of Houston . In addition to his daughter, his students also included the names of actors such as Dennis Quaid and Randy Quaid , Trey Wilson , Robert Wuhl and Brent Spiner . In addition to her studies at the University of Houston, Cindy later also studied at the University of Texas .

Cindy Pickett began her acting career in the late 1970s with roles in the popular TV series Springfield Story . Her numerous other television appearances between 1979 and 2014 include appearances in episodes of well-known television series such as: Trio with four fists (1984), Simon & Simon (1984), Magnum (1984), LA Law - Staranwälte, Tricks, Studien (1992), Murder is Her Hobby (1994), Pretender (1997), Without a Trace (2003), Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with Profile (2004), New York Cops - NYPD Blue (2005), CSI: Miami (2005), Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond (2006), Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten (2007), Medium - Nothing remains hidden (2007), Burn Notice (2008), Saving Grace (2009), The Client List (2012) , CSI - On the trail of the perpetrators (2012) or The Mentalist (2014).

She played more complex TV roles as Amanda Bradford in 1987 in the television miniseries America by director Donald Wrye , also in the television series Air Force, where she played the character of Vanessa Sarnac in 23 episodes from 1984 to 1985 and in the television series Chief Doctor Dr. Westphall from 1986 to 1988 where she played the part of Dr. Carol Novino played.

She made her movie debut as the leading actress in Roger Vadim's drama Night Games in 1980 . Between 1980 and 2010 she also embodied numerous roles on screen, including in Chris Bearde's horror comedy A Leap in the Bowl , in the John Hughes comedy Ferris Makes Blue , in Peter Medak's drama The Men's Club , in Michael Dinner's comedy Hot on the Trot , in the horror film Deep Star Six directed by Sean S. Cunningham , in Michael Bortman's romantic drama Between Love and Hate , in the Stephen King film adaptation Sleepwalker , in the Terry Benedict thriller The Corpse in the Trunk , in the crime thriller Hate Crime , in the romantic comedy Sex and Death 101 or in the crime film Mother Country by director Maria Breaux. In 2017 she starred in Rod McCall's drama Being Rose , opposite Cybill Shepherd , James Brolin and Pam Grier .

In addition to her film and television career, the actress was also seen in theater roles, including 2012 as Queen Gertrude in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Cindy Pickett was married to actor Lyman Ward from 1986 until their divorce in 1992 . She met her husband while filming the film production Ferris macht blau , where they played the parents of Matthew Broderick together . The two have two children together.

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

• 1980: Night Games
• 1981: Brainwashing (Circle of Power)
• 1982: Breach of Contract
• 1983: A Jump in the Bowl (Hysterical)
• 1986: Ferris goes blue (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
• 1986: The Men's Club
• 1988: Hot to Trot (Hot to Trot)
• 1989: Deep Star Six (DeepStar Six)
• 1991: Between Love and Hate (Crooked Hearts)
• 1992: Sleepwalkers (Sleepwalkers)
• 1992: Original Intent
• 1993: Son-in -law Junior (Son in Law)
• 1993: The Goodbye Bird
• 1995: Evolver
• 1996: Kid Cop
• 1996: Rescue for Kiah (Coyote Summer)
• 1997: The Corpse in the Trunk (Painted Hero)
• 2000: The Reckoning - A Daughter Returns Home (The Stepdaughter)
• 2005: Hate Crime
• 2007: Sex and Death 101
• 2008: The Village Barbershop
• 2010: Confession
• 2011: Mother Country
• 2014: Stranded in Paradise
• 2016: Te Ata
• 2017: Opus of an Angel
• 2017: Being Rose

watch TV

• 1979–1980: Springfield Story (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1980: The Ivory Ape (Movie) Hunting the White Gorilla
• 1981: Margin for Murder (TV movie)
• 1981: Disneyland (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1982: Cry for the Strangers (TV movie)
• 1982: Family in Blue (TV movie)
• 1983: Cocaine and Blue Eyes (TV movie)
• 1983: Frank Buck - Adventures in Malaysia (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1984: Trio with Four Fists (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1984: Simon & Simon (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1984: Magnum (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1984–1985: Air Force (TV series, 23 episodes)
• 1986: Alfred Hitchcock shows (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1986–1988: Chief Physician Dr. Westphall (TV series, 50 episodes)
• 1987: America (TV miniseries, 6 episodes)
• 1987 Echoes in the Darkness (TV movie)
• 1987: Into the Homeland (TV movie)
• 1989: Steven - The Abduction (I Know My First Name Is Steven) (TV movie)
• 1990: Junge Ficksale (ABC Afterschool Specials) (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1991: The Moon Over Plymouth (Plymouth) (Movie made for TV)
• 1991: Our Shining Moment (TV movie)
• 1992: Wild Card (TV movie)
• 1992: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Trials (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1994: Murder is Her Hobby (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1995: Lady Cops (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1995: Call for Help from the Flames (Not Our Son) (TV movie)
• 1995: Her Hidden Truth (Movie made for TV)
• 1996: Scandal in Hollywood (The Making of a Hollywood Madam) (TV movie)
• 1996: Time Well Spent (TV movie)
• 1997: The Killing Secret (The Secret) (TV movie)
• 1997: Pretender (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1998: Atomic Dog (TV movie)
• 1998–1999: Hyperion Bay (TV series, 17 episodes)
• 2001: The Huntress (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2003: Without a Trace (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2004: Lady Cops (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2004: Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2005: New York Cops - NYPD Blue (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2005: CSI: Miami (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2006: McBride: Fallen Idol (TV movie)
• 2006: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2007: Cold Case (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2007: Medium - Nothing remains hidden (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2008: Burn Notice (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2009: Saving Grace (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2010: Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress (TV movie)
• 2012: The Client List (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2013: My Synthesized Life (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2014: The Mentalist (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2016: Outcast (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2017: Wrapped Up In Christmas (TV movie)
• 2018: Age of the Living Dead (TV series, 6 episodes)

literature

• Cindy Pickett. In: Michael Hein: Exploring Oklahoma Highways: Trip Trivia. , Travel Organization Network Exchange, Inc., 2006, p. 286

Web links

• Cindy Pickett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Filmography by Cindy Pickett in: The New York Times
• Films by Cindy Pickett with German distribution titles

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cecil Pickett. In: Tarra Gaines: Dennis Quaid almost became a veterinarian - and other ways in which Cecil Pickett changed the world. , Culturemap Houston, 2012
2. ↑ Cindy Pickett. In: Tarra Gaines: Coming home: Cindy Pickett's return to Houston & Shakespeare conjures up a world of emotions. , Culturemap Houston, 2012