Cynthia Geary

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Geary at the 1993 Emmy Awards

Cynthia Geary (born March 21, 1965 in Jackson , Mississippi ) is an American actress who became known for her role as "Shelly Tambo" in the television series Alaska, of all places .

Life

Geary is the daughter of a singing and music teacher. At a young age, encouraged by her mother, she took ballet , singing and piano lessons . She studied at the at the University of Mississippi , where she received her Bachelor of Arts in singing and a member of the student association " Delta Delta Delta was".

Geary has been married to real estate agent Robert Coron since October 1, 1994 , with whom she has two daughters, Olivia and Lyla. The family lives in Issaquah , Washington.

Career

Her acting career began with a number of national commercials , including spots for Coca-Cola and General Motors .

Guest roles in television series , television films, and independent films followed , including Smoke Signals , a film based on the short stories by Native American author Sherman Alexie .

Geary became known through the impersonation of Shelly Marie Tambo in the television series Ausrechuta Alaska , for which she and the rest of the ensemble were nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards in the category "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" in 1995 .

In the series, which was produced from 1990 to 1995, she plays the former beauty queen "Miss Northwest Passage" who runs the local restaurant "The Brick" in the fictional town of Cicely with her much older partner Holling Vincoeur (played by John Cullum ) Alaska leads.

For her portrayal, she received Emmy nominations in the category "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" in 1992 and 1993 .

She played the mother of the then 5-year-old Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, in the 1992 television film Kidnapping the Nerves .

In 1994 she had the female lead in the film 8 Seconds on the side of Luke Perry and Stephen Baldwin . 1997 followed - among others - the film When Time Expires .

She voiced the character of Katia Anderson in the second edition of the Professor Layton video game series, Professor Layton and the Diabolical / Pandora's Box.

Filmography

Movie

  • 1982: Young Doctors in Love
  • 1988: Dangerous Curves
  • 1990: Rich Girl
  • 1994: 8 Seconds
  • 1997: When Time Expires
  • 1998: Smoke Signals
  • 1998: The Killing Grounds
  • 1998: Break Up - Naked Fear
  • 2002: The Business of Fancydancing
  • 2006: Expiration Date
  • 2009: Crimes of the Past
  • 2012: Switchmas

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literature

  • Darren Burrows: Northern Exposed ( en ), 1st edition, Film Farms, USA 2013, ISBN 978-0615943626 , p. 228.

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personal data
SURNAME Geary, Cynthia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Jackson , Mississippi