Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series ''
Real Husbands of Hollywood
''Real Husbands of Hollywood'' (abbreviated ''RHOH'') is an American reality television parody that originally aired on Black Entertainment Television, BET from January 15, 2013 to December 13, 2016. A Revival (television), revival series produce ...
'', ''
Prison Break'', and ''
Nashville''.
Life and career
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to United States, there, raised primarily in
Kansas City, Kansas
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.
She graduated from
The Theatre School at DePaul University
The Theatre School at DePaul University, previously the Goodman School of Drama (also known as TTS and GSD, respectively) is the drama school of DePaul University. Founded with its first class conducted at the Art Institute of Chicago on January 5 ...
in Chicago and later moved to Los Angeles, California.
[ In 2005, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams landed the recurring role as Kacee Franklin, C-Note's wife, in the ]Fox
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
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drama series, '' Prison Break''. The following year, she appeared in the movie '' The Lake House'', and later co-starred in the independent films ''Of Boys and Men'' and ''One Small Hitch''.[
In 2011, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the short-lived ]Fox
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelve sp ...
crime-drama series, ''The Chicago Code
''The Chicago Code'' is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan that aired on Fox in the United States. The series was filmed in Chicago, Illinois, originally airing from February 7 to May 23, 2011, with Fox announcing ...
'' as Lilly Beauchamp. She had a voice role as Misty Knight
Mercedes "Misty" Knight is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Tony Isabella and Arvell Jones, Knight was first mentioned (by name) in ''Marvel Premiere'' #20 (Jan. 1975) and appeared in ...
in the 2013 video game '' Marvel Heroes''. In 2013, she began appearing in the recurring role of attorney Trina Shaw in the BET
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los ...
comedy series, ''Real Husbands of Hollywood
''Real Husbands of Hollywood'' (abbreviated ''RHOH'') is an American reality television parody that originally aired on Black Entertainment Television, BET from January 15, 2013 to December 13, 2016. A Revival (television), revival series produce ...
''. In 2015, after a decade of playing supporting roles, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams won the leading role in the NBC drama pilot, ''Love Is a Four Letter Word''.
In 2015, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the video game '' Halo 5: Guardians'' as Spartan Holly Tanaka.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
American expatriates in Germany
African-American actresses
American television actresses
American film actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Berlin
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
DePaul University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American people