Cynthia McWilliams explained

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Occupation:Actress and voice over artist
Years Active:2005–present

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series Real Husbands of Hollywood, 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.[1] She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago and later moved to Los Angeles, California.[1] In 2005, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams landed the recurring role as Kacee Franklin, C-Note's wife, in the Fox drama series, Prison Break. The following year, she appeared in the film The Lake House, and later co-starred in the independent films Of Boys and Men and One Small Hitch.[1]

In 2011, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the short-lived Fox crime-drama series, The Chicago Code as Lilly Beauchamp. She had a voice role as Misty Knight in the 2013 video game Marvel Heroes. In 2013, she began appearing in the recurring role of attorney Trina Shaw in the BET comedy series, Real Husbands of Hollywood. 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.[2] [3]

In 2015, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the video game as Spartan Holly Tanaka.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The Lake HouseVanessa
2008Of Boys and MenJori
2013One Small HitchRisa
Love Will Keep Us TogetherBrenTelevision film
The Starving GamesAdditional voices
2014In God's HandsVivicaTelevision film
2015Hamama Voice
2017The Labyrinth-
2019Twas the Chaos before ChristmasJayla MitchellTelevision film
2020Upside-Down MagicProfessor ArgonTelevision film[4]
2023Hard MilesHaddie
2023Merry Little BatmanVicki Vale, Phone Operator, Angry Shopper, BandleaderVoice; direct-to-streaming film[5]
2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part ThreeDr. Beth Chapel, CheetahVoice; Direct-to-Video[6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–07Prison BreakKacee Franklin Recurring Cast: Season 1-2
2011 The Chicago CodeLilly BeauchampRecurring Cast
2013–16Real Husbands of HollywoodTrina ShawMain Cast
2014The ExesLeilaEpisode: "Bachelor Party"
Almost HomeShannonRecurring Cast: Season 2
Survivor's RemorseEva Robles 2 episodes
2014–17ClarenceAdditional voices
2015Surviving...ShaylaMain Cast
We Bare BearsAdditional voices2 episodes
NashvilleGabriella ManningRecurring Cast: Season 4
2016The Odd CoupleAlexisEpisode: "The Ex-Factor"
2017The New Edition StorySherry CarterEpisode: "Part 3"
Tales from Apartment 8Cynthia Episode: "Hamilton"
2017–21BoschDetective Joan BennettGuest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 6-7
2018–19Prince of PeoriaRegina JacksonMain Cast
2021CoyoteHolly VincentMain Cast
2021, 2023What If...?GamoraVoice, 2 episodes: "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?"
2022Real Husbands of HollywoodTrina ShawMain Cast
The Last Days of Ptolemy GreySensiaMain Cast
Detective Joan BennettRecurring Cast
The Tam and Kevin ShowLorraineEpisode: "Karens"
Bee and PuppyCatMs. CoffeeVoice, episode: "Why Don't You Help Me"
2023–presentAverage JoeCathy MontgomeryMain Cast

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2009League of LegendsSenna
2013Marvel HeroesMisty Knight
2014Infamous Second SonAdditional voices
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Additional voices
2015Holly TanakaVoice and motion capture
2016Barbella
2018Far Cry 5Resistance Soldier
State of Decay 2Keesha Green
2019League of LegendsSenna
2020Legends of RuneterraSenna
ValorantAnnouncer
DisintegrationHayden (Female)
Tell Me WhyOfficer Wilson/Kendra Harris-Guidry
Cyberpunk 2077T-BugUncredited
2023 StarfieldHadrian Sanon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cynthia Kaye McWilliams. tvsa.co.za.
  2. Web site: Cynthia Kaye McWilliams Gets Female Lead In 'Love Is a Four Letter Word' NBC Pilot; Meta Golding Exits - Deadline. Nellie Andreeva. Deadline. 16 March 2015 .
  3. Web site: Cynthia McWilliams Promoted to Female Lead in NBC's Drama - Shadow and Act. Tambay A. Obenson. 16 March 2015. Shadow and Act. 17 March 2015. 19 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319201046/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/cynthia-mcwilliams-promoted-to-female-lead-in-nbcs-drama-pilot-love-is-a-four-letter-word-20150316. dead.
  4. Disney Channel Sets Cast For 'Upside-Down Magic' Movie As Production Begins. Deadline. Denise. Petski. August 19, 2019. August 20, 2019.
  5. Web site: Milligan . Mercedes . November 19, 2023 . Trailer: 'Merry Little Batman' Brings a Lighter Dark Knight Tale to Prime Video . November 20, 2023 . en-US.
  6. https://twitter.com/dcuworld/status/1763193205124686159