Cynthia Preston

Acting

Cynthia Preston

Born 1968-05-18 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cynthia Preston (born May 18, 1968), sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston, is a Canadian television and film actress. Preston was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Best known internationally for playing Faith Rosco on the American soap opera General Hospital from 2002 to 2005, and also for providing the voice of Zelda in The Legend of Zelda segments that aired as part of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show in 1989. She has also appeared in episodes of The Outer Limits, Total Recall 2070, Neon Rider, Street Legal, Katts and Dog, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She has also appeared in a number of films, including the role of Claire in Whale Music, Ursula in the Canadian cult-horror classic Pin, and Melissa Tyler in If Looks Could Kill - Teen Agent. In August 2007, she was in Ottawa, Canada, to shoot a movie called The Love of Her Life, which premiered on Lifetime. Along the side, Preston also acts in many off-broadway productions. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Acting credits

Carrie poster
6.1

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.

Carrie

2013

Pin : A Plastic Nightmare poster
6.8

Pin, a plastic medical dummy, has been the fixation of Leon since youth. Now grown up and orphaned in an accident, Leon brings Pin home to live with him and his sister Ursula, much to her reluctance. Soon, however, Leon's fixation on Pin spirals out of control, and Ursula must face the devastating consequences.

Pin : A Plastic Nightmare

1988

If Looks Could Kill poster
6.2

Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of James-Bond-like gizmos, and Steranko sends more would-be assassins after him. Can Michael stop the evil Steranko's plans for European domination?

If Looks Could Kill

1991

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver poster
8.0

During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver

2020

The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom poster
5.0

A divorced woman finds sexual liberation through online dating.

The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom

2014

Facing the Enemy poster
5.8

Griff McCleary is a cop, now his son shot himself with Griff's gun. A year later both he and his wife are still reeling from it. Griff feeling shut out by his wife Olivia, decides to move out. Now he is investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide. He believes that there was no suicide. His investigation leads him to a girl named Nikki.

Facing the Enemy

2001

A Woman's Rage poster
2.5

Beautiful Allison, 30, has no trouble finding a man. It's keeping them that's the problem...

A Woman's Rage

2008

The Brain poster
5.3

Dr. Blake runs a TV show called "Independent Thinkers", which is sort of a Scientology-like self-help/religion program. But he's not making his audience think any more independently – with the help of an alien organism he calls The Brain, he's using brainwashing and mind control. The only thing that stands between them and world domination is a brilliant but troubled high school student with a penchant for pranks...

The Brain

1988

The Perfect Cheerleader poster
7.0

When college freshman Cassie earns a spot on the cheerleading squad, she is overjoyed about the new friendships, status, and access to social events that come along with being on the team. When she meets Terry, the charismatic President of the Alumni Association, at an event, Cassie finds herself falling for this older man despite their age difference. Terry even helps her out by paying part of her tuition when she falls on hard times. But all is not as it seems.

The Perfect Cheerleader

2019

Mute poster
NR

Mute follows a middle aged woman as she unloads the details of her husband’s infidelity on a deaf hitchhiker. What starts as just a ride becomes something much more sinister.

Mute

2020

Whale Music poster
6.7

Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook

Whale Music

1994

The Ultimate Weapon poster
3.5

When mercenary "Hardball" Cutter discovers that the team he is working with is actually a group of IRA gunrunners, he decides to put a stop to their plans. Furious with Cutter, the gunrunners target him, his partner, and his family.

The Ultimate Weapon

1998

No artwork available
NR

An ambitious young man chases his dream of becoming a professional mixed martial arts fighter.

Only I…

2016

Living in Fear poster
4.6

A man returning to his childhood home for the reading of a will is met with hostility. Do the townsfolk know more about him than his new wife?

Living in Fear

2000

To Catch a Killer poster
6.8

"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys.

To Catch a Killer

1992

Domestic Import poster
5.2

Well-intentioned Marsha and David hire a foreign housekeeper, Sophia, to care for their new baby and put some 'sanity' back in their lives. What follows is a situation that spirals out of control. In a frenzy to find an American husband before her visa expires, Sophia manipulates poor Marsha and David into caring for her ten-year-old daughter while she goes on a dating marathon. Pretty soon, who is employing whom, becomes the question. Also thrown into the mix are Marsha's hypochondriac father, Sophia's eccentric Mama and cousin Sasha from the Moscow circus.

Domestic Import

2006

Joseph's Gift poster
7.0

Joseph is the youngest member of a large family that owns a successful garment business in Los Angeles. His father, Jacob, makes no attempt at hiding the fact that Joseph is his favorite son, resulting in the constant envy and resentment of his brothers. Eventually, in their bitterness, they plot revenge against this favored son. When Joseph accompanies his brothers on a trip to New York, they commit the ultimate betrayal, stranding him there, a virtual prisoner in a corrupt, modern-day sweat shop.

Joseph's Gift

1999

Miles to Go… poster
7.3

After discovering that her cancer has returned, Moira Browning launches a quiet campaign to find a potential replacement for herself in her family's life.

Miles to Go…

1986

The Darkside poster
4.3

A cab driver gets mixed up with a fare he picks up who turns out to be a porno star, and she claims she has proof that the people she is working for are producing snuff films. Her claims seem to be validated when the cabbie notices suspicious looking people following them.

The Darkside

1987

Lone Rider poster
3.9

Bobby Hattaway (Lou Diamond Phillips), an honored soldier, returns home after the American Civil War to find his father's (Stacy Keach) formerly prosperous ranch now dangerously in debt to the town's ruthless leader, and Bobby's childhood friend, Stu Croker (Vincent Spano). Bobby will now face off against his former friend to take control from Stu.

Lone Rider

2008

Black Fox: The Price of Peace poster
5.7

After blaming Britt for his wife's decision to stay with the Native Americans who captured her, an abusive husband organizes a party of vigilantes to accompany him into Indian territory.

Black Fox: The Price of Peace

1995

Picture Windows: Armed Response poster
10.0

Part of the anthology series "Picture Windows," Bob Rafelson’s "Armed Response" draws on David Hockney’s Pool with Two Figures to tell the story of a wealthy lawyer whose American Dream shatters when his children plot his murder, forcing hidden family secrets to the surface.

Picture Windows: Armed Response

1995

A Sister's Secret poster
3.5

When Katherine (Alexandra Paul) finds out her father's company is about to close the paper mill they own in her hometown in rural Pennsylvania, she comes up with a plan to save it. Needing the approval of the city council, she goes back and runs into someone from her past: Jane (Cynthia Preston). Years ago, in high school, Katherine dated Jane's twin brother Sean, who subsequently committed suicid

A Sister's Secret

2009

The Event poster
5.8

Manhattan prosecutor Nick is charged with looking into the untimely death of city resident Matt, a musician who had AIDS. As she questions Matt's loyal family members — mother Lila and sister Dana — she comes to learn that his closest pal, health-care worker Brian, is an ardent believer in assisted suicide and that he threw Matt a big party before his death. This presents a dilemma for the humane but dutiful Nick.

The Event

2003

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