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Cindy Ann "Cynda" Williams (born May 17, 1966)[2] is an American actress.

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Cynda Williams
Born	Cindy Ann Williams[1] (1966-05-17) May 17, 1966 (age 56) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Cynda Will Cindy Williams
Alma mater	Ball State University
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Billy Bob Thornton ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 1992)​ Arthur Louis Fuller ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 1998)​ Roderick Plummer ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2017)​ [citation needed]
Children	1

Early life and education

Williams was born Cindy Ann Williams in Chicago, Illinois to Charles, a police officer[3] and Beverly, a medical lab technician.[3] She was raised in the Pullman neighborhood on the city's south side. She spent parts of her early childhood in Indiana, where she sang in her grandfather's church.[3] Williams attended Bennett Elementary School[4] before she moved with her mother to Muncie, Indiana, as a teenager. While in Indiana, Williams attended Northside High School; graduating in 1984.[1] After high school, Williams attended Ball State University, studying theater and was crowned Ms. Ball State in 1987. She graduated in 1989.[3]

Career

In 1989, Williams changed her first name to "Cynda" to avoid conflicts with Laverne & Shirley actress Cindy Williams, who was also listed by the same name with the Screen Actors Guild. Williams has acted in films on both television and in the cinema. Her first appearance in a feature film was in Spike Lee's 1990 Mo' Better Blues. She was also in One False Move (1992) as well as the Tales of the City Channel 4/PBS miniseries. While most well known for her involvement in the movie industry, Williams had a brief stint in the music industry in 1990 with her appearance on the soundtrack to Mo' Better Blues, on the song "Harlem Blues". The single was popular, reaching No. 9 on the R&B charts on November 17, 1990. With the success of the single, Williams had been lined up with Sony to produce her own album. While she was trained in a variety of genres, jazz became pressed on her after the success of "Harlem Blues". The album was shelved following internal disagreements at Sony.

Personal life

Williams has been married three times and has one child. Her first marriage was to actor Billy Bob Thornton[5] from 1990 until 1992. A year after divorcing Thornton, she married actor Arthur Louis Fuller in 1993 before divorcing in 1998. Williams was married to former college football star and television producer, Roderick Plummer from July 2001[2] until 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Mo' Better Blues	Clarke Bentancourt
1992	One False Move	Lila "Fantasia" Walker
1993	Ghost Brigade	Rebecca
1995	Condition Red	Gidell Ryan
	The Tie That Binds	Lisa-Marie Chandler
1996	Sweeper	Diane	Video
	Spirit Lost	Arabella
	Black Rose of Harlem	Georgia
	Gang in Blue	Anita Boyard	TV Movie
	Tales of Erotica	Davida Urked
1998	The Wedding	Liz Odis	TV Movie
	Caught Up	Vanessa Dietrich/Trish
	Relax...It's Just Sex	Sarina Classer
	The Last Call	-
1999	Introducing Dorothy Dandridge	Vivian Dandridge	TV Movie
2000	The Courage to Love	Cecelia Delille	TV Movie
	Hidden Blessings	Brandy Taylor	TV Movie
2001	MacArthur Park	Alicia
	March	Angela Walsh
2003	With or Without You	Cheri Fontenot
	Violation	Rita Washington	TV Movie
2004	Shooter	Coach Mary	Short
2005	When Do We Eat?	Grace
2006	Our House	Nurse	TV Movie
2007	Frankie D	Barbara
	Divine Intervention	Sister Grier
2008	Tru Loved	Lisa
	Beautiful Loser	Dennice (Adult)
2012	Turning Point	Dede Johnson
2014	Gangland	Tammy
2015	72 Hours	Liyah
2017	The Hills	Miss Lee
	Ray Meets Helen	Doctor Harris
	A Chance in the World	Ruby Dottin
	Wilted Rose	Tanya Sanchez	Short
	Pieces of David	Detective Elaine
2018	Every 21 Seconds	Administrative Nurse Malone
2019	Black Privilege	Alderwoman Tyrina	TV Movie
	A Sisterhood of Signatures	Mrs. Owens	Short
	Welfare Check	Jo	Short
	Everyday But Christmas	Deanna's Mother
2020	Why Me	Ms. Black
	The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater	Deb
2021	Mad As Hell	Detective Briggs
	Untold: The Back & Forth Story	Chriss Murray
	Finding Dawn	Dawn	Short
	Life Ain't Like the Movies	Pat Mills

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Tales of the City	D'orothea Wilson	Recurring Cast
1995	Marker	Pamela Austin	Episode: "Truth, Lies and Rock 'n' Roll"
	Fallen Angels	Deletha	Episode: "Fearless"
1997	New York Undercover	Erica Rockler	Episode: "Hubris"

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1993	Independent Spirit Award	Nominated	Best Female Lead	One False Move

References

External links

• Cynda Williams at IMDb
• Cynda Williams Bio

На других языках

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[de] Cynda Williams

Cynda Williams (* 17. Mai 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Cynda Williams

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