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1 | Her original poem "My Face," along with her voice, was chosen for a national campaign for "Oil of Olay" that ran for almost two years. |
2 | They called her "The Gorilla" at Creative Coalition because she threatened people in a creative way, to get them to stop destroying the planet. |
3 | Wrote various humorous campaigns for different Ad Agencies on Madison Avenue. Many spots considered too inflammatory... (not her fault!). |
4 | She was the head of the Environment Committee for Creative Coalition, with Christopher Reeve and Meir Ribalow, and served on the Board of Inform. Cynthia is now on the Board of Energy Vision, an alternative fuel research organization committed to conserving energy resources. |
5 | She majored in Journalism at NYU, but didn't stay to finish. |
6 | Convinces cab drivers to throw out their toxic air freshener "hanging trees," and they thank her afterward. |
7 | Performed her socio-political satirical characters for many organizations such as Social Venture Network, the Open Center "Events Of The Heart," at the Geffen Theater in LA, and played Gwendolyn Bradford, a member of the 1% for Occupy Wall Street. |
8 | She was part of the Improv groups at The Pit. |
9 | Narrated, "Marilyn In Manhattan," TV movie about the life of Marilyn Monroe. |
10 | Was one of the top narrators for HBO, Discovery Channel, Lifetime, Court TV, and many others. |
11 | Often wears glasses for effect. |
12 | She doesn't get enough sleep. |
13 | She worked with Christopher Guest, recording "The Fantastic Four" as the voice of Susan Storm. |
14 | As a teenager, she was a contributor to Mad Magazine. |
15 | She narrated the "Marilyn In Manhattan" TV movie about the life of Marilyn Monroe. |
16 | She was a writer and Contributing Editor for Status, Celebrity, and Film International Magazines, all of which went defunct much too soon... (not her fault!). |
17 | She was a regular on "Terry McGovern's KSFO Radio Show" in San Francisco, playing his Aunt Zelda along with many other bizarre characters. |
18 | Played a cross between Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons in "Bananas Is My Business.". |
19 | Was the sexy narrator voice of "Real Sex" for HBO. |
20 | She has been one of the top voice-over artists in the country. |
21 | Her first public performance was at age 5, when she sang Poor Butterfly in a tutu, in front of an audience of 200. |
22 | She is a Choc-aholic, and has been looking for a Twelve-Step program that addresses cacao. |
23 | She was most of the female voices in the animated feature, "Fantastic Planet.". |
24 | She was quickly trained by Jim Henson and Frank Oz to do some of the Muppet Shows in London. Muppet fans still write about "Valerie the Duck," one of her characters. |
25 | Most recently, she appeared in the production of "My Inner Sole" at The Lion's Theatre in New York. |
26 | Played "Rocky," in George Romero's "Knightriders.". |
27 | Developed many of her characters, and wrote many musical parodies, for her popular "out-of-the-box" Cabaret shows. |
28 | Although she became one of the leading voice-over actors, she never studied voice-over, or even contemplated doing voice-over. By a twist of fate, she was discovered by an agent in LA. |
29 | Her one-woman, ten character, satirical show, "Downloaded...and in denial!" got rave reviews in New York and the Northeast, and was voted "Best Show of the Year," at the Big Arts In Sanibel Florida. |
30 | She is an environmental activist and worked closely with Bobby Kennedy Jr. to successfully save New York City's water supply. |
31 | Nearly relocated to Italy when an agent there wanted to represent her for Italian film. But had to decline, in order to continue her career in New York. |
32 | She was the first female DJ on WNEW AM and did some all night shows. The hours and lack of sleep left her brain twisted. |
33 | She was the singing voice of Chiquita Banana in a national television commercial. |
34 | As a writer-performer on Children's Television Workshop's "Feelin' Good", her first short film for the show was "Chicken Soup", playing Mae West to Peter Riegert's Groucho Marx. |
35 | She studied acting with Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. |
36 | Has dubbed the lead characters in numerous Italian, French, and Scandinavian films, for Lina Wertmuller, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ingmar Bergman, and many others. |