- Cynthia Stevenson
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Cynthia Stevenson Born August 2, 1962
Oakland, California, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present Spouse Tom Davies (1992–present; 1 child) Cynthia Stevenson (born August 2, 1962) is an American actress.
Stevenson was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of Gayle, an editor, and Al Stevenson, an upholstery warehouse owner.[1] She grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.
One of her first roles was a guest appearance as Norm Peterson's high-strung secretary "Doris" on Cheers. Other early work included the short-lived comedy series My Talk Show (1990–1991) and Bob (1992–1993). She had a leading role on the sitcom, Hope and Gloria, which ran for 35 episodes in 1995 and 1996. She also appeared the Lifetime Television series Oh Baby.
On film, she has appeared in The Player, Six Feet Under, Forget Paris, Happiness, Home for the Holidays, Will you Merry Me?, Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2. She played the role of Mrs. Cooverman in the 2009 film I Love You Beth Cooper.
Stevenson was a regular cast member on the series Dead Like Me, playing lead character George (Ellen Muth)'s mother. In April 2006, she completed filming a new sitcom pilot for CBS called You've Reached the Elliotts, starring opposite Chris Elliott as his wife, which was not picked up by the network. She has a recurring role on the cable series The L Word, and on the now-cancelled series Men in Trees, which was taped in Vancouver. She also had an occasional role as "Cindy Devlin" on According to Jim. In April 2009, she co-starred opposite Bob Saget on the short-lived ABC sitcom, Surviving Suburbia. She has also recently appeared as Shiri Appleby's mother on The CW series Life Unexpected.
Filmography
Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Cheers Doris TV series, 2 episodes 1992 The Player Bonnie Sherow 1992–1993 Bob Trish McKay TV series, 22 episodes 1995 Live Nude Girls Marcy 1995 Forget Paris Liz 1995 Home for the Holidays Joanne 1995–1996 Hope and Gloria Hope Davidson TV series, 35 episodes 1998 Ally Mcbeal Hayley Chisolm TV series 1998 Happiness Trish Maplewood 1998 Air Bud: Golden Receiver Jackie Framm 1998–2000 Oh Baby Tracy Calloway TV series, 29 episodes 2002 King of the Hill Sister Mary Catherine/Claire 2002 Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch Jackie Framm 2003–2004 Dead Like Me Joy Lass TV series, 28 episodes 2003–2007 According to Jim Cindy Devlin TV series, 4 episodes 2003 Air Bud: Spikes Back Jackie Framm 2003 Agent Cody Banks Mrs. Banks 2004 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Mrs. Banks 2005 Six Feet Under Joy Solomon TV series 2006 Air Buddies Jackie Framm 2006 The L Word Roberta Collie TV series, 3 episodes 2006 Monk Dianne Brooks TV series 2006–2008 Men in Trees Celia Bachelor TV series, 27 episodes 2008 Will You Merry Me? Mrs. Kringle 2008 Snow Buddies Jackie Framm 2009 Jennifer's Body Mrs. Dove 2009 Surviving Suburbia Anne Patterson 2009 Case 39 Nancy 2009 Dead Like Me: Life After Death Joy Lass 2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper Mrs. Cooverman References
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Categories:- American film actors
- American television actors
- American people of Canadian descent
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- People from Piedmont, California
- People from Vancouver
- 1962 births
- Living people
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