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Cynthia Sikes Born Cynthia Lee Sikes
January 2, 1954
Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1975–present Spouse Bud Yorkin (1989-present) Cynthia Sikes (born January 2, 1954 in Coffeyville, Kansas) is an American actress known for her television roles. On JAG, she played the love interest of Adm. Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden (played by John M. Jackson). Her breakthrough role was playing Dr. Annie Cavanero on the critically acclaimed series St. Elsewhere, which she appeared in for the first three seasons. She was Miss Kansas 1972 and was a Top 10 finalist and preliminary swimsuit winner at the Miss America pageant. In 1979 she co-starred in the short-lived series Big Shamus, Little Shamus, with Brian Dennehy. In addition, Miss Sikes appeared on the CBS series Magnum, P.I., which starred Tom Selleck, during the 1980s, and in the feature film, Good-bye, Cruel World.
She is married to TV producer Bud Yorkin.
In 2008, Sikes appeared on The Young and the Restless as Zara, mother of Sabrina Costelana. Sikes was asked to fill the role of Zara after actress Finola Hughes pulled out of her deal with The Young and the Restless.
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Kansas Pageant Winners Miss Kansas Vera Ralston (1948) · Gayla Leigh Shoemake (1960) · Deborah Bryant (1965) · Debra Dene Barnes (1967) · Cynthia Sikes (1972) · Tara Dawn Holland (1996) · Alyssa George (2007) · Becki Ronen (2009)Miss Kansas USA Kelli McCarty (1991) · Carol Hovenkamp (1994) · Danni Boatwright (1996) · Amanda Carraway (1999) · Lisa Forbes (2004) · Rachel Saunders (2005) · Ashley Aull (2006) · Cara Gorges (2007)Miss Kansas Teen USA AL • AK • AZ • AR • CA • CO • CT • DE • FL • GA • HI • ID • IL • IN • IA • KS • KY • LA • ME • MD • MA • MI • MN • MS • MO • MT • NE • NV • NH • NJ • NM • NY • NC • ND • OH • OK • OR • PA • RI • SC • SD • TN • TX • UT • VT • VA • WA • WV • WI • WYCategories:- 1954 births
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