Cynthia Bailey
Biography
Cynthia Bailey is an American model, actress and reality television personality who was born and raised in Alabama. A Wilhelmina Models scout noticed her at a beauty pageant, and at 18 she moved to New York City, agreeing to a five-year contract with the agency. She walked runways in Paris and Milan and appeared in magazines such as Vogue and Elle. Her early screen roles included Roxanne in Without You I'm Nothing (1990), a model in For Love or Money (1993), and an episode of The Cosby Show. In 2010 she joined The Real Housewives of Atlanta, staying for eleven seasons until she left in 2021, and in 2011 she opened the Bailey Agency School of Fashion in Atlanta. Later credits include Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016), How High 2 (2019) and the Lifetime movie Cruel Instruction (2022); she also competed on Celebrity Big Brother in 2022 and co-hosts the podcast Humble Brag with Crystal and Cynthia.
59years old
Turns 60 on February 19in 101 days
- Born Tuscumbia
- Star sign: PiscesFirst day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
- Also credited as Cynthia Denise Bailey-Hill and Cynthia Denise Bailey
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 6 years2016 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Cruel InstructionIMDb rating 6.4
- 2021The Housewives of the North PoleIMDb rating 5.4
- 2016Sharknado 4: The 4th AwakensIMDb rating 3.9
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A first
Bailey became Deshler High School's first African American homecoming queen. She entered a homecoming queen pageant after winning that event, and although she lost, a Wilhelmina Models talent scout got in touch with her.
First role
In June 1995, Bailey landed her first modeling job: showing up on two covers of Essence magazine. She then returned to the magazine's cover in 1997.
Behind the camera
Bailey's modeling school, Bailey Agency School of Fashion, opened in Atlanta in 2011. The next year she ran a model search in several Southern United States cities, part of a contest whose prize was representation by a New York modeling agency.
A change of course
Bailey left The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2021 after eleven seasons. That same year, she told Essence she was moving her attention away from reality television and toward acting.
Cynthia Bailey movies on Netflix
Worked with
Cynthia Bailey made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Kwesi Ameyaw's page
Mindy Robinson's page
David Hasselhoff's page
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All films by Anthony C. Ferrante
Stanley M. BrooksDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Stanley M. Brooks
All films by Ron Oliver
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.