Cynthia Ettinger
Biography
Cynthia Ettinger is an American character actress whose television work includes HBO's Carnivàle and Deadwood. She made her screen debut in the 1989 comedy Martians Go Home, then appeared in films such as Brain Dead (1990), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Deep Impact (1998), Frailty (2002) and Thirteen (2003). On television she had a role in a Seinfeld episode and guest appearances on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and she appeared in the televised play Fail Safe (2000). She was cast as Martha Kent in Smallville but did not remain in the part, and she turned to theater jobs before choosing Carnivàle, which ran from 2003 to 2005, because it offered a theater-like experience. She made guest appearances on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, ER, House and Grey's Anatomy, and in 2006 she had a ten-episode run on Deadwood as Claudia. In 2018 she had a recurring role on Here and Now.
64years old
Turns 65 on November 5in 360 days
- Born United States
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 13 years1990 to 2003
Every film, newest first
- 2003ThirteenIMDb rating 6.8
- 2002FrailtyIMDb rating 7.2
- 1990Brain DeadIMDb rating 5.8
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Getting ready for a role
Ettinger turned to theater jobs, and when the chance to work on the HBO series Carnivàle came up, she picked that project because it gave her a theater-like experience.
Cynthia Ettinger movies on Netflix
Worked with
Cynthia Ettinger shares two films with Bill Paxton, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Paxton's page
Bill Pullman's page
George Kennedy's page
Matthew McConaughey's page
Lance E. Nichols's page
All films by Catherine Hardwicke
All films by Adam Simon
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