Cynthia L. James

Acting

Biography

Cynthia L. James is an American actress.

Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles

#1The Nanny

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Therapist

8.1 / 10
ComedyFamily

That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.

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#2Magnum, P.I.

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes as Donna

7.3 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.

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#3MacGyver

Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes as Edith Mantu

7.7 / 10
DramaAction & AdventureCrime

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.

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#4Knight Rider

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Kathy Cunningham

7.5 / 10
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyCrime

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

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#5Hunter

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Lynn

7.1 / 10
Action & AdventureDrama

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

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#6A Different World

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Amber Waves

7.1 / 10
ComedyFamily

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.

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#7Ghost Dad

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m as E.R. Doctor

5.0 / 10
ComedyFamilyFantasy

Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

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#8Vice Squad

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Black Prostitute

6.2 / 10
CrimeThrillerDrama

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.

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#9Diggstown

Movie - 1992, 2h 15m as Mary Palmer

6.3 / 10
ComedyDrama

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. Roy 'Honey' Palmer is that man that, at 48, many say he is too old.

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#10Tough Love

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m as Ms. Hobart (as Cyndi James-Reese)

6.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Tough Love" program in searching for answers.

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#11Just Our Luck

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

6.7 / 10
Comedy

Just Our Luck is a short-lived American sitcom which aired on the American Broadcasting Company in the fall of 1983. Created by brothers Lawrence and Charles Gordon, it was considered a modernized version of the classic 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. The series stars Richard Gilliland as a mild-mannered TV weatherman for KPOX-TV, and T. K. Carter as a hip, fun-loving 3,000-year-old genie who is freed by Gilliland after being imprisoned in his bottle for nearly two centuries. The series was produced by Lorimar Productions, and initially promoted by ABC as one of its new ambitious comedies along with Webster. Just Our Luck was created to compete against The A-Team on NBC but earned low ratings for much of its run. It was poorly received by critics, however, and was the subject of controversy when the NAACP charged the show with promoting negative stereotypes of African-Americans. The NAACP originally campaigned to have the show removed but later settled for a degree of creative control in the show's development. This included changes to Carter's dialogue, the hiring of black staff writers and the addition of Leonard Simon to the cast. The show was cancelled after three months.

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#12The Terror Within II

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Elaba

4.1 / 10
HorrorSci-Fi

In a world gone mad, the last human colony struggles to survive underground, beneath a land of nightmarish mutants who seek to destroy them. But when the mutant breaks inside humanity's final stronghold, the battle for survival pits the human colonists against their deadly invaders miles below the earth's surface.

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#13Aftermath: A Test of Love

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Andrea

5.9 / 10
CrimeDramaTV Movie

Based on a true story, an adoring wife and mother is taken hostage during a robbery and brutally murdered.

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