Cynthia Stevenson

Cynthia C. Stevenson (born 2 August 1962) is an American actress.

Stevenson was born in Piedmont, 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 in a series on Lifetime Television called Oh Baby.

On film, she has appeared in The Player, Six Feet Under, Forget Paris, Happiness, Home for the Holidays, Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2. She will play the role of Mrs. Cooverman in the upcoming 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 apparently has not been picked up. She has a recurring role on the cable series The L Word, as well as the series Men in Trees, which is filmed in her native Vancouver. She also has a semi-recurring role as "Cindy Devlin" on According to Jim. In April 2009, she began co-starring opposite Bob Saget on the ABC sitcom Surviving Suburbia.^[2]

Filmography

• Surviving Suburbia (2009-present) ... as Anne Patterson
• Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) ... as Joy Lass
• Snow Buddies (2008) ... as Jackie
• Men in Trees (2006-2008) ... as Celia Bachelor (27 episodes)
• Air Buddies (2006) ... as Jackie Framm
• The L Word (2006) ... as Roberta Collie (3 episodes)
• Monk (2006) ... as Dianne Brooks
• Six Feet Under (2005) ... as Joy Solomon
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) ... as Mrs. Banks
• Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003) (V) ... as Jackie
• Agent Cody Banks (2003) ... as Mrs. Banks
• According to Jim (2003-2007) ... as Cindy Devlin (4 episodes)
• Dead Like Me (2003-2004) ... as Joy Lass (28 episodes)
• Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002) ... as Jackie
• King of the Hill (2002) ... as Sister Mary Catherine/Claire
• Oh Baby (1998-2000) ... as Tracy Calloway (29 episodes)
• Ally Mcbeal (1998) ... as Hayley Chisolm
• Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) ... as Jackie Framm
• Hope and Gloria (1995-1996) ... as Hope Davidson (35 episodes)
• Bob (1992-1993) ... as Trish McKay (22 episodes)
• Cheers (1989) ... as Doris (2 episodes)

References

External links

• Cynthia Stevenson Official website
• Cynthia Stevenson at the Internet Movie Database