Born: September 2, 1968
Age: 56
Birthplace: Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S.
Cynthia Michele Watros (born September 2, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Libby Smith on the ABC TV series Lost, Kellie in The Drew Carey Show, Erin in Titus, and Annie Dutton in Guiding Light. Since July 8, 2014, Watros has starred in the series Finding Carter. She was born in Lake Orion, Michigan.
Watros initially became known for her role as Annie Dutton on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from 1994 to 1998. Her character, a nurse, began as a heroine, but she gained notice and critical acclaim when her character's rivalry with Reva Shayne (played by Kim Zimmer) led her to become a lunatic. In 1998, Watros won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role on Guiding Light. In 1998, Watros briefly filled in for Jensen Buchanan as Victoria Hudson McKinnon on Another World while Buchanan was on maternity leave.
Watros appeared as Erin Fitzpatrick on Titus from 2000 to 2002 and gained recognition as a comedic actress, playing the fiancée of the title character. According to the DVD commentary, Erin was originally intended to be neurotic and socially awkward, but the character was revised a week before the pilot was shot. After Titus was canceled, she took on the role of Kellie Newmark on The Drew Carey Show, as a replacement for Christa Miller. Watros played the role from 2002 to 2004.
From 2005 to 2006, Watros was a cast member on the ABC series Lost, playing psychologist Libby, a member of the "Tailies", a group of survivors of the plane crash who were in the tail section of the plane (and not seen during Season One). She was a romantic interest to Hurley and was very mysterious showing up in flashbacks. In the episode "Two for the Road", Libby was shot and killed by Michael Dawson. Libby briefly reappeared in the 2008 episode "Meet Kevin Johnson". She returned in 2010 in the episode "Everybody Loves Hugo" in the final season of Lost, in which she played a large part in the story. In addition, she appeared in the season finale, albeit without speaking lines.
After her departure from Lost in 2006, Watros filmed a pilot for a show titled My Ex-Life for CBS. She was slated to play the ex-wife of a character played by Tom Cavanagh. However, the pilot was not chosen by CBS. Watros was also the lead in the 2007 CBS television pilot for The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud, a comedy about a former literary genius who, after an awakening, decides to pursue optimism instead of cynicism.
In 2009, Watros filmed a pilot for Valley Girls, a spin-off of the CW series Gossip Girl set in the 1980s, in which she played CeCe Rhodes, the socialite ex-wife of Rick Rhodes, and mother of the series' protagonists.
In a May 2009 episode of the USA series In Plain Sight, "A Stand-Up Triple", she guest starred as a mother of three children in the witness protection program.
Beginning in April 2010, Watros joined the cast of the TV medical drama House for seven episodes as Samantha Carr, one of Dr. James Wilson's ex-wives.
Watros appeared in the 2012 indie film, Electrick Children. In May 2012, she guest-starred in episode 8.22 of Grey's Anatomy, and in June 2013 in episode 4.17 of Warehouse 13.
She played Mary Matrix, coach of the FPS Varsity team in the online series Video Game High School. Her character first appears in season two of the series which started July 2013.
Her latest role is Avery Jenning's self-obsessed aunt in Dog with a Blog on December 6, 2013.
In 2013, she joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless but left the show in early 2014 with her character being recast.
Since July 2014, Watros has been featured in the MTV series Finding Carter.
Watros attended Macomb Community College in Clinton Township, Michigan.
Watros has been married to Curtis Gilliland since 1996. They have twin daughters, born in 2001.
In 2008 Watros participated in a USO tour to Iraq, visiting several bases, including COP Callahan in Baghdad's East Adamiyah area.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Cafe Society | Dianna Harris | |
1997 | His and Hers | Pam | |
2000 | Mercy Streets | Sam | |
2001 | The Yellow Bird | Alma Tutwiler | Short film |
2002 | P.S. Your Cat Is Dead | Kate | |
2005 | Just Pray | Perry Ann Lewis | Short film |
2007 | Frank | Jennifer York | |
2008 | Duane Incarnate | Connie | |
2008 | American Crude | Jane | |
2009 | Calvin Marshall | Karen | |
2010 | Mars | Allison Guthrie | |
2012 | Electrick Children | Gay Lynn | |
2013 | Park City | Nina | |
2014 | Blood and Circumstance | Mrs. Stabler |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | New York Undercover | Reporter | Episode: "Missing" |
1994-98 | Guiding Light | Annie Dutton / Dee | |
1997 | Spin City | Gayley | Episode: "Striptease" |
1998 | Another World | Vicky Hudson | 9 episodes |
1998 | Profiler | Helen Jefferies | Episode: "Perfect Helen" |
2000-02 | Titus | Erin Fitzpatrick | Main role, 54 episodes |
2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Phoebe Gunther | "The Silent Speaker" |
2002-04 | The Drew Carey Show | Kellie Newmark | Main role, 52 episodes |
2005 | Washington Street | Maggie | Movie |
2005-06; 2008, 2010 |
Lost | Elizabeth "Libby" Smith | Main role (Season 2) Special guest star (Seasons 4 & 6) 24 episodes |
2007 | Avenging Angel | Maggie | Movie |
2007 | The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud | Eva | Movie |
2007 | Raines | Sarah Carver | Episode: "Closure" |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Beth Hoyle | Episode: "Offense" |
2008 | Fear Itself | Meredith Kane | Episode: "Spooked" |
2008 | The Bill Engvall Show | AJ | Episodes: "Susan's Best Friend" "Bill Talks a Good Game" |
2009 | Family Guy | Security System Voice | Episode: "Ocean's Three and a Half" |
2009 | In Plain Sight | Maureen Stewart / Maureen Sullivan | Episode: "A Stand-Up Triple" |
2009 | Gossip Girl | Young Celia Rhodes | Episode: "Valley Girls" |
2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Barbie Aubrey | Episode: "All In" |
2009 | The Closer | Robin Milano | Episode: "Identity Theft" |
2009 | Criminal Minds | Heather Vanderwaal | Episode: "Reckoner" |
2009 | Men of a Certain Age | Erica | Episode: "Mind's Eye" |
2010 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Nicky | Episode: "The Second Time Around" |
2010 | House M.D. | Sam Carr | 7 episodes |
2010 | Desperate Housewives | Tracy Miller | Episode: "Pleasant Little Kingdom" |
2012 | A Smile as Big as the Moon | Dr. Deborah Barnhart | Movie |
2012 | Retribution | Karen | Movie |
2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Connor | Episode: "Let the Bad Times Roll" |
2012 | Hawaii Five-O | Katie Burgess | Episode: "Lana I Ka Moana" |
2013 | Cynthia Watros Gets Lost | As herself | 4 pilot episodes on YouTube |
2013 | Warehouse 13 | Janice Malloy | Episode: "What Matters Most" |
2013-14 | Video Game High School | Mary Matrix | 12 episodes |
2013 | Dog with a Blog | Aunt Sigourney | Episode: "Twas the Flight Before Christmas" |
2013-14 | The Young and the Restless | Kelly Andrews | |
2014-15 | Finding Carter | Elizabeth Wilson | Main role |
2015 | Stolen from the Suburbs | Katherine | Movie |
Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Guiding Light | Won |
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Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series - Daytime | Nominated |
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Lost | Won |
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