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Born: September 2, 1968

Hails from: Lake Orion, Michigan

Background: Cynthia Watros is a native of Michigan. Her father, Bruce, is an electrical engineer and her mother, Nancy, is a legal secretary; they divorced when she was 7. She has an older brother, Steven, who is also an electrical engineer. As a teen, Cynthia was diagnosed with immune thrombocyopenia, an autoimmune disease of the blood. For two years she required chemotherapy and a splenectomy. It appears to be in remission.
Cynthia attended Macomb Community College in Macomb County, Michagan. and then the Boston University For Arts (graduating with a Bachelor Of Fine Arts). She has an extensive television resume, including roles on daytime dramas, 'Guilding Light', and 'Another World', as well as comedic roles on 'Titus', and 'The Drew Carrey Show'.
Her husband Curt, whom she married in 1996, is a Los Angeles restaurateur. Their twins, Emma Rose Marie and Sadie Anna Marie Gilliland, were born July 14, 2001, in LA.

Trivia:

• She enjoys skiing and dancing
• Met 'Guilding Light' co-star Kim Zimmer when they co-starred in the off Broadway play 'Four Dogs And A Bone'
• She mentioned that when she joined the 'Drew Carrey Show' everyone embraced her, especially Mr Carrey. He sent/still sends her flowers every week
• Throughtout the latter part of season two of 'Titus' she was pregnant with twins. Her character Erin was not meant to be pregnant so the fact was often disguised by having her standing behind objects, holding things in front of her (flowers, pillows, wedding dresses in garment bags etc.), been filmed from above the waist and wearing dark clothes
• Pleaded guilty to DUI on January 12th 2006 after being arrested in Kailau, Hawaii on December 1st, 2005. She was arrested within 15 minutes of Michelle Rodriguez who was arrested for the same crime. She was fined $370, banned from driving for 90 days, and, ordered to undergo 14 hours of counseling.

Pre-Lost signature role: The level-headed girlfriend of Christopher Titus in the sitcom Titus

Fun fact: Got her start on the soap Guiding Light

Quote: “My mom thought my big break was when I got a Nutri-Grain commercial. She said, ‘I saw you in a Nutri-Grain commercial! Wow, you're big!' And I was like, ‘Mom, what about the soap?' And she said, ‘But I see the commercial a lot. And my friends are eating Nutri-Grain bars because of you.''' (Akron Beacon Journal)