Williams was born Cynthia Ann Williams in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles, a police officer, and Beverly, a medical lab technician and raised in the Pullman neighborhood on the south side. She spent parts of her early childhood in Indiana, where she sang in her grandfather's church. Williams attended Bennett Elementary School and Dunbar Vocational High School before moving with her mother to Muncie, Indiana when she was a teenager. While in Indiana, Williams attended Northside High School, graduating in 1984. After high school, Williams attended Ball State University, studying theater. While in college, She was crowned Ms. Ball State in 1987 and later graduated in 1989.

She has appeared in the movies Mo' Better Blues, Wet, The Sweeper, Shooter, One False Move, Divine Intervention, and many more.

In 1990, her appearance on the soundtrack to Mo' Better Blues was on the song 'Harlem Blues.' The single was widespread, reaching #9 on the R&B charts on November 17, 1990.
With the single success, Cynda had been lined up with Sony to produce her album.

Cynda is still creating music and working in the film industry.

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CREDITS
Film Appearances
Clarke Bentancourt, Mo' Better Blues, Universal, 1990
Lila "Fantasia" Walker, One False Move, IRS Media, 1992
Rebecca, The Killing Box (also known as Ghost Brigade, Ghost Brigade: The Killing Box, Grey Knight, and Grey Night), Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1993
Peace and Quiet, 1994
Lisa-Marie Chandler, The Tie That Binds, Buena Vista/Hollywood Pictures, 1995
Diane, The Sweeper, PM Entertainment Group, 1995
Gidell Ryan, Condition Red (also known as Condition Red--Haelytystila and Draussen lauert der Tod), Oak Islands Films/Overseas FilmGroup, 1996
Georgia Freeman, Black Rose of Harlem (also known as Machine Gun Blues and Pistol Blues), New Horizon, 1996
Davida Urked, "Wet," Tales of Erotica (also known as Erotic Tales), Trimark Pictures, 1996
Arabella, Spirit Lost, Live Entertainment, 1996
Vanessa Dietrich/Trish, Caught Up, Live Film & Mediaworks, 1998
Sarina Classer, Relax ... It's Just Sex, A-Pix Entertainment, 1998
The Last Call (also known as Stingers), Leo Films, 1998
Alicia, MacArthur Park, Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, 2001
Angela Walsh, March, Kanan/Hammerschlag, 2001
With or without You, 2003
Grace, When Do We Eat?, 2004

Television Appearances
Miniseries
D'orothea/Dorothy Wilson, Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City), PBS, 1993
Liz Coles Otis, The Wedding (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding), ABC, 1998

Movies
Anita Bayard, Gang in Blue, Showtime, 1996
Vivian Dandridge, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, HBO, 1999
Cecelia Delille, The Courage to Love, Lifetime, 2000
Brandy Taylor, Hidden Blessings, Black Entertainment Television, 2000
Rita Washington, Violation, Showtime, 2003
Episodic
Deletha, "Fearless," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1994
Erica Rockler, "Hubris," New York Undercover, Fox, 1997
Appeared as Pamela Austin in an episode of Marker, UPN.

Specials
Host, Miss Collegiate African American Pageant, syndicated, 1993

Stage Appearances
Appeared in productions of A Chorus Line, A Raisin in the Sun, Two by Two, and West Side Story.

Podcast
P.P.C. Podcast with Cynda Williams
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p-p-c-podcast-with-cynda-williams/id1514233449

THE GROWN FOLKS RADIO
https://www.thegrownefolksradio.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/cyndawill/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynda.williams

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