Cynthia Geary

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Biography

Her TV credits include guest spots on the docudramas "Divorce Court" and "Superior Court". Geary is best known for her role of Shelly Tambo, a naive nymphet and former 'Miss Northwest Passage' on the award-winning series "Northern Exposure" (CBS, 1990-95). Geary returned to the big screen opposite Luke Perry in "8 Seconds" (1994), the biopic of rodeo rider Lane Frost, and played a small role as a gymnast in the Sundance favorite "Smoke …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

March 21, 1965

Career Milestones

Made TV debut on the daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless"

1983

Named Jackson Mississippi's Junior Miss

1989

Made feature debut in "Dance to Win"

1990

Made TV series debut in "Northern Exposure"

1998

Had small role in "Smoke Signals"

1998

Returned to series TV as star of the short-lived The WB sitcom "You're the One"

Awards

1992

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Northern Exposure

1993

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Northern Exposure

1995

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Northern Exposure