Biography
An affable blonde actress who first came to attention in an award-winning turn as a soap opera good girl turned bad, Cynthia Watros enjoyed primetime success as Erin, the stable yet quirky girlfriend of the title character in the sitcom "Titus" (Fox, 2000-2002).
The youngest of two, Michigan native Watros was raised in near poverty after her parents were divorced. While her mom struggled to feed and clothe two kids by holding down two jobs, …
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Career Milestones
| Acted Off-Broadway in "Four Dogs and a Bone" | ||
| Cast as Agnes Gooch in a production of "Auntie Mame" | ||
| Joined the cast of Fox's "House M.D." playing the role of Dr. Wilson's (Robert Sean Leonard) ex-wife | ||
1994 | Appeared in a small role on "New York Undercover" (Fox) | |
1994 | Played the virginal nurse Annie Dutton on the CBS drama "Guiding Light" | |
1996 | Had role in the Showtime TV-movie "Cafe Society" (also released theatrically in the USA) | |
1997 | Appeared in the Canadian film "His & Hers" | |
1998 | Briefly returned to daytime playing Vicky Hudson McKinnon on NBC's "Another World" | |
2000 | Made debut as a series regular on the Fox sitcom "Titus" as Erin, the title character's girlfriend | |
2001 | Had supporting role in Faye Dunaway's directorial debut, the short "The Yellow Bird" | |
2002 | Joined the cast of "The Drew Carey Show" as Kellie Newmark, Drew's childhood friend | |
2003 | Co-starred in "P.S. Your Cat Is Dead," directed by and starring Steve Guttenberg | |
2005 | Joined the cast of ABC's "Lost" as Libby, a therapist who was part of a second band of survivors of the airplane crash discovered in the second season; returned briefly in 2008 and for the final season in 2010 | |
Awards
1997 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in Guiding Light |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Lost |