Cynthia Sikes Yorkin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cynthia Sikes Yorkin
Occupation	Actress
Date Of Birth	Jan 2, 1954(1954-01-02)
Age	70
Birthplace	Coffeyville
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Capricorn

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Biography

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin is one of the most popular and richest Actress who was born on January 2, 1954 in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. Cynthia Sikes was born Cynthia Lee Sikes in Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1954. In the beginning of her career, she was known by the name Cindy Lee Sikes, and later, she used Cynthia Sikes professionally until her wedding with Bud Yorkin, where she changed her name her name to Cynthia Sikes Yorkin.

Cynthia Yorkin was married to the prolific director and producer Bud Yorkin, for 26 years. The two met in 1985. They got married on the 24th of June 1989. They also they had two sons: Jessica and Michael. Bud produced Cynthia on Arthur 2: On the Rocks and then again in the film of 1990 Love Hurts. The year 2005 was the time that Cynthia as well as Bud chose to revive the Blade Runner franchise as producing partners. In 2010, they formed a partnership along with Alcon Entertainment to produce the film. As time passed, Bud’s health declined and he passed away on August 18 in 2015. Cynthia was able to create the film, and pay tribute to Bud’s legacy. Blade Runner 2049 received rave reviews and was able to secure five Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Cinematography as well as Visual Effects.

In 2015, Yorkin segued into producing her first feature film, the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049; a project directed by Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve and starring Academy Award nominees Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. The film garnered a total of five Academy Awards nominations, winning for Best Visual Effects and finally earning Roger Deakins a win for Best Cinematographer. She brought this project to Alcon Entertainment with her late husband and producing partner, Bud Yorkin, after acquiring the final rights from his former partner Jerry Perenchio in 2010. Cynthia helmed Blade Runner 2049 from beginning to end, ensuring its success to pay tribute to her late husband.

Her feature film credits include co-starring roles in the comedies Arthur 2: On the Rocks with Dudley Moore, That’s Life with Jack Lemmon, Love Hurts with Jeff Daniels, Possums with Mac Davis and in director Henry Jaglom’s Going Shopping.

The year 1977 was the first time Yorkin was on stage with the William Ball’s American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. She was awarded a scholarship and was a part of numerous productions that included Shakespeare’s “A Winter’s Tale”, Durrenmatt’s “The Visit”, “The Glass Menagerie”, “Hatful of Rain”, “Bedtime Story” as well as “A Christmas Carol”. Then she became a part of her Broadway debut in the role of the “Baker’s Wife,” a leading role for Stephen Sondheim’s show “Into the Woods”.

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Net Worth

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin is one of the richest Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin (born January 2nd 1954) is an American producer and actress who is known for her roles in St. Elsewhere and Blade Runner 2049.

The year was 1972. Yorkin was awarded the title crowning Miss Kansas and started attending Wichita State University. Yorkin then competed in into the Miss America pageant where she won the preliminary swimming competition and was named one of the top 10 Finalists overall. While in Wichita she was given an opportunity to join Bob Hope’s USO Christmas Special as a performer and dancer, traveling across Vietnam through Thailand until Diego Garcia, in an attempt to entertain soldiers who were home sick.

In 1999, Yorkin expanded her interests to public works and became more involved in government after she was personally chosen by President Bill Clinton to serve on the Advisory Committee for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 2005, she was appointed California State Commissioner for the California Service Corps by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and also founded an emergency preparedness curriculum for K-12 schools, known as Team Safe-T. Six years later, Yorkin was brought on to the UCLA School of Public Health Dean’s Advisory Board to help raise funds to build the global bio lab on campus. She worked closely with Cindy Horn and Dr. Linda Rosenstock, the Dean of UCLA’s School of Public Health.

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Who is Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Dating?

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Cynthia Ranked on the list of most popular Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cynthia Sikes Yorkin celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.