Cynthia Ann Williams (born May 17, 1966), known professionally as
Cynda Williams is an American actress, singerâ€"songwriter,
playwright, author, artistic mentor and activist.Williams was born
Cynthia Ann Williams in Chicago, Illinois to Charles, a Chicago police
officer and Beverly, a medical lab technician. Williams was raised in
the Pullman neighborhood on the city's south side. Williams spent
parts of her early childhood in Indiana, where she sang in her
grandfather's church. For school, Williams attended Bennett Elementary
School and Dunbar Vocational High School before she moved 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.In 1989, Williams changed her first name to
"Cynda" to avoid conflicts with Laverne & Shirley actress Cindy
Williams, who was also listed by the same name with the Screen Actors
Guild. Williams has acted in films on both television and in the
cinema. Her first appearance in a feature film was in Spike Lee's 1990
Mo' Better Blues. She was also in One False Move (1992) as well as the
Tales of the City Channel 4/PBS miniseries. While most well known for
her involvement in the movie industry, Williams had a brief stint in
the music industry in 1990 with her appearance on the soundtrack to
Mo' Better Blues, on the song "Harlem Blues". The single was popular,
reaching #9 on the R&B charts on November 17, 1990. With the success
of the single, Williams had been lined up with Sony to produce her own
album. While she was trained in a variety of genres, jazz became
pressed on her after the success of "Harlem Blues". The album was
shelved following internal disagreements at Sony.Williams has been
married three times and has one child. Her first marriage was to actor
Billy Bob Thornton from 1990 until 1992. A year after divorcing
Thornton, Williams married actor Arthur Louis Fuller in 1993 before
divorcing in 1998. Williams has been married to former college
football star and television producer, Roderick Plummer since July
2001. Together, Williams and Plummer have a daughter Sophia Plummer.
Cynda Williams is an American actress, singerâ€"songwriter,
playwright, author, artistic mentor and activist.Williams was born
Cynthia Ann Williams in Chicago, Illinois to Charles, a Chicago police
officer and Beverly, a medical lab technician. Williams was raised in
the Pullman neighborhood on the city's south side. Williams spent
parts of her early childhood in Indiana, where she sang in her
grandfather's church. For school, Williams attended Bennett Elementary
School and Dunbar Vocational High School before she moved 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.In 1989, Williams changed her first name to
"Cynda" to avoid conflicts with Laverne & Shirley actress Cindy
Williams, who was also listed by the same name with the Screen Actors
Guild. Williams has acted in films on both television and in the
cinema. Her first appearance in a feature film was in Spike Lee's 1990
Mo' Better Blues. She was also in One False Move (1992) as well as the
Tales of the City Channel 4/PBS miniseries. While most well known for
her involvement in the movie industry, Williams had a brief stint in
the music industry in 1990 with her appearance on the soundtrack to
Mo' Better Blues, on the song "Harlem Blues". The single was popular,
reaching #9 on the R&B charts on November 17, 1990. With the success
of the single, Williams had been lined up with Sony to produce her own
album. While she was trained in a variety of genres, jazz became
pressed on her after the success of "Harlem Blues". The album was
shelved following internal disagreements at Sony.Williams has been
married three times and has one child. Her first marriage was to actor
Billy Bob Thornton from 1990 until 1992. A year after divorcing
Thornton, Williams married actor Arthur Louis Fuller in 1993 before
divorcing in 1998. Williams has been married to former college
football star and television producer, Roderick Plummer since July
2001. Together, Williams and Plummer have a daughter Sophia Plummer.
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