Cynthia Dallas was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Although she did not study acting formally prior to pursuing a professional career, she has been a working actor since 2007. Cynthia earned a full athletic scholarship for basketball to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she was a four-year starter and held several school and conference records. However, after a series of knee injuries ended a budding career in the WNBA, she made the move to Los Angeles. Cynthia has worked in commercials, theater, television, and film, and has gone on to write, direct, and produce her own short films. Cynthia has done her own stunts on several TV and film projects. She is of African-American, Irish, German, and Native-American descent. Worked as the assistant girls' basketball varsity coach at Burbank High School for five seasons and at Campbell Hall for one season. Member of the 2-Year Full Time Actor Programme's graduating Class of 2019 at the prestigious Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland.