Cheryl Ruth Hines is an America

United States

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n actress and director, known for her role as Larry David

Larry David

Lawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator , head writer, and executive producer of the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1996, and for creating the 1999 HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a partially improvised sitcom in...

's wife Cheryl on HBO

Home Box Office

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's Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...

. She currently appears on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory

Suburgatory

Suburgatory is an American television series created by Emily Kapnek. The series premiered on September 28, 2011, airing on Wednesday nights at 8:30/7:30 Central following The Middle...

. In 2009, she made her directorial debut at the Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival

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 with Serious Moonlight

Serious Moonlight (2009 film)

Serious Moonlight is a 2009 black comedy film directed by Cheryl Hines. It stars Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, and Justin Long. It was released by Magnolia Pictures on 4 December 2009.-Plot:...

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Hines was born in Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach, Florida

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, a daughter of James and Rosemary Hines.

Part of the family came from Frostproof, Florida

Frostproof, Florida

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; but she grew up in Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

, where she was a member of the Young Actors Theatre throughout high school.