Cynthia Sikes
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Cynthia Sikes is an American actress known for her television roles. On JAG
, she played the love interest of Adm. Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden
(played by John M. Jackson
). Her breakthrough role was playing Dr. Annie Cavanero on the critically acclaimed series St. Elsewhere
, which she appeared in for the first three seasons. She was Miss Kansas
1972 and was a Top 10 finalist and preliminary swimsuit winner at the Miss America
pageant. In 1979 she co-starred in the short-lived series Big Shamus, Little Shamus
, with Brian Dennehy
. In addition, Miss Sikes appeared on the CBS
series Magnum, P.I.
, which starred Tom Selleck
, during the 1980s, and in the feature film, Good-bye, Cruel World
.
She is married to TV producer Bud Yorkin
.
In 2008, Sikes appeared on The Young and the Restless
as Zara, mother of Sabrina Costelana. Sikes was asked to fill the role of Zara after actress Finola Hughes
pulled out of her deal with The Young and the Restless.
JAG (TV series)
JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
, she played the love interest of Adm. Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden
A. J. Chegwidden
Rear Admiral Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden JAGC, USN , played by John M. Jackson, was the Judge Advocate General of the Navy until his retirement in May 2004 on the television series JAG. Chegwidden succeeded Rear Admiral Al Brovo, USN, played by Kevin Dunn, in 1996 and his successor is Major...
(played by John M. Jackson
John M. Jackson
John Murice Jackson is an American actor, best known for playing Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the CBS series JAG....
). Her breakthrough role was playing Dr. Annie Cavanero on the critically acclaimed series St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood...
, which she appeared in for the first three seasons. She was Miss Kansas
Miss Kansas
The Miss Kansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss America pageant. Kansas has won the Miss America crown on three occasions.- Winners :- External links :*...
1972 and was a Top 10 finalist and preliminary swimsuit winner at the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant. In 1979 she co-starred in the short-lived series Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Big Shamus, Little Shamus is an American detective drama series that aired on CBS on Saturday nights for two weeks from September 29, 1979 to October 6, 1979.-Premise:...
, with Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Brian Mannion Dennehy is an American actor of film, stage and screen.-Early years:Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Hannah and Edward Dennehy, who was a wire service editor for the Associated Press; he has two brothers, Michael and Edward. Dennehy is of Irish ancestry and was...
. In addition, Miss Sikes appeared on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
series Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
, which starred Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B....
, during the 1980s, and in the feature film, Good-bye, Cruel World
Good-bye, Cruel World
Good-bye, Cruel World is a 1983 American comedy feature film directed by David Irving and starring Dick Shawn and Cynthia Sikes. It was co-written by Shawn and Nicholas Niciphor.-Plot:...
.
She is married to TV producer Bud Yorkin
Bud Yorkin
Bud Yorkin is an American film and television producer, director, writer and actor.Yorkin was born Alan David Yorkin in Washington, Pennsylvania. He earned a degree in engineering from Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsbugh, Pennsylvania...
.
In 2008, Sikes appeared on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as Zara, mother of Sabrina Costelana. Sikes was asked to fill the role of Zara after actress Finola Hughes
Finola Hughes
Finola Hughes is an English actress, television host, author and former dancer, best known for role as Anna Devane on the General Hospital, All My Children and General Hospital: Night Shift , and her role as Anna Devane's identical twin sister, Doctor Alexandra Devane Marick, on All My Children...
pulled out of her deal with The Young and the Restless.