Hong Kong Cinemagic
Version française English version
 Capsule Reviews   English Board   Facebook  
 People
 Movies
 Movie Studios
 Glossary
 Your Settings

HKCine Search
Switch to Google Search
>> Help

 Film directors
 Actors
 Technicians
 Producers

 Comedy
 Drama & Opera

 Shaw Brothers
 Film Industry
 Cultural & Societal

 DVD Tests
 HK Cinema Books
 Where to buy?

 OST & Music
 PDF & E-books
 VIP Guestbook

 Site Map
 Editos Archives
 Staff
 Site History
 Links
 Visitor guestbook
 Aknowledgement
 HKCinemagic 2

Statistics :
11630 Movies
19215 People
1448 Studios
29 Articles
73 Interviews
12 DVD Reviews
32452 Screenshots
3722 Videos
Cynthia Rothrock

 
 
 
 
Birthdate : 8/3/1957
Nationality : USA
Workplace : Hong Kong, USA
Activities : Actress (17), Cameo (1)

Biography

Cynthia is one of the few gweilos in HK film who actually was portrayed as a good guy instead of the usually stereotypical gweilo villains. She is also one of the few gweilo action stars that generally receives respect from the often dismissive western HK film fans. Part of this may be because her skills were just so good. Back in the U.S.A. before getting into movies, she won the World Karate Championships for five consecutive years (1981-1985) in the "Forms and Weapons" category (which is not divided into male and female sections). She holds five Black Belts.

Her first acting job was in a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial, but Sammo as part of the D&B management was looking for two women to appear in a film that would do the typical buddy cop film but with women in the roles generally taken by men. He cast Michelle Yeoh as one and then spotted Cynthia on TV (probably not the KFC commercial!) and made her an offer to come work in HK.
 
Top 

Filmography
 [ 1990 - 1980 ] 
 Alternate lists by alpha / genre / year
 
Title    ( HK -  All )  Year Activity
 
 Bruce Lee : The Path Of The Dragon 1998 Cameo
 Top Fighter 2 1996 Actress
 Bloody Mary Killer 1994 Actress
 Undefeatable 1994 Actress
 Angel The Kickboxer 1993 Actress
 Irresistible Force 1993 Actress
 China O'Brien II 1991 Actress
 Best Of Martial Arts Films, The 1990 Actress
 China O'Brien 1990 Actress
 Blonde Fury 1989 Actress
 City Cops 1989 Actress
 No Retreat, No Surrender 2 : Raging Thunder 1989 Actress
 Prince Of The Sun 1989 Actress
 Inspector Wears Skirts, The 1988 Actress
 Magic Crystal 1986 Actress
 Millionaire's Express, The 1986 Actress
 Righting Wrongs 1986 Actress
 Yes, Madam 1985 Actress
 

 Article    Review    Poster/Gallery    DVD Captures    Trailer    DVD Captures/Trailer  
Top 

Gallery
 
 Cynthia Rothrock pictures :  (Hide)
Angel The Kickboxer
Blonde Fury
City Cops
City Cops
Magic Crystal
Magic Crystal
Righting Wrongs
 
 Other Cynthia Rothrock pictures :  (Hide)
Top Fighter 2 (1)
Angel The Kickboxer (3)
Irresistible Force (12)
Blonde Fury (14)
City Cops (5)
No Retreat, No Surrender 2 : Raging Thunder (6)
Magic Crystal (7)
Righting Wrongs (7)
The Millionaire's Express (1)
Yes, Madam (5)
 
More pictures in the gallery
 
Top 

Article Links (French only)
 Secondary Article Links (French only)   (Show)

 
Interview Links  
 Secondary Interview Links   (Show)

 
Interview Links (French only)  
 Secondary Interview Links (French only)   (Show)
Top

 Advertise with Google AdSense   Submit a review   Contact   FAQ   Terms of use   Disclaimer   Error Report  
copyright ©1998-2013 hkcinemagic.com