Actress Cynthia Rhodes was born on November 21, 1956 in Nashville, USA. She grew up in a Baptist family, so she was guided to religion, faith, good behavior and humility from an early age. This later affected her professional and private life. After completing primary school, she entered Glencliff High School where she studied singing and dancing. And it was here that she also started working as a teacher a few years later.
In 1980, she got her first big role, in the musical Xenada. She scored so well in this musical that two years later she received another offer, for the lead role in the drama One from the heart. And it was this job opportunity that brought her a significant career shift, when this budding actress began to be noticed not only by a wide audience, but especially by world directors. She got her other roles mainly in musicals and dance shows. The most fateful year for her was 1983, when, in addition to a great job offer, she also met the love of her life.
An offer that changed her life
In 1983, the actress met director Adran Lyney, who after several interviews cast Cynthia in his popular film Flashdance. Here, the actress played the role of a successful dancer alongside Jennifer Beals. It was the role in Flashdance that changed her life. Subsequently, she received one more offer, in Sylvester Stallone’s film, where she confirmed her acting talent alongside John Travolta. During this shoot, Cynthia subsequently met the love of her life, musician and lyricist Richard Marx. She is said to have attracted him with her slim figure and impregnable nature.
At first, the slowly developing relationship eventually turned into love, which both of them confirmed by getting married in 1990. Alongside her husband, she also began to develop her voice and singing skills. She subsequently showed the world that she is a universally gifted actress, singer and dancer. In 1987 came a role that literally changed her life. She appeared alongside Patrick Swayze in the legendary and unforgettable film Sinful Dance. Here too she presented herself as a great dancer with a very high acting talent. The last time the actress appeared in the film Crystal Eye, but she suddenly began to refuse other roles. She did not explain anything to anyone and withdrew into seclusion without a single word.
He lives in private and avoids the public
The actress has three sons with her husband. However, at the turn of the new millennium, the film production did not see any further creations on her part. She even turned down a lucrative offer from PlayBoy magazine, which wanted the actress to take nude photos. Cynthia let it be known that she would never take any tickling pictures because she didn’t want to embarrass her parents. Above all, their faith and upbringing did not allow Cynthia to do so.
However, what is more interesting is her private life. Cynthia Rhodes avoids all media interviews after her retirement from the film industry. Apparently, she has also started to avoid the general public and is doing everything so that no one meets her. She sends her sons shopping, does not go out to social events, and tries to avoid any media or social contact with the environment. Apparently they don’t even own any social networks. However, the public later learned that she divorced in 2014 and has been raising her sons alone since then. Apparently, the actress should be fighting depression and withdrawing into herself.