Actress Cynthia Rhodes became famous for her role as Penny Johnson in Dirty Dancing. Known performer for the films "Flash Dance", "Lost" and "Xanadu". She sang in the group Animotion and took part in music videos as a dancer.
Cynthia Rhodes (Rhodes) was born in Nashville on November 21, 1956. The charming artist's road to fame began as a dancer. Rhodes left her career almost at the peak of popularity for the sake of the family. She raised three sons.
Road to fame
The lessons learned from her parents had a noticeable impact on the entire life of the actress. Since childhood, Cynthia was fond of dancing. She has achieved impressive successes in this area. For several years, the girl worked at the local amusement park Opryland USA.
A film career seemed like a distant and almost impossible dream. The debut was a small role of a dancer. In 1980, the film "Xanadu" was released. The mysterious name is a direct reference to the Chinese city mentioned in Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan, or Vision in Dreams: A Fragment.
This work is cited in the motion picture. In Xanadu, the khan founded his beloved garden. A talented painter dreams of becoming famous. He is forced to leave his favorite business and engage in drawing album covers.
At work, Sonny Malone is sketching the Nine Sisters' CD. He recognizes the girl who amazed him in the image of one of the participants and decides to find her. He manages to find the beauty that caused him feelings. The artist does not know that Kira is one of the nine muses, but in reality she found herself after passing through the portal.
The stranger is actually Terpsichore. Her bandmates are the rest of the muses. They visit Earth to inspire people to make their dreams come true. However, falling in love with Sonny Kira breaks the rules. The parents remind the girl that she must return to Olympus. Together with the leaving muse, a painter in love enters the portal.
Iconic images
The 1983 melodrama, Flash Dance, the next artistic work, tells the story of Alex dreaming of a ballerina's career. During the day, the girl works at the factory, works as a fan in the club as a dancer. A student of a famous ballerina dreams of studying at a prestigious dance school.
She is hesitant to apply for an appointment as she has no dance experience. Having seen the performance of Alex Nick, he meets the actress. The guy organizes a viewing at the admissions office of the conservatory for the girl. Alex agrees and begins to prepare the number.
Strict silent people made a huge impression on the applicant. Out of shyness, the applicant makes a mistake, then pulls herself together and brilliantly performs the dance. She gets good reviews.
Cynthia played the role of Tina Tech in the film. In 1984, viewers saw the film Lost. Rhodes was offered the main character in it. She starred with John Travolta. The project tells the story of a dance couple dreaming of conquering Broadway.
Tony Manero works as a waiter at the club and is waiting for his chance. The guy starts an affair with Jackie and Laura. However, the Broadway prima is only amused with a naive admirer. The whole company is auditioning for a new show. Both girls resign to the gentleman. Tony can only become the main character of the production. He asks Jackie for additional rehearsals with him.
Gradually, the guy begins to believe in himself. However, the director is dissatisfied with his egoism. He does not want to change the role of the actor. Tony still persuades him to allow auditions with Lara. The number succeeds, Tony has the leading role.
The premiere is very strange. The guy almost disrupts the performance with his antics and risky stunts. In the end, the audience rewards the daredevil with a standing ovation. However, Tony refuses Laura's offer to resume the relationship and declares his love for Jackie.
The main role went to Rhodes and in the film "Hunt for Robots". A fantastic story tells about the events of the future. Jack Ramsey is engaged in the neutralization of broken robots. He's a policeman. Faced with an incomprehensible incident that claimed the lives of several people, Ramsey begins to investigate.
As soon as he goes on the trail of intruders, his child is kidnapped. The life of a ten-year-old boy depends on the correct decision made by his father. Rhodes played the main character, Jack's girlfriend Karen Thompson.
All the work of the actress, the audience perceived with approval. However, the picture "Dirty Dancing" made the performer truly famous. The musical melodrama shows the love story of a wealthy naive girl and a professional dancer. Rhodes was offered the role of Johnny's partner, the main character of the tape, Penny.
Personal life
Cynthia, brought up in strict traditions, tried to maintain purity in screen images. She had to give up many interesting heroines who somehow did not correspond to her ideas of decency. Of course, there could not have been any scenes with the removal of clothes. The offer of a photo shoot for Playboy was also rejected.
In 1989, Cynthia met her chosen one, Richard Marx. The lovers became husband and wife. Soon the performer left the cinema and devoted herself to the family.
The final film of her film career was released in 1991. The title of the work was "The Curse of the Crystal Eye". Rhodes reincarnated as Vicki Philips. The main character of the action movie begins searching for the treasure, having learned about it from the words of a dying stranger. The key to wealth is the mysterious Crystal Eye diamond. The most dangerous adventures await the treasure hunter at every step. Thousands of warriors set out in pursuit, a whole gang is chasing him, wanting to take away the treasure.
Three sons were born in the family of an actress and a musician. The first child, Brandon Keyleb, was born in 1990. A couple of years later, he had a younger brother, Lucas Connor, and two years later, Jesse Taylor.
The relationship in a couple was perfect. Therefore, the news of the divorce in 2014 was a real shock. Both ex-spouses did not want to voice the reasons for the separation.
