A native of Rochester, New York, Cynthia Scott seems to be working her way through all of the arts in one lifetime.  Shortly after receiving her degree in sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design (where she sang in a rock band with Chris Frantz, later of Talking Heads), she moved to New York and joined a theater/dance company headed by the former director of Dance Theater of Harlem.

When the theater company fell apart Cynthia moved to London and became involved in the diverse, post-punk indie music scene.  After singing with various bands ranging from Afro-Cuban to techno pop and working as a session singer for other bands, she landed two consecutive recording contracts, releasing "The X-Boy" on Compact Records and then "Juggler of Hearts" (written and produced by her) on Red Flame through Virgin Records.  This was an exciting time to be in London, and Cynthia enjoyed numerous appearances in London clubs and subsequent notice in the music press.

Capitalizing on her New York acting experience, Cynthia obtained a British Equity card and began supplementing her music work with acting roles.  Being cast as med tech Corporal Dietrich in 'Aliens' was her first big break, and led her to return to her native United States -- this time to Los Angeles.  After some stage and screen work...Cynthia Scott had her start as an actress in ALIENS portraying Corporal Dietrich (she has one of the best death scenes when an Alien warrior comes out of no where and grabs her)! During a year-long writers' strike during which no one worked, she returned to art school, attending Otis-Parsons School of Design.  She spent another year in Los Angeles working as a textile designer before moving to New Orleans to buy and renovate a Victorian house.

Cynthia Scott is currently in graduate school working on her Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.  She's also been exhibiting her work around the country since Katrina.