American actress, Hollywood star Cynthia Rothrock was born in Wilmington, Delaware, March 8, 1957.
Cynthia’s artistic career is associated with martial arts, she is the only representative of the fair sex in the cinema who can destroy the enemy by applying a tough karate technique. So it happens in numerous action films with the participation of the actress. The unique role of Cynthia Rothrock did not appear immediately, martial art is achieved through hard work, exhausting training for many years.
Champion actress
Cynthia began woo shoo at age 13. Gradually, the girl mastered the basic techniques of karate and began to participate in competitions in martial arts among young men. And when she grew up and got the right to compete in the adult category, she declared herself as a real fighter. Cynthia is a five-time world champion in karate, the owner of six black belts in various martial arts. The highest degree of Dan - the black belt - can only be awarded for the highest achievements in martial arts.
All the victories of Cynthia Rothrock in the world championships in karate fell on 1981-1985, in the same period she was made an offer from the South Asian film company Golden Harvest to participate in film projects that promote oriental martial arts. What woman does not dream of becoming an actress? Cynthia signed a contract and moved to Hong Kong.
First roles
In her first film, Cynthia Rothrock played Police Inspector Carry Morris. The picture was called "Super squad", its plot developed in the style of the classic confrontation between the mafia and the police, an action movie with shooting and numerous fights. A corrupt British intelligence agent arrives in Hong Kong to sell microfilm to the mafia boss with compromising material on him and his team of racketeers. However, the head of the mafia decides to kill the agent and thus take possession of the film. The agent is eliminated, but the film is not found, it was completely by chance that small thieves stole it.
In 1986, Cynthia Rothrock, whose filmography was in need of updating, starred in another film from the Golden Harvest film studio. The painting was called "Shanghai Express", directed by Sammo Huna. The actress played the role of a gangster from a criminal gang engaged in robbery. Cynthia again had to use her skills at every step, fight against opponents and destroy them. A train with millionaires from Shanghai follows to its destination, but bandits explode the railroad track, among which there are foreign guest artists. Cynthia's character is one of them.
Militants
Then Cynthia Rothrock starred in several other action films. And in 1981, she played the role of the gangster Lily, preoccupied with a split in the ranks of her mafia associates. The gang’s brain center, a gangster named Nelson, decided to leave and, together with his father, rob banks on their own, so as not to depend on the vagaries of Lily. However, she did not like it, and she decides to turn in Nelson's police during his next raid on the bank. Lily acts too bluntly, and Nelson calculates the situation a few moves ahead.
Rothrock as a Director
In 1991, actress Cynthia Rothrock decided to act as a director and directed the film “Lady Dragon”, in which she also played the main role. Her character is Katie Gallagher, the widow of John Gallagher, who was killed right at their wedding. Katie's entire subsequent life is now subordinated to the search for murderers and their destruction. A year after the death of John, she proceeds to action. Her team includes like-minded people, a modest village grandfather and his grandson. However, the elderly peasant turns out to be super-karate. He transfers his experience to Katie Gallagher, and now it is possible to begin the fight with the mafia. Cynthia Rothrock, films with the participation of which became increasingly popular, tried to create a moral basis for each duel.
Tragic plot
The next film with Cynthia Rothrock called "Invincible" was shot in 1992 by director Godfrey Ho. The character of Cynthia is the athlete Christy Jones, who has problems in her family, has no money to study her younger sister. To earn, Christie joins the tote of underground street battles. But she has to deal not only with martial arts. A fighter nicknamed Skat after a divorce from his wife becomes an uncontrollable sadist. Several women suffer from his actions, including Christie's sister, she dies at the hands of a maniac. Now Christie Jones must find and destroy the killer.
Cynthia Rothrock, whose filmography today contains more than 30 paintings, is no longer starring in roles directly related to combat fights. The age of the actress (57 years) suggests a more relaxed lifestyle.
Personal life
Actress Cynthia Rothrock currently lives in Los Angeles. She has her own studio in the suburbs, where she teaches the martial arts of Hollywood actors and actresses. In addition, Cynthia is the owner of four kung fu-oriented sports complexes. He teaches the theory of martial arts, conducts seminars and workshops. She was married, divorced. There is a daughter - Skyler Sofia Rotrok, born in 1999.