Cynthia Geary

Cynthia Geary
Geary at the 1992 Emmy Awards
Born	(1965-07-26) July 26, 1965 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Years active	1982 - 2012
Spouse	Robert Coron ​ ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2

Cynthia Geary (born March 21, 1965, Jackson, Mississippi) is an American actress best known for her role as Shelly Tambo in the television series Northern Exposure. In her Emmy-nominated role, she played a former Miss Northwest Passage beauty queen living with a decades-older lover, Holling Vincoeur (played by John Cullum). Together they ran Cicely, Alaska's tavern and restaurant, The Brick.

Encouraged at an early age by her mother (a voice and music teacher), Geary studied ballet, voice, and piano. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance from the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Career

Her acting career began with a series of national commercials, including spots for Coca-Cola and General Motors. She soon had numerous guest starring roles on a variety of television programs, made-for-television movies and independent films, including a small part in Smoke Signals, a film based on the short stories of Native American author Sherman Alexie. Geary played the mother of the Olsen twins in their 1992 made-for-TV movie To Grandmother's House We Go, appeared in the 1997 movie When Time Expires, and is the female lead in 8 Seconds. She received Primetime Emmy nominations--two years in a row (1992, 1993)--for Best Supporting Actress, based on her role in Northern Exposure (1990-1995), an ensemble comedy set in rural Alaska. She voiced the character of Katia Anderson in the second game of the Professor Layton video game series, Professor Layton and the Diabolical/Pandora's Box.

Personal life

She has two children by her marriage to Robert Coron, a commercial real estate broker.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Young Doctors in Love	Girl with broken nose	Uncredited
1988	Dangerous Curves	Pageant Girl
1990	Rich Girl	Sorority Girl #1
1994	8 Seconds	Kellie Frost
1997	When Time Expires	June Kelly
1998	Smoke Signals	Cathy the Gymnast
1998	The Killing Grounds	Janice Harper
1998	Break Up	Emergency Operator
2002	The Business of Fancydancing	Teresa
2002	Mulletville	Jiffy
2006	Expiration Date	Funeral Home Representative
2009	Crimes of the Past	Agent Cotton
2012	Switchmas	Libby Wilson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990–1995	Northern Exposure	Shelly Marie Tambo	110 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1992–93) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
1990	The New Adam-12	Marine Bride	Episode: "Immunity"
1991	Us	Crystal	Television movie
1992	To Grandmother's House We Go	Rhonda Thompson	Television movie
1995	The Awakening	Sara	Television movie
1998	You're the One	Lindsay Metcalf	3 episodes
1998	The Outer Limits	Teryl Bouton	Episode: "Mary 25"
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave	The Twins	Episode: "It Takes Two to Tango"
1998	Fantasy Island	Pamela Louis	Episode: "Dying to Dance"
1999	Dead Man's Gun	Dr. Megan Jane Price	Episode: "The Oath"
2012	Bigfoot	Sueanne	Television movie

External links

• Cynthia Geary at IMDb