Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series Real Husbands of Hollywood, Prison Break, and Nashville.
Life and career Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born January 15, 1982, in Berlin, Germany, but was raised primarily in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago and later moved to Los Angeles, California. In 2005, McWilliams landed the recurring role as Kacee Franklin, C-Note's wife, in the Fox drama series, Prison Break. The following year, she appeared in the film The Lake House, and later co-starred in the independent films Of Boys and Men and One Small Hitch.
In 2011, McWilliams co-starred in the short-lived Fox crime-drama series, The Chicago Code as Lilly Beauchamp. She had a voice role as Misty Knight in the 2013 video game Marvel Heroes. In 2013, she began appearing in the recurring role of attorney Trina Shaw in the BET comedy series, Real Husbands of Hollywood. In 2015, after a decade of playing supporting roles, McWilliams appeared in a leading role in the NBC drama pilot Love Is a Four Letter Word.
In 2015, McWilliams co-starred in the video game Halo 5: Guardians as Spartan Holly Tanaka.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Lake House Vanessa 2008 Of Boys and Men Jori 2013 One Small Hitch Risa Love Will Keep Us Together Bren Television film The Starving Games Additional voices 2014 In God's Hands Vivica Television film 2015 Bilal: A New Breed of Hero Ghufaira, Hamama Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2017 The Labyrinth - 2019 Twas the Chaos before Christmas Jayla Mitchell Television film 2020 Upside-Down Magic Professor Argon Television film 2023 Hard Miles Haddie2023Merry Little BatmanVicki Vale, Phone Operator, Angry Shopper, BandleaderVoice; direct-to-streaming film2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part ThreeDr. Beth Chapel, CheetahVoice; Direct-to-Video2025The Witcher: Sirens of the DeepQueen DahutVoice
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005–07 Prison Break Kacee Franklin Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 2011 The Chicago Code Lilly Beauchamp Recurring Cast 2013–16 Real Husbands of Hollywood Trina Shaw Main Cast 2014 The Exes Leila Episode: "Bachelor Party" Almost Home Shannon Recurring Cast: Season 2 Survivor's Remorse Eva Robles 2 episodes 2014–17 Clarence Additional voices 2015 Surviving... Shayla Main Cast We Bare Bears Additional voices 2 episodes Nashville Gabriella Manning Recurring Cast: Season 4 2016 The Odd Couple Alexis Episode: "The Ex-Factor" 2017 The New Edition Story Sherry Carter Episode: "Part 3" Tales from Apartment 8 Cynthia Episode: "Hamilton" 2017–21 Bosch Detective Joan Bennett Guest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 6-7 2018–19 Prince of Peoria Regina Jackson Main Cast 2021 Coyote Holly Vincent Main Cast 2021, 2023 What If...? Gamora Voice, 2 episodes: "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?" 2022 Real Husbands of Hollywood Trina Shaw Main Cast The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Sensia Main Cast Bosch: Legacy Detective Joan Bennett Recurring Cast The Tam and Kevin Show Lorraine Episode: "Karens" Bee and PuppyCat Ms. Coffee Voice, episode: "Why Don't You Help Me"2023Hailey's On It!Miss Jackson, DarleneVoice 2023–present Average Joe Cathy Montgomery Main Cast2024Invincible Fight GirlAcademy SupervisorVoice, episode: "I Am"2025Bat-FamVicki ValeVoice
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2009 League of Legends Senna 2013 Marvel Heroes Misty Knight 2014 Infamous Second Son Additional voices The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Additional voices 2015 Halo 5: Guardians Holly Tanaka Voice and motion capture 2016 Skylanders: Imaginators Barbella 2018 Far Cry 5 Resistance Soldier State of Decay 2 Keesha Green 2019 League of Legends Senna 2020 Legends of Runeterra Senna Valorant Announcer Disintegration Hayden (Female) Tell Me Why Officer Wilson, Kendra Harris-Guidry Cyberpunk 2077 T-BugUncredited 2023 StarfieldHadrian Sanon2025South of MidnightLacey
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