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Cynthia Stevenson

Cynthia Stevenson

Actor · Born August 2, 1962 (64) · Piedmont, California, USA

Cynthia Stevenson (born August 2, 1962) is an American film and television actress. She was a regular cast member on the series Dead Like Me, playing the mother of the lead character. In April 2006, she completed filming a new sitcom pilot for CBS called You've Reached the Elliotts, starring opposite Chris Elliott as his wife, which was not picked up by the network.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1962 (64)
From
Piedmont, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Cynthia Stevenson's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
22%
Survival
15%
Morality
11%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Tense
9
Warm
6
Absurd
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cynthia Stevenson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cynthia Stevenson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Baja(2018)

    as Josey Johnson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Marian Clark

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Queller

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Your Family or Mine(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Kingdom(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Marilyn Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Pam Walsh

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt's Mom

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Killing Daddy(2014)

    as Emma Granger

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Gina Lambert

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Soul Man(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Carolyn

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Nesbitt

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Tiger Eyes(2012)

    as Bitsy Kronick

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Life Unexpected(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Laverne Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Jennifer's Body(2009)

    as Chip's Mom

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Case 39(2009)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I Love You, Beth Cooper(2009)

    as Mrs. C

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Surviving Suburbia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Reunion(2009)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dead Like Me: Life After Death(2009)

    as Joy Lass

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Will You Merry Me?(2008)

    as Marilyn Kringle

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Snow Buddies(2008)

    as Jackie Framm

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Full of It(2007)

    as Mrs. Leonard

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Air Buddies(2006)

    as Jackie Framm

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Men in Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 29 episodes · as Celia Bachelor

  • A Little Thing Called Murder(2006)

    as Beverly Bates

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Neverwas(2005)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruthie Carlin

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London(2004)

    as Mrs. Banks

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Roberta Collie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Air Bud: Spikes Back(2003)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dead Like Me(2003)

    Show 29 episodes · as Joy Lass

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Agent Cody Banks(2003)

    as Mrs. Banks

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Brooks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch(2002)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • According to Jim(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cindy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Joy Solomon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Happiness(1998)

    as Trish Maplewood

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Oh Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 44 episodes · as Tracy Calloway

  • Air Bud: Golden Receiver(1998)

    as Jackie Framm

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Conrad

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Hayley Chisolm

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Mary Catherine / Claire (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Live Nude Girls(1995)

    as Marcy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Home for the Holidays(1995)

    as Joanne Larson Wedman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Forget Paris(1995)

    as Liz

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hope and Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 35 episodes · as Hope Davidson

  • Watch It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ellen

  • Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 33 episodes · as Trisha McKay

  • The Player(1992)

    as Bonnie Sherow

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • To The Moon, Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Perky Girl

  • The Hidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Abby Kaplow

  • Double Your Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Nicole

  • Booker(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Penny

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • A Father's Homecoming(1988)

    as Toni

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doris

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Before They Were Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 1982 to 2018; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

$59M worldwide

Highest rated

Happiness (1998)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Dead Like Me (2003)

Film career

19822018

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s13 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
920207

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Cynthia Stevenson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 47 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Baja (2018)

93rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Happiness (1998)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Cynthia Stevenson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles48–74 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles18–68 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles33–77 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles45–83 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Cynthia Stevenson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cynthia Stevenson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Mendelsohn shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles