Background
Pinot is of Spanish-French,German, and Native American ancestry and was born in Los Angeles, California.
Pinot is of Spanish-French,German, and Native American ancestry and was born in Los Angeles, California.
Pinot landed her first modeling contract at the age of 16 with Elite Model Management"s petite division DIVA, after becoming a regional finalist in "The Look of the Year" model search. She later joined a Shakespearean performance troupe before she settled into The University Of Texas where she majored in theater. She is also a published poet and an artist.
After a career as a model, Pinot re-launched her acting career in 2001 with a supporting role on Rush Hour 2.
She has worked mostly in the action film genre with directors like Brett Ratner, Bryan Spicer, Jon Cassar and James Wong. Pinot later worked on an International drama entitled Jornada First Rate (at Lloyd's) Norte in 2006.
This film starred Cynthia Pinot and was featured at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, and Los Angeles Film Festival. Cynthia has worked with Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Jet Lee and Tom Arnold.
Pinot has appeared in the television series Alias, and featured on the first season of 24 with Kiefer Sutherland.
Anne Bancroft was Cynthia"s Mentor in early 2001-2003. Cynthia Pinot is Vice President of Icon Jewels, a company founded by Aldo Dinelli in 1988. In 2006 Cynthia walked away from her career, when she was diagnosed with a rare massive tumor that metastasized itself to several organs.
Cynthia underwent major surgery in April 2006.
In July 2011 Cynthia returned to acting when she was cast to star in the Independent Film Do Not Disturb. Upon returning, Cynthia had a guest spot in the television show, My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, and went on to book a total of six films that year.
Cynthia"s quiet and sultry good looks have been noted by her industry, and has also been viewed as one of the most beautiful actresses by IMDB in its list of Most Beautiful Latin Woman in Film and television Pinot is regarded as a strong actress, and one of the talented rising star according to IMDB"s list of Up and Coming Actresses to Watch for in 2012.