BORN & RAISED Carol Stream, IL. Suburb of Chicago.
HIGH SCHOOL Cimarron-Memorial. Las Vegas, Nevada. Valedictorian.
COLLEGE UCLA. BA in Psychology. Summa Cum Laude.
Cyndee San Luis Photo: Greg Storm (c)cyndeesanluis.com
Cyndee first discovered her love of performing as a 3 year-old, making sure she was the last one to leave the stage after the other girls followed her lead in a tap dance. She then yelled out into the audience, “I love you, Daddy!” Upon hearing the cheers and laughs, she was hooked!
She continues to hone her craft under her mentor, Gloria Gifford and has also studied at Lesly Kahn & Co., Margie Haber Studio, and is a graduate of The Hothouse Spontaneous Theater Company.
In 2011, she booked 14 gigs… Including commercials for Xoom.com and Suave!
She just completed the role of KELLY WITT for an episode of the Aaron Sorkin-penned TV drama series “The Newsroom” for HBO, premiering June 2012.
One of her most memorable gigs of 2011, a starring role in the action comedy I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD, is currently the most popular film on Amazon Studios.com and was just named finalist BEST TEST FILM OF THE YEAR and has already been named BEST TEST FILM OF DECEMBER 2011. In the action comedy, Cyndee plays MoBu, a tough and mysterious gamer school girl who proves you can’t judge a book by its cover.
Demarkes Dogan & Cyndee San Luis get ready to rumble on set of I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD! (c)cyndeesanluis.com
She was stoked to learn fight choreography for the movie and continues to learn more hand-to-hand combat and stage fighting!
Cyndee plays NATALIE SU in the romantic comedy feature film HE’S MINE NOT YOURS, released December 2011 through Image Entertainment and scheduled to air on BET July 2012.
Cyndee San Luis between takes on HE'S MINE NOT YOURS (c)cyndeesanluis.com.
You can catch Cyndee on iTunes and Blip.tv, starring in the comedy web series Makin’ It LA, where she plays Adrienne, a commercial model in Los Angeles and love interest of an aspiring film director.
Other starring roles include the arthouse film AWAY, film noir short THE CASE (2011 Cannes Short Film Corner, 2011 LA Asian Pacific Asian Film Festival), the mystery thriller short FINALLY, and BEING REEL which won the Canon 72-Hour Contest (2008 LA Film Festival).
On stage, Cyndee has been seen in LA RONDE and ANNIE HALL, under the direction of Gloria Gifford.
… A Film/TV production class back at UCLA gave Cyndee the tools to be a host as well! She is the West Coast Producer/Senior Correspondent for E-Asylum (on TUN, the University Network), an entertainment news show that’s syndicated to 8.4 million college students nationwide. She has interviewed numerous celebrities for E-Asylum on TUN, including Helen Mirren, Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell, Keanu Reeves, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Aniston and Rosario Dawson. She also anchored “Sneak Peak of the Oscars” for Cosmo Celebrity TV, co-hosted the Red Carpet show for the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards, had a few stints on Coin-Op TV and was a finalist on ”I Should Host 1st Look LA” on NBC4. Unfortunately, they went with a guy… boring!
Cyndee is an avid learner and Internet junkie, Marc Jacobs fanatic and a foodie! She recently discovered the joy of cooking and the awesomeness of the crock pot. Her love for food is equally balanced by her love for physical activity. Whether it’s a barre class, yoga, pilates, boot camp or hiking the Hollywood Hills, a good workout is part of her daily routine. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles where the life of Cyn is just getting started!
