Cynthia Ann Christine Rothrock was born on March 8,1957 and is an American martial artist and actress in martial arts films.
24 Facts About Cynthia Rothrock
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Cynthia Ann Christine Rothrock was born March 8,1957, in Wilmington, Delaware, to Edward and Ann Markowski.
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Cynthia Rothrock grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and started taking martial arts lessons at the age of 13.
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Cynthia Rothrock was World Champion in forms and weapons five times between 1981 and 1985.
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Cynthia Rothrock took first place in forms 32 times and first place in weapons 12 times in her first 38 tournaments, including competing in "Men's Forms" three out of four times as there was no Women's Division.
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Cynthia Rothrock was "Grand Master" of five tournaments and came in first place in 4 out of 5 fighting events.
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Cynthia Rothrock holds seven black belts and sashes in multiple Far Eastern martial disciplines, including Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo, Eagle Claw, Wushu, Northern Shaolin, Ng Ying Kungfu, and Pai Lum White Dragon Kung Fu.
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Cynthia Rothrock received her 6th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan in 2006.
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Cynthia Rothrock is a martial arts instructor and her favorite weapons are the hook swords.
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In 1983, Cynthia Rothrock was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame as "Female Competitor of the Year".
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Cynthia Rothrock was the first woman to appear on the cover of a martial arts magazine, and in 1986 co-authored a book with George Chung titled, Advanced Dynamic Kicks.
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Cynthia Rothrock is the first woman to appear on the cover of Karate Illustrated, having appeared on its August 1981 issue.
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In 1983, while Cynthia Rothrock was on Ernie Reyes' West Coast Demonstration Team, she was discovered by Golden Harvest in Los Angeles, California.
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Cynthia Rothrock ended up staying in Hong Kong until 1988 doing seven films there.
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Cynthia Rothrock became one of the few western performers to achieve genuine stardom in the local Hong Kong film industry before achieving success in their own country.
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Producer Pierre David initiated Cynthia Rothrock's move to the American turf.
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Cynthia Rothrock did voice work on the animated series Eek the Cat, which premiered in September 1992.
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Cynthia Rothrock made an appearance in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, playing Hera's second Enforcer in the 1996 episode "Not Fade Away".
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Cynthia Rothrock returned to acting for the role as Nanna in the 2012 Christmas family film Santa's Summer House, alongside British martial artist and actor Gary Daniels.
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Cynthia Rothrock appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on March 16,2016.
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Cynthia Rothrock appeared on Scott Adkins's The Art of Action - Episode 12 podcast on September 1,2020.
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At the age of 19, Cynthia Rothrock married her kung fu instructor Ernest Cynthia Rothrock on September 25,1976, at St Mary's Church in the Greenwood Section of Moosic, Pennsylvania.
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Cynthia Rothrock has one daughter, Skyler Sophia Rothrock, who was born in 1999.
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Cynthia Rothrock was romantically involved with Hong Kong film actor Mang Hoi in the 1980s.