Acting
Cynthia Dale
Born January 1, 1961 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada (age 65)
Cynthia Ciurluini, known professionally as Cynthia Dale, is a Canadian television actress and stage performer. She is best known for her role as lawyer Olivia Novak in the 1987–94, and re-booted for screen in 2019, television drama Street Legal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Dale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Moonstruck · 1987Moonstruck
★ 6.81987
MovieComedyDrama
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
My Bloody Valentine · 1981My Bloody Valentine
★ 6.41981
MovieHorrorThriller
Twenty years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party.
Christmas Dreams · 2009Christmas Dreams
2009
Movie
A story of a lonely 11 year old girl (Sam) who wanders into a second-hand store in search of a Christmas present for her teenage sister. There she meets Rose (Cynthia Dale), the kind but eccentric shopkeeper, who calls her collection of castoffs “A Gallery of Temporary Art”. With Rose’s help, Sam goes on a series of magical musical adventures, and rediscovers the beauty and joy of Christmas while Rose rediscovers the beauty, joy and importance of family.
Babycakes · 1989Babycakes
★ 7.01989
MovieComedyDrama
Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists. When she finally devises a way to meet him, they discover that although they are physically different, they have a lot more in common than they think.
The Pretender 2001 · 2001The Pretender 2001
★ 7.32001
MovieTV MovieAction
Picking up where the television series left off, "The Pretender 2001" features even deeper explorations in the show's mythology, including a revealing look back at how Jarod originally espaced from the Centre. But now he must infiltrate the NSA to capture a ruthless assassin who might be a fellow Pretender from his past!
The Boy in Blue · 1986The Boy in Blue
★ 5.11986
MovieDrama
Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.
P.T. Barnum · 1999P.T. Barnum
★ 7.01999
MovieDramaTV Movie
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Heavenly Bodies · 1984Heavenly Bodies
★ 5.71984
MovieDramaRomance
A small dance studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club.
Movies
Moonstruck · 1987Moonstruck
★ 6.81987
MovieComedyDrama
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
My Bloody Valentine · 1981My Bloody Valentine
★ 6.41981
MovieHorrorThriller
Twenty years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party.
Christmas Dreams · 2009Christmas Dreams
2009
Movie
A story of a lonely 11 year old girl (Sam) who wanders into a second-hand store in search of a Christmas present for her teenage sister. There she meets Rose (Cynthia Dale), the kind but eccentric shopkeeper, who calls her collection of castoffs “A Gallery of Temporary Art”. With Rose’s help, Sam goes on a series of magical musical adventures, and rediscovers the beauty and joy of Christmas while Rose rediscovers the beauty, joy and importance of family.
Babycakes · 1989Babycakes
★ 7.01989
MovieComedyDrama
Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists. When she finally devises a way to meet him, they discover that although they are physically different, they have a lot more in common than they think.
The Pretender 2001 · 2001The Pretender 2001
★ 7.32001
MovieTV MovieAction
Picking up where the television series left off, "The Pretender 2001" features even deeper explorations in the show's mythology, including a revealing look back at how Jarod originally espaced from the Centre. But now he must infiltrate the NSA to capture a ruthless assassin who might be a fellow Pretender from his past!
The Boy in Blue · 1986The Boy in Blue
★ 5.11986
MovieDrama
Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.
P.T. Barnum · 1999P.T. Barnum
★ 7.01999
MovieDramaTV Movie
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Heavenly Bodies · 1984Heavenly Bodies
★ 5.71984
MovieDramaRomance
A small dance studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club.
Thanks of a Grateful Nation · 1998Thanks of a Grateful Nation
★ 4.81998
MovieDramaTV Movie
An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.
The Liberators · 1987The Liberators
★ 9.01987
MovieTV Movie
A Broken Life · 2007A Broken Life
★ 2.82007
MovieDrama
Max Walker is a suicidal man who selects an aspiring young filmmaker to record the end of his life. On the agenda for his last day on Earth: telling off his old boss, confessing some of his deepest secrets, and maybe even finding redemption.
In the Eyes of a Stranger · 1992In the Eyes of a Stranger
★ 4.81992
MovieDrama
An overworked woman encounters a pair of armed robbers on the subway home. When one of them is killed, apparently as he divulges the location of some stashed money to her- police place her in protective custody, only she is uncertain what the man told her prior to being shot as she was wearing a pair of headphone as the time. She meets up with a disgruntled cop (Richard Dean Anderson) who decides to join her in searching for the money. A strange twist makes their hunt possible.
Trudeau · 2002Trudeau
★ 8.22002
MovieDrama
This docu-drama spans fifteen turbulent years in the political and personal life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, one of the most enigmatic and polarizing Prime Ministers in Canadian history. The film explores the many facets of his character and his vision for his country which has both inspired and frustrated Canadians.
The Christmas Charade · 2024The Christmas Charade
★ 6.72024
MovieTV MovieComedy
A cautious librarian raised by home security experts finds herself in a real-life adventure when a blind date mix-up leads her into an undercover FBI operation. Forced to pose as the girlfriend of Special Agent Josh, she helps him track down an art thief targeting the Saint Nicholas Ruby at a Christmas Eve charity ball.
Sadie and Son · 1987Sadie and Son
★ 5.51987
MovieDramaTV Movie
It's a family affair when a 50-ish police officer is joined by her son on the force.
At the Midnight Hour · 1995At the Midnight Hour
★ 5.91995
MovieDramaRomance
Wealthy widower Richard Keaton engages young widow Elizabeth 'Liz' Guinness as the 4th consecutive nanny for his pre-teen, equally science-devoted son Andrew, with instructions to disturb neither. She learns of mother Alycia's fatal fall, an official suicide but was probably murder. Dad keeps Andy at a distance, so he draws towards Liz. Real danger starts when Richard's brother, novelist Blain, arrives with his friend Jillian, to sell the ancestral estate against Richard's will.
Spenser: A Savage Place · 1995Spenser: A Savage Place
★ 6.51995
MovieTV MovieDrama
Candy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she investigates a credit card fraud ring that might be operating out of a previously-bankrupt movie company
TV Shows
The Listener · 2009The Listener
★ 6.92009
SeriesCrime
Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
★ 7.21985
SeriesDramaMystery
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Night Heat · 1985Night Heat
★ 7.01985
SeriesCrimeDrama
Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The police crime drama series aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States from 1985 to 1989. Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective. Grosso served as the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.
Street Legal · 1987Street Legal
★ 7.31987
SeriesDrama
The professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in a small downtown Toronto law firm. However they do not necessarily always see eye to eye on things.
War of the Worlds · 1988War of the Worlds
★ 6.41988
SeriesDrama
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band: astrophysicist Harrison Blackwood, paraplegic computer wizard Norton Drake, microbiologist Suzanne McCullough and military man Paul Ironhorse.
P.T. Barnum · 1999P.T. Barnum
★ 5.71999
SeriesDrama
The story of the great American showman and promoter.