Quick Facts of Cynthia Sikes Yorkin

  • Full NameCynthia Sikes Yorkin
  • Net Worth$1 million
  • Date of Birth03 January, 1954
  • Marital Status Single
  • BirthplaceColffeyville, Kansas
  • Ethnicity White
  • Active Year1975
  • SpouseBud Yorkin
  • Height5 feet 7 inches
  • Weight50 kg
  • Children2
Actress Cynthia Sikes Yorkin photo

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin is an American actress as well as a producer. She is well recognized for her works in Blade Runner 2049 and St. Elsewhere. Sikes is also a former Miss Kansas and top 10 finalists in 1973 Miss America Pageant. Yorkin also served as California State Commissioner for California Service Corps.

Yorkin earns a good amount of money as an actress and producer. Her total net worth is $1 million as of 2019. Scroll down to know in details about her bio, career, relationships, net worth and so on.

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Bio And Wiki

Yorkin was born as Cynthia Lee Sikes on 2nd January 1954, in Coffeyville, Kansas. She belongs to American nationality and holds white ethnicity. The details of her parents and siblings are not disclosed.

Lee had a keen interest in modeling and acting since her early days. She even won the title of Miss Kansas. Later she joined Wichita State University which led her to participate in the Miss America Pageant and won swimsuit competition.

Yorkin was later called by Bob Hope’s 1972 USO Christmas tour, traveling as dancer/singer to different countries. The tour was organized to entertain homesick armies. After completing the tour, Lee went back to her studies. Yorkin joined Southern Methodist University based in Dallas and took Journalism classes.

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Career

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin shifted to California to pursue her acting career. In 1977, Sikes performed at the William Ball’s American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Moreover, Lee also received a scholarship and acted in many productions such as Durrenmatt’s The Visit, Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale and more.

After her Broadway stint, Lee got several offers for her roles in popular films and television programs. She portrayed as Dr. Annie Cavanero on NBC’s St. Elsewhere for three years. Additionally, Sikes has also made her appearance in an episode of Magnum P.I.

Lee is popular for her film works including, Arthur 2: On The Rocks along with Dudley Moore, Love Hurts, Going Shopping, and That’s Life.

YouTube: Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Moreover, Cynthia also had an interest in public works and began working with the government after she got selected by Ex-President Bill Clinton. Yorkin served for Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Advisory committee, along with Carl Feen, and Christine Warnke.

Cynthia Yorkin served as California State Commissioner for the California Service Corps. Meanwhile, she also founded an emergency preparedness curriculum for K-12 school, called Team Safe-T.

After working six years, Lee worked on to the UCLA School of Public Health Dean’s Advisory Board, in order to raise funds to construct the global bio lab on campus. Cynthia worked very hard with Dr. Linda Rosenstock and Cindy Horn.

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Is Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Married Or Single?

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin married well-known director and producer Bud Yorkin. The pair first met in 1985 and married after dating for four years on 24th June 1989. Lee and her late spouse Bud also has two children, a son Michael Yorkin and a daughter Jessica Yorkin.

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin and her late husband Bud Yorkin photo
Cynthia Sikes Yorkin and her late husband Bud Yorkin

In addition, she has also done a few movies directed by Bud such as Love Hurts and Arthur: On The Rocks. The couple stayed together for 26 years until her late spouse Bud Yorkin’s health condition went worse and died on 18th August 2015.

Sikes was Yorkin’s second wife, as she became the stepmother of David Yorkin and Nicole Yorkin. Before her married life, Lee also dated Warren Beatty and Harry Hamlin for a short time. As of now, Yarkin is single and there are no rumors of her affairs and relationships.

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Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Net worth

Cynthia Lee earns a decent amount of money from her career as an actress and producer. She has worked in various movies and television series which helped her amass a decent sum of money. Her net worth is $1 million as of 2019.

Moreover, Sikes’ husband made a huge net worth of $15 million which is fully controlled by Lee after his death. Bud Yorkin’s daughter from a first marriage made a legal claim to her father’s heritage which is currently with her stepmother.

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin Body Measurements (Height, Age, Weight)

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin’s age is 65 years as of 2019. She stands at the height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 50kg. Other than this, there are no records of her other body measurements.