Gorgeous and voluptuous 5'3" brunette knockout Cynthia Jeanette Myers
was born on September 12, 1950, in Toledo, Ohio. She was raised by
her mother Mary, her grandparents and various aunts and uncles after
her father was killed in a car accident when she was four years old.
She had two siblings, sister Tana and brother Lance. Cynthia was a
competitive horseback rider and worked part-time as a theater usher
while growing up. She was initially offered opportunities to model at
age 14. In 1967 she began modeling for Detroit auto shows. She graduated from Woodward High School in 1968, and became the Playmate
of the Month for the December 1968 issue of Playboy. She made regular
appearances on the TV series
Playboy After Dark (1969) and had uncredited
bit roles in
The Lost Continent (1968) and
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).
Myers achieved her greatest enduring cult cinema popularity with her
winningly spunky portrayal of wide-eyed innocent rock guitarist
Casey Anderson in
Russ Meyer's gloriously outrageous
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). Her only other film role was a small but memorably sexy
part as brash prostitute Dolly Winwood in the offbeat Western
Molly and Lawless John (1972). Cynthia continued to model as "Miss Earthquake" in
magazine print ads for Cerwin-Vega stereo equipment in the early 1970s.
She lived in both Las Vegas (NV) and Southern California. The mother
of a son, Myers was a beloved frequent guest at autograph conventions
held all over the country. She was voted #10 in a poll for Playboy
Playmates of the Century in 2000.
Cynthia Meyers died of lung cancer at age 61 on November 4,
2011, in Los Angeles, California.
Molly and Lawless John(1972)as Dolly Winward
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls(1970)as Casey Anderson
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)as Marathon Dancer
The Lost Continent(1968)as Native Girl
Casey & Roxanne: The Love Scene(2006)as Self
The Best of Beyond(2006)as Self
Playboy Playmates: The Early Years(1992)as Self
