A native of Oklahoma, Cindy is probably best known for her role as Matthew Broderick’s mother in the feature film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. She was also a regular in the long-running NBC series St. Elsewhere, and the critically acclaimed series Call to Glory where she starred opposite Craig T. Nelson and Elisabeth Shue. She has also co-starred opposite Carla Gugino in the feature film Son in Law, starred with Kris Kristofferson in the political miniseries Amerika, and starred in the highly acclaimed miniseries I Know My First Name is Steven.

More recently, Cindy has co-starred in the feature film Sex and Death 101 and in the Lifetime movie McBride, opposite John Larroquette. Her recent television work has included guest-starring roles on the NBC one-hour series Medium, directed by David Arquette, and the CBS shows Cold Case, Ghost Whisperer and Without a Trace.