Birthday Spotlight: Cynthia Watros

Cynthia Watros was born on September 2 and hails from Lake Orion, MI.

Watros is the mother to twin daughters, Emma and Sadie, who were born on July 14, 2001.

The actress attended Boston University and, a year after graduating, landed the role of Annie Dutton on GUIDING LIGHT.

She and co-star Maura West (Ava) were classmates in the theater program at Boston University. “We crossed paths all the time,” she told Digest. “I knew she was a star back then. I knew she was a great talent.”

Watros won the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy in 1998 for her work on GL.