Английская Википедия:Cynthia Rothrock

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Cynthia Ann Christine Rothrock (Шаблон:Nee Markowski; born March 8, 1957) is an American martial artist and actress in martial arts films. Rothrock holds black belt rankings in seven styles of martial arts and was a high-level competitor in martial arts before becoming an actress. In 2014, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.

Early life

Rothrock was born Cynthia Ann Christine Markowski on March 8, 1957 in Wilmington, Delaware to Edward and Ann (Exeter) Markowski. She grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and started taking martial arts lessons at the age of 13.

Career

Martial arts

Rothrock was World Champion in forms and weapons five times between 1981 and 1985. These categories are not combat-oriented, being displays of fluidity of movement rather than fighting, and are not segregated into male and female categories but fully open to both sexes.

She took first place in forms 32 times and first place in weapons 12 times in her first 38 tournaments, including competing in "Men's Forms" three out of four times as there was no Women's Division. She was "Grand Master" of five tournaments and came in first place in 4 out of 5 fighting events.

She holds seven black belts and sashes in multiple Far Eastern martial disciplines, including Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo (Korean), Eagle Claw (Chinese), Wushu, Northern Shaolin, Ng Ying Kungfu (Chinese: 五形功夫), and Pai Lum White Dragon Kung Fu. She received her 6th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan in 2006. She was tested by Grand Master Robert Kovaleski, 9th Dan and chair of the I.T.M.A., and was later promoted by him to 7th degree black belt in 2011 and 8th degree black belt in 2015. She is a martial arts instructor and her favorite weapons are the hook swords.

In 1983, Rothrock was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame as "Female Competitor of the Year". She was the first woman to appear on the cover of a martial arts magazine, and in 1986 co-authored a book with George Chung titled, Advanced Dynamic Kicks. In 2014, she was honored with the Legacy Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO. In 2016 she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dr. Robert Goldman. In 2022, Rothrock received the Martial Arts SuperShow "Lifetime Acheivement Award" in Las Vegas. Past recipients have included Chuck Norris, Fumio Demura, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez and former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, among others.

She appeared on the August 1981 issue of Karate Illustrated.

Acting

In 1983, while Rothrock was on Ernie Reyes' West Coast Demonstration Team, she was discovered by Golden Harvest in Los Angeles, California. It was two years (1985) later that she made her first martial arts movie for them, Yes, Madam (also known as Police Assassins or In the Line of Duty Part 2), which also starred Michelle Yeoh. It proved to be a box office success. She ended up staying in Hong Kong until 1988 doing seven films there. Possibly her first US film was 24 Hours to Midnight, a Leo Fong-directed film which also starred Stack Pierce and Bernie Pock (son of actress Nancy Kwan).

Rothrock became one of the few Western performers to achieve genuine stardom in the local Hong Kong film industry before achieving success in their own country. She was credited as 羅芙洛 ("Fu Lok Law" or "Foo Lok Law") in many Hong Kong movies. Producer Pierre David initiated Rothrock's move to the American turf. David offered her a co-starring role with Chad McQueen in Martial Law, Rothrock's first U.S. production. For the next ten years, she led a successful career in action movies. Her films include China O'Brien and China O'Brien 2, Guardian Angel, Honor & Glory, No Retreat, No Surrender 2 and Prince of the Sun amongst a roster of thirty films.

Rothrock appeared as Bertha Jo in the 1997 television film The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

She did voice work on the animated series Eek the Cat, which premiered in September 1992. The following month saw the release of the first game in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise, which included the character of Sonya Blade, which was inspired by Rothrock.

She made an appearance in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, playing Hera's second Enforcer in the 1996 episode "Not Fade Away".Шаблон:Cn

After starring in the 2004 film Xtreme Fighter (a.k.a. Sci-Fighter), where she played "Sally Kirk/The White Dragon", she retired from acting to teach private martial arts lessons at her martial arts studio in Studio City, California. She returned to acting for the role as Nanna in the 2012 Christmas family film Santa's Summer House, alongside British martial artist and actor Gary Daniels.

In 2014, she starred in the action movie Mercenaries, alongside Kristanna Loken, Brigitte Nielsen, Vivica A. Fox and Zoë Bell.

In 2023, Rothrock co-produced, co-wrote and stars in her upcoming film Black Creek, a dark, gritty, dystopian, western action martial arts film featuring a strong 'no-holds-barred' female protagonist portrayed by Cynthia Rothrock, alongside her co-stars from her Robert Clause film China O'Brien, Richard Norton and Keith Cooke.

Personal life

She has one daughter who was born in 1999.

Filmography

Year	English title		Role	Notes	Ref.
	International	Philippines
1985	Yes, Madam	The Super Cops	Senior Inspector Carrie Morris	Original title: 皇家師姐 / a.k.a. Police Assassins
	24 Hours to Midnight		Devon Grady
	Defend Yourself			a.k.a. Sybervision
1986	Millionaires Express	China Warriors	Mountain Bandit	Chinese: 富貴列車 / a.k.a. Shanghai Express
	The Magic Crystal	Fight to Win	Cindy Morgan	Original title: 魔翡翠
	Righting Wrongs	Fight to Win II	Senior Inspector Cindy Si	Original title: 執法先鋒 a.k.a. Above the Law
1987	Fight to Win		Sensei Lauren	a.k.a. Eyes of the Dragon a.k.a. Dangerous Passages
	No Retreat, No Surrender 2	Raging Thunder	Terry	a.k.a. No Retreat, No Surrender II: Raging Thunder
1988	The Inspector Wears Skirts	Lady Enforcer	Madam Law	Original title: 霸王花 a.k.a. Top Squad
	Jungle Heat			Original title: Rapid Fire
1989	Righting Wrongs II: Blonde Fury		Cindy	Original title: 師姐大晒 a.k.a. Above the Law II: Blond Fury
	City Cops		Inspector Cindy	Original title: 妙探雙龍 a.k.a. Beyond the Law a.k.a. Free Fighter
1990	Prince of the Sun		Bencheuk	Original title: 太陽之子 / Original title: Tai yang zhi zi
	Deadliest Art: Best of the Martial Arts Films		Herself (archive footage)
	China O'Brien		Officer Lori 'China' O'Brien
	China O'Brien II		Sheriff Lori 'China' O'Brien
	Triple Cross		Nancy Bolan	a.k.a. Angel of Fury
	Lady Dragon		Kathy Galagher
1991	Martial Law		Officer Billie Blake
	Fast Getaway	Super Outlaws	Lilly
	Martial Law 2: Undercover		Billie Blake	a.k.a. Karate Cop
	Tiger Claws		Detective Linda Masterson
1992
	Rage and Honor		Kris Fairfield
	Honor and Glory	Naked Fists	Tracey Pride	Original title: Zong heng tian xia
1993	Rage and Honor II: Hostile Takeover		Kris Fairfield
	Rage and Honor 3		Kris Fairfield
	Irresistible Force (film)		Charlotte Heller
1994	Lady Dragon 2		Susan 'The Golden Angel' Morgan
	Undefeatable		Kristi Jones	Original title: 摧花狂魔 a.k.a. Bloody Mary Killer Infamous for its final fight scene, which became an internet sensation circa 2006.
	Fast Getaway II		Lilly
	Guardian Angel		McKay
1995	Fatal Passion		Laurel
1996	Eye for an Eye (1996 film)		Tina
	Tiger Claws II		Linda Masterson
1997	Night Vision (1997)		Kristin O'Connor

• (1996) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series) as Enforcer II (Episode "Not Fade Away")
• (1996) Sworn to Justice (a.k.a. Blond Justice) as Janna
• (1996) Checkmate
• (1996) The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts-Martial Combat
• (1996) American Tigers as Herself
• (1997) The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (TV Movie) as Bertha Jo
• (1997) Deep Cover as FBI Special Agent Kate Mason
• (1998) The Hostage
• (1999) Tiger Claws 3 as Linda Masterson
• (2000) Manhattan Chase as Nancy
• (2001) Ren she tou du
• (2001) Redemption as Erin Murphy
• (2002) Outside the Law as Julie Cosgrove
• (2004) Xtreme Fighter (a.k.a. Sci-Fighter) as Sally 'The White Dragon' Kirk
• (2007) Bala Perdida (a.k.a. Lost Bullet) as Cynthia
• (2012) Santa's Summer House as Nanna
• (2013) Badass Showdown as Ivy
• (2014) Mercenaries as CIA Agent Mona Kendall
• (2014) Rogue Space: The Adventures of Saber Raine
• (2015) The Martial Arts Kid as Cindy
• (2016) Showdown in Manila as Haines
• (2016) Beyond the Game
• (2016) Asian Ghost Story as The Narrator (voice)
• (2016) Fists of Fury as Herself - Host
• (2017) Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine as Kandra Syn
• (2017) A Doggone Hollywood as Mom In Car
• (2017) Death Fighter as Valerie
• (2018) Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Counter Attendant
• (2018) Cool Cat Kids Superhero as Momma Cat (voice)
• (2018) B-Team as General Rothrock (voice)
• (2018) Paying Mr. McGetty as Herself
• (2021) Vendetta Vette as LaRue
• (2021) Cool Cat Saves The Kids (Director's Cut) - Momma Cat (voice, archive footage from Cool Cat Kids Superhero)
• (2021) Diary of A Lunatic as Mrs. Cloudover
• (2022) Prey of Wrath as Brenda Sands
• (2024) The Last Kumite as Julie Jackson
• (2024) Black Creek as Rose Jennings
• (TBC) No Way Back as Angela O'Leary
• (TBC) Anadellia Rises as Priscilla Kasper

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Cite book

Awards

• Genoa, 5 October 2016 - She was awarded the title of "Knight of Sport" by the National Order Knights of Sport, with the support of ASI.

• In 2014, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb name
• Шаблон:Allmovie name
• Шаблон:Official website