Personal Info
Birth date
1957-03-08 (68 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Also known as
羅芙洛
Cynthia Ann Christine Rothrock
Синтия Ротрок
Cynthia Rothrock
Biography
Cynthia Rothrock (born March 8, 1957) is an American martial artist and actress in martial arts films. She 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. In 2016, Martial Arts History Museum bestowed Rothrock the official title of "The Queen Of Martial Arts." Rothrock was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and began training in martial arts at the age of 13. She quickly rose through the ranks, winning numerous championships in karate, kickboxing and taekwondo. In 1981, she was named World Champion in Forms and Weapons. In 1985, Rothrock made her film debut, alongside Michelle Yeoh, in the Hong Kong action film "Yes, Madam!" The film was a box office success and made Rothrock a star in Asia. She went on to star in several more Hong Kong films, including "Millionaires' Express" (1986), "Magic Crystal" (1986), "Righting Wrongs" (1986) and "Lady Reporter" (1989). Rothrock would return to the United States to further her acting career in many more martial arts films, including two "China O'Brien" movies in 1990, as well as "Lady Dragon" (1992), "Rage And Honor" (1992) and "Sworn To Justice" (1996). In 2024, Rothrock co-wrote, produced and starred in a crowd-funded martial arts western, entitled "Black Creek," for which there's also an accompanying graphic novel. Rothrock made history by becoming the inaugural woman to grace the cover of Karate Illustrated (August 1981)[20] and holds the distinction of being the first woman featured on the cover three times in the magazine's history. In March 2024, Black Belt Magazine named Rothrock in its list of "The Most Influential Women Martial Artists on the Planet." Along with teaching martial arts, Rothrock is also a successful businesswoman, with her own line of martial arts clothing and accessories.
Filmography
Darkness of Man
6.5
Overview:
Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who takes on the role of father figure to Jayden, the son of an informant killed in a routine raid gone wrong. Years later, Hatch finds himself protecting Jayden and his grandfather from a group of merciless gangs in an all-out turf war, stopping at nothing to protect Jayden and fight anyone getting in his way.Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
6.949
Overview:
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story
NYR
Overview:
This is the story of the bodybuilder, Martial Artist and actor who wrote his own destiny and walked his own path. A legendary tale that's never been told on-screen before.Redemption
5.2
Overview:
A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.Fast Getaway II
4.542
Overview:
A former robber (whose partner was his father) has reformed and is now running an insurance business with his girlfriend. An ex-partner frames him for a burglary. When his father gets out of prison, they go after the ex-partner.Eek! The Cat
6.86
Overview:
Koombaya, it's Eek the cat and all his friends. Annabelle, Eek's 800-pound girlfriend, Sharky the vicious but lovable sharkdog, and Elmo the elk. Plus you can watch the Terrible Thunderlizards try to make Bill and Scooter, the cavemen, extinct. Plus there's Klutter who's, well, we're not exactly sure what Klutter is, but watch and find out for yourself.Rage and Honor II: Hostile Takeover
5.375
Overview:
Kris and Preston team up once again to take on powerful gangster Buntao. But Buntao has problems of his own, dealing with Dazo, another gangster who is on a steady rise to power...Prince of the Sun
4.6
Overview:
Bencheuk (Cynthia Rothrock) helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains, who wish to stop him from becoming the Prince of the Sun.The Last Kumite
6.9
Overview:
When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illegal Kumite in Bulgaria against the world’s best martial artists. When Michael declines, Hall has his daughter kidnapped and, in order to rescue her, Rivers is left with no choice but to compete in the deadly tournament. Arriving in Bulgaria, he finds out that he is not the only fighter whose loved one was taken. Rivers enlists the help of trainers Master Loren, and Julie Jackson but will it be enough for him to win the tournament and save his daughter’s life?American Tigers
3.3
Overview:
Terrorists from all countries are to be reunited in order to join forces against their governments. The USA army notice it. A group of assassins, waiting in jail to be executed by firing squad get the chance to be exonerated if they participate in the secret mission of killing the terrorists. But they have to train under the strict military style of Sergeant Ransom.Lady Dragon
5.22
Overview:
An ex-CIA agent living in Indonesia tracks the arms dealer who killed her husband. Along the way, she meets a young boy and his grandfather, who teach her in the ways of the Lady Dragon.Millionaires' Express
6.7
Overview:
What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.Yes, Madam!
7.091
Overview:
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport, with a hidden microfilm, wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case.Righting Wrongs
7.6
Overview:
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.Magic Crystal
6.293
Overview:
Archaeologist Shum finds an antique jade with supernatural power in Greece. The stone is wanted both by KGB's agent Karoff and the Interpol. Shum asks his friend Nike for help. However, Shum is finally caught by KGB but the jade is slipped into the hands of a boy called Pan.Sworn to Justice
5.5
Overview:
After masked attackers kill her sister and young nephew, a female psychologist takes the law into her own hands by acting as a defense witness by day and a ruthless avenger by night.Eye for an Eye
6.2
Overview:
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.The Hostage
2
Overview:
The Hostage is about a gang of high-end thieves who plan to break into a really rich businessman's house, hack into his computer, and download all his money. Ted Prior plays a down-on-his-luck former special forces soldier who signs on with this crew so he can make some quick cash for him and his daughter. Things go wrong, though, and the guys are holed up in the mansion, holding the businessman hostage, while the feds have them under siege outside, led by agent Cynthia Rothrock. Will the thieves get away with the cash?Through the Night with...
8
Overview:
Durch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for Franco-German television channel ARTE. Locations are mainly in France or Germany. The title of the French version is Au cœur de la nuit. Two Celebrities spend an filmed evening together. One of them is the host who sets the location and the program. There is no moderator.Lady Reporter
6.2
Overview:
Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Ronny Dak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using the newspaper’s presses. The American teams up with a rival reporter and her friend Yu, an undercover law enforcer. Cindy’s investigation takes a sharp turn, however, when Yu’s father, the prosecuting lawyer in the counterfeiting case, is kidnapped.Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
3.867
Overview:
When the Fist found a mystical gold fleece jacket, he became the biggest porn star of the 1970s. But in the ‘80s, he’s on the cusp of eviction from a run-down studio apartment, having lost his gold fleece and his mojo along with it. When a local street thug named Superfly enters the diner where Fist works, robbing his customers, Fist and friends fight back. And thus begins a wild adventure, as Superfly’s bosses come to collect from Fist, sending him on a journey that unravels a conspiracy to sell meat pumped full of estrogen, which threatens to emasculate men.Rage and Honor
4.9
Overview:
Witnessing a drug deal involving local gang members and cops, an Australian police officer feels he can no longer be just an observer. He joins forces with a local teacher, who just happens to be a karate expert, and together they try to take back the streets.City Cops
5.6
Overview:
Cindy is an American FBI agent, who is currently in Hong Kong, seeking arch-criminal Kent Tong. In order to bring down Tong and his criminal organization, she teams up with local HK cops, David and Johnny.Death Fighter
6.5
Overview:
When an American cop witnesses his mentor's murder in a trade deal gone wrong, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law in Thailand. But despite the bounty on his head and pressure to leave the country, he teams up with an ex-military mercenary out to settle a score of his own to bring the killers to justice. Their quest for vengeance brings them face-to-face with a band of notoriousChina O'Brien II
5.141
Overview:
This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a price on her head because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his. But all the world's criminals will not be enough to catch up with China O'Brian, one of the masters of the martial arts.Showdown in Manila
3.3
Overview:
The film unfolds in Manila, Philippines, and in the jungles of the island of Boracay on a tropical island in the privacy of living Russian middle-aged man (Alexander Newsky). But the quiet life interrupted by the murder of one of the locals. In order to protect the daughter of the slain Filipino bandits Russian guy have to remember the past, he tried to bury.The Inspector Wears Skirts
6.2
Overview:
The film revolves around a crack squad of female police officers who have to deal with harassment and a lack of respect from their male colleagues, personal issues, as well as some serious criminals.Mercenaries
5.1
Overview:
A diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandos is assembled to infiltrate a women's prison for a daring rescue.Santa's Summer House
3.846
Overview:
A dense fog falls over Southern California, sending a group of discontent vacationers to a mysterious island occupied by a jolly old soul whose Christmas magic works all year round. Before this trip is over, each of the weary travelers learn to see their lives through a more optimistic lens. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviActing
TBAChinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story as Self
TBAPrey of Wrath as Brenda Sands
TBAOperation Dagon as Unknown
2024Black Creek as Rose Jennings
2024Lady Scorpions as Alena Moore
2024American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures as Self (archive footage)
2024The Last Kumite as Julie Jackson
2024Darkness of Man as Nurse Leslie
2024Fyre Rises as Commander Bodie
2024Taken from Rio Bravo as Margaret
2024No Time To Think as Rachel Adams
2023Buckle Up as Lady X
2022Ryan Carson as Ally Watson
2021Re-Enter the 'New York Ninja' as Self
2021New York Ninja as Det. Janet Flores (voice)
2020The Art of Action (1 Episode) as Self
2019In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Herself
2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self
2018Cool Cat Kids Superhero as Momma Cat
2018Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Counter Attendant
2017Death Fighter as Valerie
2017Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine as Kandra Syn
2017Fists of Fury as Self
2017A Doggone Hollywood as Mom in Car
2016Asian Ghost Story as Unknown
2016Showdown in Manila as Haines
2015The Martial Arts Kid as Cindy
2015Cool Cat Saves the Kids as Momma Cat
2014Mercenaries as Mona
2014Spirit2Power as Self
2013Badass Showdown as Ivy
2012Santa's Summer House as Nanna
2012Too Young to Die (1 Episode) as Self
2004Sci-Fighter as Sally Kirk / The White Dragon
2003Lost Bullet as Cynthia
2002Modern Warriors as Self
2002Outside the Law as Julie Cosgrove
2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self
2002Redemption as Erin Murphy
2002Through the Night with... (1 Episode) as Self
2000Manhattan Chase as Nancy
1999Tiger Claws III as Linda Masterson
1998Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes as Self
1998The Hostage as Agent Rebecca Peters
1997Deep Cover as FBI Special Agent Kate Mason
1997The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! as Bertha Jo
1997Night Vision as Kristin O'Connor
1996Sworn to Justice as Janna
1996American Tigers as Herself
1996Top Fighter 2 as Self (archive footage)
1996Tiger Claws II as Linda Masterson
1996Eye for an Eye as Tina
1995Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities as Self
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1 Episode) as Enforcer II
1995Portrait in Red as Laurel
1994Fast Getaway II as Lilly
1994Guardian Angel as Cynthia McKay
1994Cinema of Vengeance as Self
1993Lady Dragon 2 as Susan 'The Golden Angel' Morgan
1993Irresistible Force as Charlotte Heller
1993Undefeatable as Kristi Jones
1993Rage and Honor II: Hostile Takeover as Kris Fairchild
1993Angel the Kickboxer as Kristi Jones
1992Eek! The Cat (1 Episode) as Cynthia Rothrock (voice)
1992Honor and Glory as Tracey Pride
1992Lady Dragon as Kathy Galagher
1992Rage and Honor as Kris Fairchild
1992Angel Of Fury as Nancy Bolan
1991Martial Law II: Undercover as Billie Blake
1991Tiger Claws as Linda Masterson
1991Fast Getaway as Lilly
1990Martial Law as Billie Blake
1990Prince of the Sun as Bencheuk
1990China O'Brien II as China O'Brien
1990China O'Brien as China O'Brien
1990The Best of the Martial Arts Films as Self (archive footage)
1990No Witnesses as Unknown
1989City Cops as Inspector Cindy
1989Lady Reporter as Cindy
1988The Inspector Wears Skirts as Madam Law
1988Jungle Heat as Unknown
1987No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder as Terry
1987Fight to Win as Sensei Lauren
1986Righting Wrongs as Senior Insp. Sandy Jones / Cindy Si
1986Magic Crystal as Cindy Morgan
1986Millionaires' Express as Mountain Bandit
1985Yes, Madam! as Senior Inspector Carrie Morris
1985Defend Yourself! as Herself
198524 Hours to Midnight as Devon Grady
Writing
2024Black Creek ... Writer
Production
2024Black Creek ... Producer
2015The Martial Arts Kid ... Co-Producer
2002Outside the Law ... Executive Producer
1996Sworn to Justice ... Associate Producer
1993Rage and Honor II: Hostile Takeover ... Associate Producer
1992Honor and Glory ... Producer
1992Rage and Honor ... Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up
2024Black Creek ... Costume Design