Table of Biography
Cynthia Cleese is an actress known for her role as Cynthia Caylor in A Fish Called Wanda. Cynthia Cleese got the fame as the daughter of John Cleese.
Early Life
On February 17, 1971, Cynthia Cleese was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. As of 2024, she is 53 years old and has Aquarius as her zodiac sign. In addition, she was born to her father John Cleese, and her mother Connie Booth.
Caption: Cynthia Cleese with her family. Source: IMDB
And, her father is an actor, writer, producer, and comedian and her mother is an actress. Besides that, she has a step-sister named Camilla Cleese. However, she has not revealed about her educational background.
Net Worth 2024
Cynthia Cleese is quite famous and has also made her appearance as a famous actress. Throughout her professional career, she has earned an estimated net worth of $5 million. Similarly, the net worth of her father is $50 million.
Personal Life
Cynthia Cleese has kept the details related to the relationship. And, the sources have mentioned that she is currently single and is not dating anyone. Previously, she was married to an American writer and producer, Ed Solomon.
In the year 1995, the couple tied the wedding knot. Besides that, they have 2 children named Olivia Solomon and Evan Solomon. Unfortunately, they separated in 2011, for an unknown reason.
Professional Life
Cynthia Cleese made her acting debut in the year 1988. In the year, she was seen portraying the character of Portia in a comedy crime series A Fish Called Wanda. The same year, she was offered to be part of the short film titled Im on Fore. In addition, she made her appearance in John Cleese’s First Farewell Performance (Video).
Caption: Cynthia Cleese’s father during an event. Source: Getty Image
Apart from that, she is widely famous as the daughter of John Cleese. After his graduation, he was employed as one of the scriptwriters and cast members of the ‘Footlights’ revue, ‘A Clump of Plinths.’ Later on, he also worked as a sketch writer for ‘The Dick Emery Show.’ Thus, the success of ‘Cambridge Circus’ inspired the creation of the BBC radio comedy, ‘I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again, in 1965.
Graham Chapman and he were employed as writers and performers, in the year 1967. It was for the satirical TV show ‘At Last the 1948 Show.’ Besides that, he also wrote sketches for the TV comedy series ‘Doctor in the House.’He co-founded the video production company ‘Video Arts, along with many other television professionals, in 1972. Therefore, the company produced training videos like ‘Meetings, Bloody Meetings’ and ‘More Bloody Meetings.’
More About Career
Therefore, he appeared as a guest on the TV series ‘The Muppet Show.’ He was offered to be cast in the TV special ‘Peter Cook and Co, in 1980. He then played ‘Petruchio’ in the BBC Shakespeare series ‘The Taming of the Shrew.’His bestselling self-help book titled ‘Families and How to Survive Them’ was published, in the year 1983.
In the same year, he also co-wrote the film ‘Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.’He was offered to play the role of ‘Lawyer Archie Leach’ in the film ‘A Fish Called Wanda, in 1988. In the upcoming year, he was seen in films like ‘Erik the Viking’ and ‘The Big Picture.’
He wrote the book Life and How To Survive It. with psychiatrist and psychotherapist Robin Skynner, in 1933. Likewise, he starred in the British film ‘Splitting Heirs, the same year. In 2013, Furthermore, he appeared as himself in the documentary film ‘Chalky,’ in the year 2013.
Social Media
Cynthia Cleese has a private Instagram account named @cynthiacleese, with 63 followers. Besides that, she is not seen as active on other social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Body Measurements
Cynthia Cleese is very pretty and stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and her weight is 50 kg. Regarding her physical looks, she has a blue pair of eyes and blonde hair color. Unfortunately, she has not disclosed her body measurement, shoe size, dress size, and more.