Cynthia Preston is an actor, producer, Co-founder of Cyndicate VR Productions, and Co-founder of Dame 51, a writer's collaborative. She is both Canadian and American. She is known for her roles in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Carrie, Total Recall 2070, and she starred in Whale Music which was the opening film at TIFF that year and was nominated for Best Picture in Canada. She has appeared in 41 films, played the lead in 19, and has been in more than 240 episodes of television. Among her many credits, Cynthia is the voice of Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda animated series. Recently, the short film Mute, which Cynthia produced and stars in, was on the festival circuit and won awards at the Imagine This Women's Film Festival, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, the Toronto International Women Film Festival, and The Blue Ridge Film Festival. Cynthia was nominated for Best Performance at the Hollywood North Film Awards for her portrayal of Stephen King's Monette. Cynthia is writing a feature film and a series, producing a VR project, and has signed on to direct two short films.