Cynthia Gouw (born May 30, 1963) is an American actress, model, and TV news anchor and host.[
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Biography
One of Gouw's great grandfathers moved from Xiamen, China to Indonesia, where he started a department store chain.[ In 1963, she became the first in her family to be born in the United States.][
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She grew up with her parents and brother in El Cerrito, California and graduated from the high school there in 1981.[ She also edited Pacific Ties, UCLA's Asian-American newspaper][
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Career
Modeling
She entered Miss LA Chinatown on an assignment for Pacific Ties in 1984 but ended up winning the pageant and moving on to win Miss Chinatown USA the following year.[
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In 2005, she placed third in the More Magazine and Wilhelmina 40+Model Search.[
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Acting
She appeared as Romulan Ambassador Caithlin Dar in the movie .[
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Journalism and broadcasting
Throughout her career, Gouw has worked as a reporter and/or news anchor for KTVU, E!, Channel 26, MediaOne,[ KXTV,]
In 1996, while working for Channel 10 in Sacramento, she won a Regional Emmy for her feature Is Your Kid in a Gang?.
In 1998, she won a third Emmy for Hong Kong: The California Connection in the current affairs programming category.
Gouw was named Member of the Year by the Chinese American Council and Honoree of the Year by the Asian Bar Association of Sacramento. She has also been recognized by the California State Legislature, and is on the Advisory Board of Stanford University's "Grade the News".[
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Personal life
She has a daughter and two step-children.[
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Filmography
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| 1986 | The Serpent Warriors | Cult Extra | |
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Waitress | Episode Saturday Night Special |
| 1989 | | Japanese hostess | |
| 1989 | Big Man on Campus | Reporter #3 | |
| 1989 | Matlock | Tami Fields | Episode The Model |
| 1989 | | Caithlin Dar | |
| 1989 | | Lyn Chiang | Television film |
| 1991 | China Beach | Loretta | Episode The Always Goodbye |
| 1992 | The Heart of Justice | Airline clerk | Television film |
| 2019 | KQED Newsroom | Guest Anchor | Episode October 25, 2019 |
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