Cynthia Cleese

Cynthia Cleese ( born February 1971) is an English -American actress.

She is the daughter of the English actor John Cleese and the American actress Connie Booth. She became known for her role as Portia in the film A Fish Called Wanda. There she played the daughter of John Cleese's role Archie Leach. In the credits of the film, she was listed under the name Cynthia Caylor because Caylor is the birth name of her grandmother.

In the film Fierce Creatures she had her second major film appearance, again on the side of her father. There she played Pip, who cares in Marwood Zoo to the small mammals. In this film she appeared for the first time on under her real name. As a special gimmick she quoted her father in this film with one of his sets as Black Knight of the Holy Grail: "It's just a flesh wound! " ( " It's just a flesh wound !").

She is married to screenwriter Ed Solomon, together they have two children, Evan and Olivia.

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