Biography

Name pronounced "see-uh."

She is a classically trained dancer who is highly respected in the industry. She was an original member of The Pussycat Dolls with which she performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia and was the show's first producer. She can be seen with The Pussycat Dolls on the cover of Interview (Nov 2002) and Maxim (Dec 2002) magazines. As a member of the Dolls, Cyia performed closely with celebs such as Charlize Theron, 'Gwen Stefani' and Christina Applegate, among many others. She trained at the prestigious School of American Ballet in NYC and spent summers at the New York State School of the Arts, in which she was one of 50 students accepted from a pool of a thousand applicants. In her work as a dancer, she danced the title role in "The Festival of the Siren" in Sorrento, Italy which aired live throughout Europe to 20 million viewers and in "Aida" with the Teatro Comunale di Firenze.

She is a huge fan of Star Trek.

Cyia Batten shares a birthday with actress Tracy Middendorf. Both played the character, Tora Ziyal, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

Mother, with Tim McElwee, of son Atticus McElwee.