Biography

Cynthia Cooper was born on April 14, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Juwanna Mann (2002), The Jackie Stiles Story (2022) and Texas Southern University Sports Show (2021). She has been married to Brian Dyke since April 28, 2001. They have two children.

African American basketball player. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, she helped the U.S. women win gold medals by averaging 14.2 points per game, third-best on the team. Has been voted Most Valuable Player in the WNBA more than once.

Cynthia, her three brothers, and her four sisters were raised by their mother, Mary Cobbs, in the Watts section of Los Angeles, California.

I just happened to be in the gym at my junior high school. saw this older girl come down the court, put the ball behind her back from her left to her right hand, and then make a layup. . . . I said, 'Oooh. Wow. I want to play like that someday.'" [Sports Illustrated, August 25, 1997]