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Cindy Dallas: budding Hollywood actress

Posted by: Tony Bleill

Thursday, April 9, 2009 3:22 PM

Illinois women's basketball fans might remember Cindy Dallas as the star-crossed, hard-working rebounder extraordinaire for Theresa Grentz's teams in the early part of this decade.

Nowadays Dallas is carving out a career as an actress. Using her full name of Cynthia, the Pittsburgh native will appear in an episode of the Nickelodeon teen sitcom "iCarly" at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Dallas is the Illini's all-time leading rebounder, though her mark is likely to be eclipsed by Jenna Smith next season. She overcame three ACL tears in the same knee to become one of the top players in UI history, earning All-Big Ten honors three times.

Dallas said in an e-mail that the acting gigs have been slow to come, but she has appeared in a number of shows and independent films, along with a half-dozen theater productions. On her Web site, Dallas says she has no formal acting training but has studied with industry experts.

A certified trainer, Dallas said she plays in an adult basketball league twice a week.

 

 

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