Cyia Batten (born January 26, 1972) is an American dancer, model, actress, and former
Pussycat Dolls
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dance troupe member.
Career
She has worked as a professional dancer all over the world for various projects including
The Pussycat Dolls
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and
Carmen Electra
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, Teatro Comunale di Firenze and others.
She has had roles in ''
Charlie Wilson's War'', ''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'', ''
Sins of the Mind'', ''
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', ''
The Sweetest Thing'' and ''
Killer Movie
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'' and on such TV shows as ''
CSI'', ''
CSI: NY'', ''
CSI: Miami'' and ''
Crossing Jordan
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'' as well as numerous appearances as different characters on ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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'',
''
Star Trek: Voyager'', ''
Star Trek: Enterprise'', and ''
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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''.
Batten was awarded Best Actress at
Screamfest LA 2005 for her role in ''Cookers'' in which she played a
crystal meth
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addict. She replaced actress
Kelly Carlson
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Career
Carlson was raised in Bloomington, Minnesota, and attended the Academy o ...
in the 2007 horror film ''
Killer Movie
''Killer Movie'' is a 2008 American slasher film released in the United States in on April 24. The film premiered during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. It stars Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco, Jason London, Torrey DeVitto and Leig ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1972 births
American female dancers
Dancers from New York (state)
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people
People from Locust Valley, New York
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from New York (state)
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