Cynthia Watros, Actress: The Guiding Light. Cynthia Watros was born on September 2, 1968 in Lake Orion, Michigan, USA as Cynthia Michele Watros. She is an actress and writer, known for Guiding Light (1952), Titus (2000) and Video Game High School (2012). She has been married to Curtis “Curt” Gilliland since 1996. They have two children.