# Cindy Busby

Cindy Busby (born March 18, 1983) is a Canadian actress and singer. She portrayed Ashley Stanton on Heartland, and has played many roles in Hallmark movies, including Marrying Mr. Darcy, Follow Me to Daisy Hills, and Warming Up to You.

## Early life and education

Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Busby always dreamed of becoming an actress. From the time she was a child, she loved performing for an audience and throughout her elementary school and high school years, she devoted herself to every theater school production. Upon graduating from high school, Busby was accepted into the Professional Theater Program at Dawson College in Montreal and was admitted from among hundreds of applicants.

## Career

Starting out in theater in 2005, she crossed into television and film and was given her first lead in the story of the Canadian medical hero Norman Bethune in the television series Bethune, which filmed in rural China for two and a half months and attracted several million viewers. In 2006, Busby played a supporting lead in the Lifetime original film A Life Interrupted opposite Lea Thompson and also landed a series regular role on the series Heartland when she was cast as Ashley Stanton, a rich, self-righteous, competitive horseback rider. The series has been nominated for several Gemini Awards as well as winning a Directors Guild of Canada prize and became one of the most popular shows on Canadian television.
In 2008 and 2009, Busby first landed the lead antagonist in the film Picture This alongside Ashley Tisdale, Shenae Grimes, and Kevin Pollak and appeared on the hit CW series The Vampire Diaries. In 2011, she appeared on the big screen in Fox 2000 Pictures' The Big Year, in which she was seen opposite Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson.
In 2012, Busby filmed guest starring roles on the CW shows Supernatural, The L.A. Complex, and The Secret Circle. She was also seen as a lead in the SyFy movie of the week, Mega Cyclone, and more recently, was seen in 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded as the wife of WWE wrestler Randy Orton, in The Wedding Chapel playing a young Shelley Long, and in Hallmark Channel's Lucky in Love opposite Jessica Szhor.
Busby has been seen guest starring on USA's Rush, TNT's Proof and recurred on Hallmark Channel's Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove. She starred in the independent films The Circle and 40 Below and Falling and was cast as the lead in A Puppy for Christmas. She also appeared in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original, Hailey Dean Mystery: Murder, With Love.

## Personal life

In December 2020, Busby married producer Chris Boyd after four years of dating.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | La derniere incarnation | Femme line-up | |
| 2006 | Thrill of the Kill | Amber | TV movie |
| 2007 | A Life Interrupted | Crystal Smith | TV movie |
| 2008 | Picture This | Lisa Cross | TV movie |
| 2009 | Dead like Me: Life After Death | Jenny | Video |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeover | Montana | TV movie |
| 2009 | Free Fall | Flirt de P-A | |
| 2009 | American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Amy | Video |
| 2010 | Let the Game Begin | Sarah | |
| 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | '80s Popular Girl | |
| 2010 | A Heartland Christmas | Ashley Stanton | TV movie |
| 2011 | Behemoth | Grace Walsh | TV movie |
| 2011 | Ghost Storm | Daisy | TV movie |
| 2011 | Mega Cyclone | Susan | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Susie | |
| 2013 | The Wedding Chapel | Young Jeanie | |
| 2013 | 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded | Sarah Malloy | |
| 2014 | Lucky in Love | Brooke | TV movie |
| 2014 | Bad City | Luscious | |
| 2014 | Greenwood | Beth | Short |
| 2015 | A Frosty Affair | Cindi | TV movie |
| 2015 | White Raven | Janet | |
| 2016 | Unleashing Mr. Darcy | Elizabeth Scott | TV movie |
| 2016 | Hailey Dean Mystery: Murder, With Love | Amanda | TV movie |
| 2016 | A Puppy for Christmas | Noelle | TV movie |
| 2017 | Betting on the Bride | Julie Banning | TV movie |
| 2017 | Runaway Christmas Bride | Kate Paulson | TV movie |
| 2017 | Hailey Dean Mystery: Deadly Estate | Amanda | TV movie |
| 2018 | Autumn Stables | Autumn Carlisle | TV movie |
| 2018 | Royal Hearts | Kelly Pavlik | TV movie |
| 2018 | The Wrong Daughter | Kate | TV movie |
| 2018 | Marrying Mr. Darcy | Elizabeth Scott | TV movie |
| 2018 | Christmas Cupcakes | Gina Remo | TV movie |
| 2018 | A Christmas in Royal Fashion | Kristin | TV movie |
| 2019 | The Killer Downstairs | Alison Peters | TV movie |
| 2019 | My Mom's Letter from Heaven | Libby Johnson | TV movie |
| 2019 | My Boyfriend's Back: Wedding March 5 | Annalise | TV movie |
| 2019 | The Wrong Stepmother | Maddie | TV movie |
| 2019 | A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love | Alice | TV movie |
| 2020 | Welcome to the Circle | Rebekah | |
| 2020 | Love in the Forecast | Leah Waddell | TV movie |
| 2020 | Romance in the Air | Eden Clark | TV movie |
| 2020 | Romance on the Menu | Caroline Wilson | |
| 2020 | Follow Me to Daisy Hills | Jo Mason | TV movie |
| 2021 | Chasing Waterfalls | Amy Atwater | TV movie |
| 2021 | My Husband's Killer Girlfriend | Leah | TV movie |
| 2021 | Honey Girls | Wanda | |
| 2021 | Love in Action | Kate Wolfe | TV movie |
| 2021 | The Holiday Train | Danielle Prescott | TV movie |
| 2021 | Joy for Christmas | Holly Silver | TV movie |
| 2022 | Marry Me in Yosemite | Zoe Best | TV movie |
| 2022 | Crown Prince of Christmas | Madison Little | TV movie |
| 2023 | Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance | Lauren | TV movie |
| 2023 | Everything Christmas | Lori-Jo 'LJ' | TV movie |
| 2024 | A Whitewater Romance | Maya Alvaro | TV movie |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Undressed | Christine | Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
| 2004 | 15/Love | - | Episode: "The French Deception" |
| 2006 | Bethune | Lisa | Episode: "Part I & II" |
| 2007 | Superstorm | Tania | Episode: "Part I" |
| 2007 | Durham County | Trisha | Episode: "The Lady of the Lake" |
| 2007 | Killer Wave | Grad Student | Episode: "Part I & II" |
| 2007 | St. Urbain's Horseman | Girl #1 | Episode: "Part I & II" |
| 2007–14 | Heartland | Ashley Stanton | Main Cast: Season 1-4, Recurring Cast: Season 7 |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Brooke Fenton | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011–13 | Supernatural | Jenny Klein | Guest Cast: Season 7-8 |
| 2012 | The Secret Circle | Sara Armstrong | Episode: "Witness" |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Mandi | Episode: "Home" |
| 2012 | Mr. Young | Mrs. Clause | Episode: "Mr. Elf" |
| 2013 | Psych | Leecy | Episode: "Nip and Suck It!" |
| 2014 | The Tomorrow People | Sexy Med Tech | Episode: "Modus Vivendi" & "A Sort of Homecoming" |
| 2014 | Rush | Hannah | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014–15 | Cedar Cove | Rebecca Jennings | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Main Cast: Season 3 |
| 2015 | Proof | Ava Walker | Episode: "Reborn" |
| 2017 | When Calls the Heart | Marlise Bennett | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| 2017 | Somewhere Between | Marie-Claude DeKizer | Recurring Cast |
| 2017 | Date My Dad | Stephanie | Main Cast |
| 2019 | Bachelor Daddies | Rachel | Recurring Cast |
| 2019 | V.C. Andrews' Heaven | Jillian | Episode: "Web of Dreams" |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries: A Darker Truth | Brooke Fenton | Episode: "A Darker Truth Part 3" |