# Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Ruth Hines (born September 21, 1965) is an American actress, best known for her role as Cheryl David on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014) and made her directorial debut with the 2009 film Serious Moonlight. Beyond acting, Hines is known for her advocacy work and public presence. She is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

## Early life and education

Hines was born in Miami Beach, Florida, to James and Rosemary Hines. She spent much of her childhood in Tallahassee, where she was actively involved in the Young Actors Theatre. Despite financial hardships—she reportedly did not have her own bed until after high school—she pursued her education at Lively Technical Center and Tallahassee State College before earning a degree in radio and television production from the University of Central Florida in 1990.

## Career

Hines began her acting career by performing improvisational comedy at The Groundlings Theater. Her fellow students included Lisa Kudrow. Hines made guest appearances on television shows such as Swamp Thing and Unsolved Mysteries. She also appeared on an episode of The Dating Game in 1996. She was not picked on the episode.
Hines received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2003 and 2006. She has said that "Until Curb, I'd done small roles, really small roles. They wanted to cast an unknown actress. It worked in my favor that I hadn't done anything. It changed my life."
Hines appeared in RV with Robin Williams, Waitress with Keri Russell, and the 2008 mockumentary The Grand, a spoof of the World Series of Poker. Her 2009 directorial debut Serious Moonlight stars Meg Ryan with a script by the late Adrienne Shelly, Hines' director and co-star in Waitress.
Hines played Jane in the 2009 ABC sitcom In the Motherhood. It is a loose adaptation of the web series. The series was dropped due to low ratings after five of its planned seven episodes were aired. During the 2009–2010 season of Brothers & Sisters, Hines guest-starred as Kitty Walker McCallister's campaign manager, Buffy. In July 2010, Hines was announced to be joining the cast of the Nickelodeon film based on The Fairly OddParents, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! as a human disguise of Wanda, Timmy's fairy godmother.
Hines served as executive producer for the 2010 reality series School Pride, which follows the renovation of a different school each week. Hines starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory. The series ended in 2014 after three seasons. She appeared in We Need Help, a web series airing on Yahoo! Screen. On January 29, 2014, Hines received the 2,516th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Hines is a panelist on a singing game show, I Can See Your Voice.

## Personal life

Hines married Paul Young, founder of the management firm Principato-Young, on December 30, 2002. They welcomed their daughter, Catherine Rose Young, on March 8, 2004. After nearly eight years of marriage, Hines and Young filed for divorce on July 20, 2010.
Hines has been actively involved in advocacy work, particularly with United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). Her involvement began after a nephew was born with cerebral palsy, prompting her to seek resources and support from the organization. Over time, she became a vocal advocate and now serves on UCP’s board of trustees. In 2015, Hines and her family won $25,000 for UCP while competing on Celebrity Family Feud.
Raised Roman Catholic, Hines began dating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in December 2011 after being introduced by her Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star, Larry David. The couple announced their engagement in April 2014 and married on August 2, 2014, at the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Cheap Curry and Calculus | Sheila | Short film |
| 2004 | Along Came Polly | Catering Manager | |
| 2005 | Cake | Roxanne | |
| 2005 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Sally | |
| 2005 | Our Very Own | Sally Crowder | |
| 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Professor Adams | |
| 2006 | RV | Jamie Munro | |
| 2006 | Keeping Up with the Steins | Casey Nudelman | |
| 2007 | Waitress | Becky | |
| 2007 | Goodnight Vagina | Meg March | Short film |
| 2007 | The Grand | Lainie Schwartzman | |
| 2008 | Hollywood Residential | Herself | |
| 2008 | Henry Poole Is Here | Meg Wyatt | |
| 2008 | Bart Got a Room | Beth Stein | |
| 2008 | Space Chimps | Luna (voice) | |
| 2009 | All in the Bunker | Eva Braun (voice) | Animated short |
| 2009 | Labor Pains | Lisa DePardo | |
| 2009 | The Ugly Truth | Georgia | |
| 2010 | The Legend of Secret Pass | Nitika (voice) | |
| 2010 | Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back | Luna (voice) | |
| 2014 | Life After Beth | Judy Orfman | |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man 2 | Andrea | |
| 2015 | The Benefactor | Mia | |
| 2015 | Christmas Eve | Dawn | Also known as Stuck |
| 2016 | Nine Lives | Madison Camden | |
| 2017 | Wilson | Polly | |
| 2017 | A Bad Moms Christmas | Sandy | |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Momblank (voice) | |
| 2022 | About Fate | Judy | |
| 2024 | Popular Theory | Tammy Page | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Swamp Thing | Louise Brenner | Episode: "Heart of the Mantis" |
| 1997 | Unsolved Mysteries | Sharon Berman (Ashely's mother) | Episode: "9.18" - YouTube/FlimRise Episode: "9.15" |
| 1998 | The Wayans Bros. | Helen | Episode: "Six Degrees of Marlon" |
| 1998 | Suddenly Susan | Debbie | Episode: "Poetry in Notion" |
| 1999 | Suddenly Susan | Marla | Episode: "The Cheerleaders" |
| 1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | Cheryl David | TV movie (series pilot) |
| 2000 | Friends | Woman #2 | Episode: "The One with Rachel's Sister" |
| 2000–2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Cheryl David | Main role (seasons 1–7, 9–12; guest season 8) |
| 2002 | So Little Time | Barbara Morrison | Episode: "The Job" |
| 2002 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Lauren Williamson | Episode: "Annoying Kid" |
| 2003 | Reno 911! | Trailer Park Lady | Episode: "Terrorist Training: Part 1" |
| 2003 | A Tale of Two Wives | Rose Goodman | TV movie |
| 2003 | Wanda at Large | Dr. Linda | Episode: "Did Wanda Say a Four Letter Word?" |
| 2004–2005 | Father of the Pride | Kate (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Paige Cox | Episode: "My New God" |
| 2007 | Jack's Big Music Show | Sudsy Bubblestein | Episode: "Mel's Bath Day" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Catherine York | Episode: "What I Don't Like About You" |
| 2009 | In the Motherhood | Jane | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Wright vs. Wrong | Keri Daly | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Stardust (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Buffy McCreary | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Kristen Lerner | Episode: "Too Much Information" |
| 2011 | A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Wanda | TV movie |
| 2011–2014 | Suburgatory | Dallas Royce | Main role; 56 episodes |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Crazy Ones | Beth Minker | Episode: "Zach Mitzvah" |
| 2015 | The Middle | Dr. Sommer Samuelson | Episode: "The Convention" |
| 2015–2016 | TripTank | Various voices | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Young & Hungry | Kathy Kaminski | Episode: "Young & Parents" |
| 2016–2018 | Mike Tyson Mysteries | Virgilia / Jillian Davis (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Son of Zorn | Edie Bennett | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2017 | Pickle and Peanut | Susan (voice) | Episode: "Wet Wedding" |
| 2017–2018 | Nobodies | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Funny You Should Ask | Herself | 35 episodes |
| 2018 | Fresh Off the Boat | Fay | Episode: "Big Baby" |
| 2018 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Blue Team's VIP guest diner; Episode: "Hell Freezes Over" |
| 2018–2019 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Momblank (voice) | 16 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | This Close | Stella | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | The Good Fight | Brenda Decarlo | Episode: "The One Where the Sun Comes Out" |
| 2019 | Drunk History | Lady Bird Johnson | Episode: "Fame" |
| 2020 | Make It Work! | Herself | Television special |
| 2020 | Stumptown | Ginger Lloyd | Episode: "Dirty Dexy Money" |
| 2020 | The Conners | Dawn | Episode: "Mud Turtles, A Good Steak and One Man in a Tub" |
| 2020 | The Masked Singer | Guest panelist | Episode: "The Group B Finals - The Mask Chance Saloon" |
| 2020–present | I Can See Your Voice | Herself | Regular panelist |
| 2021–2022 | The Masked Dancer | Guest panelist | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Flight Attendant | Dot Karlson | Main role (season 2) |
| 2022 | Lego Masters | Herself | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Fantasy Island | Jessica Warren | Episode: "Tara and Jessica's High School Reunion / Cat Lady" |

### Producer

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2006–2007 | Campus Ladies | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Hollywood Residential | TV series |

### Director

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2006 | Campus Ladies | Episode: "No Means No" |
| 2009 | Serious Moonlight | Feature film debut |
| 2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Episode: "Artificial Fruit" |

## Audio broadcasts
### Podcasts
#### Hosted

* 2020–2024: Tig and Cheryl: True Story – cohosted with Tig Notaro

#### Guest

* 2020: The Modern Moron Episode 64 and 65
* 2020: Don't Ask Tig
* 2021: Literally! with Rob Lowe
* 2023: The Tim Dillon Show (with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)