Cynthia Harrison

Writer, also producer · Los Angeles, California, USA

CYNTHIA HARRISON (director, producer, writer) is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer... and winner of the prestigious Cine Golden Eagle award for the History Channel special Fly Fast - the Cutting Edge. A native of Los Angeles, Ms. Harrison has a successful career producing and writing many TV documentaries. She co-created, executive produced, and wrote many episodes of the highly acclaimed History Channel series Dogfights. Among other documentary credits are, The Great Ships, The Royal Navy, Search and Rescue, Defending America - The National Guard and The Coast Guard. She executive produced and co-wrote Rogue Waves, a History Channel tie-in with director Wolfgang Petersen's feature film Poseidon. Ms. Harrison made her directorial debut (which she also produced and co-wrote) with the award-winning short Silver Tsunami, which tracks the alarming coming health care crisis that affects us all. In addition to documentaries, Ms. Harrison has written multiple award-winning episodes of children's programming, ranging from hard action like Spider-Man, Tutenstein, and Mortal Combat - to lighter comedies such as Pocket Dragons and Horseland - and popular pre-school shows like Clifford the Big Red Dog. Her script for Todd World was nominated for an Emmy Award. Prior to writing, producing, and directing -She had a successful career in front of the camera as model and actress.. She started modeling at 14, and continued to model and act while attending UC Berkeley and UCLA. She appeared in numerous magazines, such as Mademoiselle, Glamour and Harpers Bazaar... and fashion shows for designers like Valentino, Ralph Lauren and Gucci. She guest starred in Laverne and Shirley, co-starred in shows like Dallas, Murder She Wrote, and The Colony (TV movie starring John Ritter), played Dee Presley in the ABC miniseries Elvis and Me, and appeared with Dustin Hoffman in Outbreak (later working with director Wolfgang Petersen as Executive Producer and writer on Rogue Waves.) Ms. Harrison is in post production on a feature film which she directed, produced and co-wrote on The Record Plant, Sausalito

What are Cynthia Harrison's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

41%

Society

18%

Self

15%

Ideas

13%

Survival

10%

Power

2%

Friendship5 Community3 Technology2 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

5

Warm

5

Hopeful

4

Contemplative

3

Tense

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Fun3 Hopeful2 Cozy2

How their films end

Happy5
Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cynthia Harrison's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

HISTORY Vault2 titles, show their 2 titles on HISTORY Vault
Sensical1 title, show their title on Sensical

Subscription and free streaming for Cynthia Harrison's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Finley the Fire Engine(2007)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Dogfights(2005)
Show Creator · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Horseland(2006)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
ToddWorld(2004)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Writer
Tutenstein(2003)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Clifford the Big Red Dog(2000)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · Story
The Great Ships(1996)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Colony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Realtor
Outbreak(1995)
as Co-Anchor
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Spider-Man: The Animated Series(1994)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Elvis and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 2 episodes · as Dee Stanley
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Desk Clerk
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 1 episode · as Elaine
CHiPs(1977)
Show 1 episode · as Ginger
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Laverne & Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 1 episode · as Vivian McCafferty