Cynthia Kirchner  Cynthia Marie Kirchner (born April 21, 1987) is an American film, television and stage actress, screenwriter, stand-up comedian and fashion model, best known for her role as "Bardot" in the film "Hot Bot", her appearance in the Guess campaign shot by Ellen Von Unwerth, her various advertisements and commercials for L'Oreal, and her lingerie pictures for Victoria's Secret, Frederick's of Hollywood, La Senza, Warner's, Vassarette, and Christian Lacroix Kirchner's first television role was playing the recurring character "Grace" on The Bold and the Beautiful. She made her feature film debut as "Bardot" in the Polish brothers film "Hot Bot", and as "Kopen" in "Abstraction" with director Daniel James Gomes. Kirchner was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Monica Goldstein and Francis Kirchner. She has four brothers, Billy, Patrick, Roger, and Timothy, and one sister, Jessica. She started singing, dancing and acting at age 3. She also taught herself to read at age four. She was accepted into the Hunter College High School at age twelve, but never attended as she moved to Hazleton, Pennsylvania with her father, sister, and step-mother Arlene Ochner. There she attended Hazleton Area High School, where she graduated with honors, received an award from the Presidential Scholars Program, and earned an academic scholarship to Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2000, moved across the country to Los Angeles, California where she stayed until 2002. In 2002, she relocated back to New York to continue pursuing her modeling career and her academic studies at New York University and Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre. She also graduated from the Hollywood Film Institute on September 29, 2013, where she focused on producing, writing and directing. Kirchner has been featured in pictorials in "Elle", "Italian Vogue", "Glamour" with Terry Richardson and was featured on the cover of "Cosmopolitan". She is best known for her work as a model for Guess, Intimissimi and Victoria's Secret. She has appeared in music videos for Enrique Iglesias and Justin Timberlake. She began her modeling career in 2002 when she was discovered by Kenya Knight at Nous Model Management in Los Angeles. In her first week, Kirchner booked Guess? and worked with Bruce Weber for Abercrombie and Fitch.