Carol Potter

Biography: Best known as Cindy Walsh, mother of Brenda and Brandon on TV's Beverly Hills 90210, Carol Potter began her acting career on the stage, appearing in the Broadway play Gemini in 1977. She began dabbling in onscreen acting in the early '80s, but her big break came in 1990 when she joined the cast of 90210. She stayed with the series until 1998, and while she continued to tend to her acting career with appearances on shows like NYPD Blue, she also decided to pursue another career avenue, earning a masters degree in marriage and family counseling in 1997, and subsequently opening up a counseling practice.