Carolyn Dunn
- Acting
- March 18, 1961 · Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
Carolyn Dunn is a Canadian actress who is best known for her role as Sylvie Gerard in the television series Tropical Heat. She was born in Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia, Canada, on March 18, 1961. She began her acting career in the late 1970s, appearing in several television movies and miniseries. In 1985, she starred in the Canadian comedy series Head Office. Dunn's breakthrough role came in 1989, when she was cast as Sylvie Gerard in Tropical Heat. The series, which was also known as Sweating Bullets in the United States, ran for four seasons and made Dunn a household name in Canada. In addition to Tropical Heat, Dunn has appeared in several other television series, including The Outer Limits, Street Legal, and The X-Files. She has also starred in several films, including Breaking All the Rules, Charlie Grace, and The Death of Alice Blue. In recent years, Dunn has focused on her career as a poet. She has published two collections of poetry, Outfoxing Coyote (2001) and Echolocation: Poems and Stories (2007). She is also a certified holistic health practitioner and owns an alternative medicine clinic in her hometown of Whitney Pier.
Known for
Filmography
- The Abduction Of Emmalyn Rose · Carolyn (Mom)
- The Death of Alice Blue · Mary
- A Dad for Christmas · Lisa
- Confessions of an American Bride · Nancy
- Suburban Madness · Ashley
- Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye · Julie Myers
- Beware of Dog
- Pretend You Don't See Her · Kitt Taylor
- L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve · Gillis
- Sex, Lies & Obsession · Tiffany Sheldon
- Criss Cross · Sylvie Gerard
- My Husband's Double Life · Sharon Baker
- The Pooch and the Pauper · Mary
- The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
- The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
- Highlander: The Raven · Denise Grady
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation · Sally Goodnight
- Earth: Final Conflict · Kimera Hologram
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
- Charlie Grace · Martha
- Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story · Nikki Amato
- Highlander: The Series · Nora Fontaine
- The Hidden Room · Melanie
- Tropical Heat · Sylvie Girard
- Thick as Thieves · Lisa Hacker
- Hitler's Daughter · Jill Breyer
- Dick Francis: Blood Sport
- Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman · Sally
- The Jim Henson Hour · Rosalie
- War of the Worlds · Debra, Sarah Cole
- Street Justice · Nancy Watson
- The High Price of Passion · Rhonda Benedict
- Hot Shots · Elaine
- Separate Vacations · Girl 1 at Pool
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Candi Miller, Alicia Barclay
- Head Office · Yonge's Secretary
- Breaking All the Rules · Debbie