Carolyn Dunn

Carolyn Dunn

Known for
Acting
Born
March 18, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
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

2018
The Abduction Of Emmalyn Rose poster

The Abduction Of Emmalyn Rose

Movie · as Carolyn (Mom)

2009
The Death of Alice Blue poster

The Death of Alice Blue

Movie · as Mary

2006
A Dad for Christmas poster

A Dad for Christmas

Movie · as Lisa

2005
Confessions of an American Bride poster

Confessions of an American Bride

Movie · as Nancy

2004
Suburban Madness poster

Suburban Madness

Movie · as Ashley

2002
Pretend You Don't See Her poster

Pretend You Don't See Her

Movie · as Kitt Taylor

2002
Beware of Dog

Beware of Dog

TV · 2 eps

2002
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye poster

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

TV · as Julie Myers · 1 ep

2001
Sex, Lies & Obsession poster

Sex, Lies & Obsession

Movie · as Tiffany Sheldon

2001
My Husband's Double Life poster

My Husband's Double Life

Movie · as Sharon Baker

2001
Criss Cross poster

Criss Cross

Movie · as Sylvie Gerard

2001
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve poster

L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

Movie · as Gillis

2000
The Pooch and the Pauper poster

The Pooch and the Pauper

Movie · as Mary

1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer poster

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

Movie

1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer poster

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

TV · 2 eps

1998
Thanks of a Grateful Nation poster

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Movie · as Sally Goodnight

1998
Highlander: The Raven poster

Highlander: The Raven

TV · as Denise Grady · 1 ep

1997
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave poster

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave

Movie

1997
Earth: Final Conflict poster

Earth: Final Conflict

TV · as Kimera Hologram · 1 ep

1995
Charlie Grace poster

Charlie Grace

TV · as Martha · 4 eps

1994
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story poster

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story

Movie · as Nikki Amato

1992
Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series

TV · as Nora Fontaine · 1 ep

1991
Thick as Thieves poster

Thick as Thieves

Movie · as Lisa Hacker

1991
Tropical Heat poster

Tropical Heat

TV · as Sylvie Girard · 66 eps

1991
The Hidden Room poster

The Hidden Room

TV · as Melanie · 1 ep

1990
Hitler's Daughter poster

Hitler's Daughter

Movie · as Jill Breyer

1989
Dick Francis: Blood Sport poster

Dick Francis: Blood Sport

Movie

1989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman poster

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

Movie · as Sally

1989
The Jim Henson Hour poster

The Jim Henson Hour

TV · as Rosalie · 1 ep

1988
War of the Worlds poster

War of the Worlds

TV · as Debra, Sarah Cole · 1 ep

1987
Street Justice poster

Street Justice

Movie · as Nancy Watson

1986
The High Price of Passion poster

The High Price of Passion

Movie · as Rhonda Benedict

1986
Separate Vacations poster

Separate Vacations

Movie · as Girl 1 at Pool

1986
Hot Shots poster

Hot Shots

TV · as Elaine · 1 ep

1985
Head Office poster

Head Office

Movie · as Yonge's Secretary

1985
Breaking All the Rules poster

Breaking All the Rules

Movie · as Debbie

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Candi Miller, Alicia Barclay · 1 ep