Carolyn Dunn
Acting • Born 1961-03-18
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.
Filmography
37 credits
Street Justice
Movie • 1987
Nancy Watson
Sex, Lies & Obsession
Movie • 2001
Tiffany Sheldon
The Abduction Of Emmalyn Rose
Movie • 2018
Carolyn (Mom)
A Dad for Christmas
Movie • 2006
Lisa
Suburban Madness
Movie • 2004
Ashley
The Death of Alice Blue
Movie • 2009
Mary
Head Office
Movie • 1985
Yonge's Secretary
The High Price of Passion
Movie • 1986
Rhonda Benedict
Hitler's Daughter
Movie • 1990
Jill Breyer
Breaking All the Rules
Movie • 1985
Debbie
Confessions of an American Bride
Movie • 2007
Nancy
The Pooch and the Pauper
Movie • 2000
Mary
Pretend You Don't See Her
Movie • 2002
Kitt Taylor
Thick as Thieves
Movie • 1991
Lisa Hacker
My Husband's Double Life
Movie • 2001
Sharon Baker
Criss Cross
Movie • 2001
Sylvie Gerard
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Movie • 2001
Gillis
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Movie • 1998
Sally Goodnight
Separate Vacations
Movie • 1986
Girl 1 at Pool
Head Office
Movie • 1985
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
Movie • 1989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Movie • 1989
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Movie • 1994
Nikki Amato
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Movie • 1997
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Movie • 1999
Beware of Dog
TV • 2002
Highlander: The Raven
TV • 1998
Denise Grady
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1985
Candi Miller
Tropical Heat
TV • 1991
Sylvie Girard
Charlie Grace
TV • 1995
Martha
War of the Worlds
TV • 1988
Debra
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
TV • 2002
Julie Myers
War of the Worlds
TV • 1988
Sarah Cole
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Nora Fontaine
Earth: Final Conflict
TV • 1997
Kimera Hologram
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1985
Alicia Barclay
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
TV • 1999