Carolyn Dunn
{{short description|Canadian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Carolyn Dunn
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|2|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
| yearsactive = 1985–present
| spouse =
}}
Carolyn Dunn is a Canadian actress. Her most notable role was her portrayal of Sylvie Gerard, the business partner/sidekick on Tropical Heat, which was retitled Sweating Bullets when transmitted in the United States. In 1994, she starred in Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story.
Early life
She is a native of Whitney Pier on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.{{cite web|last=Grant|first=Laura Jean|date=21 January 2008|title=Well-known Cape Breton actress returns home to open alternative 'energy medicine business|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=99909&sc=152|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122104939/http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=99909&sc=152|archive-date=22 January 2008|work=Cape Breton Post|accessdate=1 December 2009}} As a child, Dunn was a figure skater and model. She then began her career as actress in the late-1970s.
Career
Dunn started out playing parts of defenceless blondes in romantic movies. She became recognizable thanks to the role of Sylvie Gerard in Tropical Heat.{{Cite web|title=TROPICAL HEAT – Sweating Bullets|url=https://vrazedne.tripod.com/heat/sylvie0.htm|access-date=2022-02-12|website=vrazedne.tripod.com}} She has appeared in several roles in television, movies, and the theater. Her last credited film role was Mary in The Death of Alice Blue in 2009.
In 2008, she returned to her home town, where she opened an alternative energy medicine clinic.{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Laura Jean |title=Well-known Cape Breton actress returns home to open alternative energy medicine business {{!}} SaltWire |url=https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/business/well-known-cape-breton-actress-returns-home-to-open-alternative-energy-medicine-business-18082/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=www.saltwire.com |date=18 Feb 2010 |language=en}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1985
|Debbie | |
| 1985
|Yonge's Secretary |Voice |
| 1986
|Girl #1 at Pool | |
| 1987
|Nancy Watson | |
| 1990
|Thick as Thieves |Lisa Hacker | |
| 2001
|Criss Cross |Sylvie Gerard | |
| 2001
|L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve |Gillis | |
| 2009
|data-sort-value="Death of Alice Blue, The" | The Death of Alice Blue |Mary | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1985
|Velvet |Episode: "Velvet" |
| 1986
|Elaine |Episode: "Bluebeard's Inn" |
| 1986
|data-sort-value="High Price of Passion, The" | The High Price of Passion |Rhonda Benedict |Television film |
| 1987, 1988
|Sally Robert / BRT Client |2 episodes |
| 1987–1989
|Various roles |4 episodes |
| 1988
|Claudine Rogers | rowspan="3" |2 episodes |
| 1988
|Candi Miller / Alicia Barclay |
| 1988, 1989
|Sarah Cole / Debra |
| 1989
|data-sort-value="Jim Henson Hour, The" | The Jim Henson Hour |Rosalie |Episode: "Oceans" |
| 1989
|Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar |Sally | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1989
|Dick Francis: Blood Sport |Lynnie Teller |
| 1989
|data-sort-value="Hitchhiker, The" | The Hitchhiker |Michelle / Shelley |2 episodes |
| 1990
|Hitler's Daughter |Jill Breyer |Television film |
| 1990
|Dusty |Episode: "First Love" |
| 1991–1993
|Sylvie Girard |66 episodes |
| 1993
|data-sort-value="Hidden Room, The" | The Hidden Room |Melanie |Episode: "Best Intentions" |
| 1994
|Nora Fontaine |Episode: "Bless the Child" |
| 1994
|Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story |Nikki Amato |Television film |
| 1995
|Kung Fu: The Legend Continues |Anne Carter Pendleton |Episode: "Eye Witness" |
| 1995
|Didi Dankowitz |Episode: "Easy Money" |
| 1995–1996
|Martha |4 episodes |
| 1997
|Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave |Judy Connors | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1998
|Sally Goodnight |
| 1998
|Denise Grady |Episode: "Bloodlines" |
| 1999
|Kimera Hologram |Episode: "Gauntlet" |
| 1999
|Jenna Hannah |Episode: "Burning Desire" |
| 1999
|data-sort-value="Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, The" | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer |Anika Flodin |Television film |
| 1999
|Dr. Caird Mitchell |Episode: "Inertia" |
| 2000
|Phyllis Weaver |Episode: "Even Steven" |
| 2000
|data-sort-value="Pooch and the Pauper, The" | The Pooch and the Pauper |Mary |Television film |
| 2000
|Susan |Episode: "Dark of Night" |
| 2001
|data-sort-value="Familiar Stranger, The" | The Familiar Stranger |Sharon Baker | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2001
|Sex, Lies & Obsession |Tiffany Sheldon |
| 2002
|Doc |Beth |Episode: "All in the Family" |
| 2002
|Kitt Taylor |Television film |
| 2002
|Mary Poole |3 episodes |
| 2003
|data-sort-value="Reagans, The" | The Reagans |Television film |
| 2004
|Julie Meyers |Episode: "Elvis Is in the Building" |
| 2004
|Ashley | rowspan="4" |Television film |
| 2005
|Confessions of an American Bride |Nancy |
| 2006
|George Canyon's Christmas |Toque Air Rep |
| 2006
|data-sort-value="Dad for Christmas, A" | A Dad for Christmas |Lisa |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0242523|Carolyn Dunn}}
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Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Canadian female models
Category:Actresses from Nova Scotia
Category:People from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
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