Carolyn Steyn

(1960-) Actress. Born in Johannesburg, graduated with a BA (HONS) in Dramatic Art in 1981. While at Wits she performed in Playboy of the Western World (as “Pegeen”), The Philanthropist (as “Celia”), The Merchant of Venice (as “Portia”). She performed for PACT Drama for about 5 years, doing, inter alia I, Anastasia, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Hope for the Caterpillars (as the Narrator). She then joined the Radio 5 team, where under the name Carolyn Barkhuizen she became a familiar voice reading the news and co-hosting the weekend breakfast show with Martin Locke. She moved to the United States for 10 years, where she studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under acting guru, Milton Katselas along with fellow students, Kate Hudson, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Danza, Doris Roberts amongst others. She appeared in numerous plays in Los Angeles under the name Carolyn Steyn, notably Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal', 'Private Lives', and 'Shadowlands'. She also appeared on the television series 'Melrose Place', 'The Larry Sanders Show', and 'Babylon 5'. After living in London for 5 years, Carolyn returned to South Africa to be a part of the Radio Today team and to be working on 'Whispers with Carolyn Steyn and Michael de Pinna'.