Trivia

The product of an Irish Catholic Newfoundland family, Karyn was the oldest of five children. Her father died at the age of 38. Her brother died at the age of 24. She died at the age of 43.

Suffered from anxiety and depression and committed suicide on September 25, 2018 at the age of 43.

Bruce McCulloch asked her take out her belly piercing for Superstar because he felt Catholic school girls shouldn't have belly piercing. In real life, Karyn attended Holy Heart of Mary Regional High, St. Michael's, St. Kevin's, St. Gerrard's, and Immaculate Conception.

Volunteered once a week at a telephone helpline.

Interests included going to the cottage, swimming, jogging, pilates, yoga, current events, reading, music, improv and comedy.

Played a junkie prostitute in "Exercises in Depravity", opposite R.H. Thomson, staged in the bathroom of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Only 12 audience members were allowed per night. One night, during Dwyer's monologue when her character burns out her own eyes, an audience member fainted and had to be carried out. Other audience members assumed it was part of the show.

Played Ophelia in The Bravo! Network's award winning short film "Dying Like Ophelia", as well as in "A Taste of Shakespeare", played Juliet in Native Earth's "Romeo and Juliet", played Speed in "Two Gentlemen of Verona", and played Phoebe in "As you Like It" at the internationally renowned DuMaurier World Stage Festival.

Won a scholarship to study Journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa, but chose to study Theatre at George Brown College in Toronto.

Gained 20lbs to play the part of Amy in "The Right Way".

In DuMaurier World Stage's production of "As You Like It", she played Phoebe opposite Albert Schultz and Seana McKenna The actors had no rehearsal and were given cue scripts with only their own lines and three words of the line before, which was their cue to speak.

On March 22, 2006, The Hottest Canadian featured Karyn Dwyer as their Hottest Canadian.

Was voted one of the Top Ten Hottest Actresses of 2006 by The Hottest Canadian.

Was named a Newfoundland Entertainment Icon by "The Newfoundland Herald".