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Karyn Dwyer
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In 1999 Dwyer starred as 19 year old Maggie in Better Than Chocolate, winning the role over hundreds of others who auditioned in a cross Canada search. The film won numerous audience choice awards at film festivals around the world, was ranked 31st on the Hollywood Reporter's Top 200 independent films list of 1999 and had one of Canada's highest international box office grosses, earning Dwyer a loyal cult following. Also that year, Dwyer played Summer Falls in the bigger budget studio film Superstar playing opposite Molly Shannon and Will Ferrell and produced by Lorne Michaels.
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Dwyer:Everyone goes, "How do you feel about making a lesbian film? Are you making a big statement?" I'm making a film about a girl who falls in love with a girl. Big deal. It's a love story.
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Dwyer returned to the stage playing the title role in Native Earth's Romeo and Juliet, performance artist Sooze in Eric Bogosian's Suburbia and originated the role of Carrie, a junkie prostitute in Exercises in Depravity, opposite R.H. Thompson.
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This is a fansite dedicated to Karyn Dwyer, the beautiful talented redheaded Canadian actress. Karyn has been listed on hottitude.com as one of the top ten hottest redheads and profiled on the hottestcanadian.com as well.
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In 2005, Dwyer reunited with her Better Than Chocolate director Anne Wheeler, guest starring in the awarding winning Canadian series This is Wonderland. She divides her time between Toronto, Newfoundland and Los Angeles.
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