Background
She was born in Brooklyn, New New York
She was born in Brooklyn, New New York
The oldest of four children, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles with a Dance Major and Theatre Arts minor.
After years of training, at nineteen, Carolyne started her dance career at the Melodyland Summer Stock Theatre in Anaheim, California. She went on to be a featured dancer, for two years, as the “Girl with the Horn-rimmed glasses” on the American Broadcasting Company television show Shindig!. (Foreign this show she recorded the hit record “I Am The Girl with The Horn-rimmed Glasses” which became an international best seller) Carolyne has performed in over 400 national television commercials, thirty-two theatrical productions and approximately one hundred television shows and movies, including appearances in the classic Star Trek episode "Arena" and the Next Generation episode "Home Soil".
From 1983-1989, Carolyne founded and ran the Professional Artist Group, which was the largest training and casting facility in the country.
During this time she created formats for Casting and workshops which have gone on to be a staple for the training and marketing of many actors in major markets. Since 1982, The Carolyne Barry Workshops have been one of the most successful independent full training programs in Hollywood.
Carolyne has trained thousands of professional actors. Recommended by agents, casting directors, and former students, Mississippi
Barry is recognized as one of the top Commercial Audition teachers.
Barry has been featured as a teaching authority in the The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Reader, The Examiner, as well as on Cable News Network, KHJ (Department of Administration and Management), KTTV and numerous television and Radio talk shows throughout the country. In 2008, Carolyne wrote the Commercial Break column for Backstage West. Since 1990, Barry has done commercial casting for numerous top directors and advertising agencies.
She has cast more than 600 national and regional commercial campaigns.
In 1976, Carolyne co-wrote and starred in the film Dark August, which enjoyed wide distribution and is still in video release.
She was on the board of the University of California, Los Angeles Theatre Arts Alumni, is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and was founder/director of Entertainment Industry Educators. In 2009, she was the winner of Backstage West"s Favorite Commercial in Los Los Angeles Her latest creative and most passionate endeavor is her book Hit the Ground Running designed to help new actors start and succeed in their acting careers.
