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FILM (features unless otherwise indicated) DEADLY DEVOTION MRS GILBERT /supporting Craig Goldstein/ Indie feature VISIT 57 ( short) RUSSIAN billing clerk Kate Phelan/ short THE JOKESTERS LINDA/ supporting AJ Wedding/indie feature DIAMOND SOLES Broadway producer Michael Preysler I DO APRIL/ supporting Glenn Gaylord/ indie feature QWERTY TINA/ lead Chil Kong/ indie feature

SAVED BY THE RULES LIDA/ Supporting Rene Gil- Besson/ indie feature GOOD OLE BOY: Aka River Pirates MRS. MORRIS lead w/ Richard Farnsworth Tom Robertson/ Disney & PBS LOVE IS LOVE short (w/ Jane Lynch) DOCTOR ( supporting) Anne Renton / festival winniing THE EDUCATION (short) Mother Iris Helfer/ USC grad short THE EXTERMINATOR JALON/ principal James Glickenhaus

TELEVISION ( partial list) CHICAGO PD TOS Guest/ Cathy Dougherty Terry Miller/ NBC NCIS TOS Guest/ DCS Dept head Karen Fox Thomas Wormbly/ CBS GREYS ANATOMY Guest/ Maura Brooks Chandra Wilson/ ABC THREE RIVERS Recurring/ Dr. Susan Heyworth Various/ CBS ELI STONE Costar/ Grieving Mom Bethany Rooney /ABC BONES Guest/ Patricia Campbell Jesus Trevino/ FOX COLD CASE TOS Guest/ top of show Vicky 05 Kevin Bray/ CBS WITHOUT A TRACE Guest/ top of show Joan Wallace Jeannot Szwarc / CBS CRIMINAL MINDS Costar/ Mrs Clurman Kevin Bray/ CBS NUMB3RS Guest/ Mrs. Milton Lou Antonio /NBC Costar/ Mary Buckley Eric Laneuville/ NBC MONK Costar/ hot date Ron Underwood/ ABC AMERICAN DREAMS TOS Guest/ Mrs Beardsley Bryan Spicer/ CBS CROSSING JORDAN Guest/ Defense Atty Nick Gomez/ NBC E.R. Costar/ Grieving Mom Anthony Edwards/ NBC X FILES Guest/ Bug Scientist Kim Manners/ FOX JUDGING AMY Guest/ Mrs Juno Williams Jim Hayman/ CBS THE HUNTRESS Co star/ Anoyed Realtor Joe Napolitano/ USA THE PRETENDER Recurring Guest Fred Keller / CBS PICKET FENCES TOS Guest/ Mrs Burton Mom Michael Nankin/ CBS IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT TOS Guest/ Lauren Casey Battered Wife Alex Singer/ NBS JAKE AND THE FATMAN Guest/ Upscale Murderer ARuss Mayberry /CBS SOAPS A.M.C/ANOTHER WORLD /OLTL/ G.H/ Y&R Principles ll All Networks

ne tw STAGE all Equity prod.s (very partial list) CRIMES OF THE HEART LENNY MAGRATH/ lead BROADWAY /Mel Bernhardt DANCING AT LUGHNASA MAGGIE- lead standby BROADWAY (& '93 NAT"L TOUR) THE NERD TANSY- lead standby BDWY /Charles Nelson Reilly DANCING AT LUGHNASA MAGGIE / lead BDWY . Prod. COST Tour GOOD PEOPLE MARGIE/ lead standby Geffen Playhouse VANYA&SONIA&MASHA&SPIKE SONIA (*2014 CT. CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD) Hartford Stage/ Max Williams MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN JOSIE /lead Pittsburgh Public Theatre THE CLEAN HOUSE LANE / lead International City Theater MARJORIE PRIME TESS/ standby for the lead Mark Taper Forum 365 Days/365 Plays MOTHER SNOPES/“Hamlet/The Hamlet” Boston Court Theatre TOYS IN THE ATTIC ANNA/ lead The Colony Theatre

THREE SISTERS OLGA /lead Pittsburgh Public Theatre 99 HISTORIES DOCTOR M. Taper's Asian Theatre Workshop THE UNEXPECTED MAN MARTHA/ Holland Taylor standby Geffen Playhouse STATE OF THE UNION MARY (Kate Hepburn lead part) Interact Theatre Company FOOL FOR LOVE MAY /lead Cleveland Playhouse & Missouri Rep THE LIARS LADY ROSAMUND/lead Classical Theatre Lab/LA ROAD TO MECCA ELSA /lead Arizona Theater Co. FAITH HEALER /PHAEDRE GRACE/ lead & dir. /PHAEDRE lead Classical Theatre Lab ASPECTS OF THE OBSCENE JEWEL Odyssey Theatre Ensemble/LA RED RIVER w/ John Spencer HELENA BULGAKOVA /lead Goodman Theatre/Chicago GARDENIA LYDIE BREEZE /lead Pittsburgh Public Theatre FALLEN ANGELS JULIA /lead Missouri Rep. Theatre TWELFTH NIGHT OLIVIA /lead Cincinnati Playhouse OTHELLO DESDEMONA American Revels Company/VA.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Accents: awesome Maggie Smith imitation, British and S. African, Northern Irish , Midwest, NewEngland, New York, Polish, Scottish, Mississippi M.F.A Acting, Temple; BA Film/Drama, Stanford Univ., A.CT. Training Congressq, Stella Adler, Wynn Handman etc

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Caryn’s ACTING REVIEWS AND AWARDS

Caryn played Sonia in VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Hartford Stage . The 2014 Connecticut Critics Circle Awards awarded her “Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play" which included many exceptional NYC actors in the seasons at Long Wharf, Yale Rep, Goodspeed Opera and other theaters there. Our cast was also on the April 2015 cover of AMERICAN THEATRE magazine.

“Caryn West, an actress who is new to me, is heart-breakingly stunning as the sad, frustrated Sonia, who in Durang’s crisp, savage dialogue delivers some of the funniest and honest descriptions of despair and loneliness one may ever encounter on a stage. As an adopted sister, she may feel isolated, but the sly West brings the audience along on her character’s transition into a wickedly modern riff on a Maggie Smith discovering her “prime.” She also gets to transition, with great assistance from costume designer Tricia Barsamian, from Sonia’s casual, laid-back wardrobe into a shimmering green gown complete with sequins. The actress also has the audience hanging on every word in a telephone call that Sonia receives, for which we only hear one side. The audible disappointment from some audience members at a certain point in the conversation indicates how much West has enabled us to invest into her character.”- http://www.examiner.com/review/tony-winning-play-shines-hartford-stage-s-pitch-perfect-production

NY TIMES “...Caryn West’s deliciously dejected Sonia…But an even more complicated feat is writing a comedy that can make audiences feel bitter and grateful while they’re laughing. “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”, which won last year’s Tony Award for best play, does just that. And Mr. Williams and his marvelous cast at Hartford Stage have brought it vividly to life”. ( 8 more lovely notices - see Reviews and Press" section of the Hartford Stage site)

Caryn recently shot a top of show Guest spot on CHICAGO PD that airs on NBC Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 10pm, and the indie feature DEADLY DEVOTION in late August. She played Mrs Charles Dickens in HOUSEHOLD WORDS by Gerald Murphy in a 2016 NYC workshop for Parity Productions. She guested on the 2013 season premiere of GREY’S ANATOMY directed by Chandra (“Bailey”) Wilson. She shot a lead in the indie feature THE JOKESTERS in Feb ‘14, can be currently seen on the fest favorite feature I DO now On Demand. She co-wrote the Italian/U.S. short THE FATHER, which has been seen in 5 European festivals thus far in 2011. She recurred last as Dr. Susan Heyworth on the CBS series THREE RIVERS, starred in THE CLEAN HOUSE at the International City Theatre, played the Kate Hepburn lead part in The Interact Co.’s STATE OF THE UNION in Oct. 2010 which was cited as: The Best in LA Theatre for 2010: “One of the Top Productions" BroadwayWorld.com

StageSceneLA.com 2010 Award Lists: I.C.T. Equity contract production of THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl (Sept. 2010): “OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS/COMEDY” For Larger Theaters (300 seats or more) THE CLEAN HOUSE September 2010 notices:"The endearing cast deftly manages Ruhl's tricky balance of quirk and pathos, ...Audiences who demand naturalism or explained foreign zingers may be befuddled. That scarcely keeps this pristine "House" from reaching our funny bones and, ultimately, our hearts."- LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Caryn West is likewise remarkable as Lane, gently growing from self-righteously officious to genuinely befuddled by Charles' choice of a new soulmate to finally able to turn to others for help and friendship" -BACKSTAGE WEST

"In terms of acting performances, Galindo and West were both mesmerizing as the leading two ladies of The Clean House ...” BUZZINE.com "Caryn West adeptly carries the pivotal most serious role as a successful doctor, discovering she’s not as successful a wife, sister or boss. .." Buena Park Independent

WOW! THE CLEAN HOUSE “A terrific Caryn West gives Lane just the right blend of the acerbic and the no- nonsense to make lines like “I did not go to medical school to clean my own kitchen” sound as funny as all get-out ..." StageSceneLA.com

Caryn West is the most nimble interpreter of Ruhl’s challenging material. Her powerful presence and assured skills are a perfect fit for the uptight doctor, making her ultimate meltdowns that much more affecting. In the end, Clean House is Lane’s journey, and happily West charts it for us with precision, intelligence and nuance.- FRONTIERS.com by Christopher Cappiello