简介: DhavernaswasborninMontreal,Quebec,thedaughteroftheQuébécoisactorsSébastienDhavernasandMichèleDeslauriers.Herfirstnameispronouncedlike"Carolyn"becauseofherFrench-Canadianheritage.Herlastnameisroughlypronounced"Daverna"fortheEnglish-speakingaudiencebutoriginallypronounced"Davernaus"(auslikehouse).HersisterGabrielleDhavernasisalsoanactressandspecialisesindubbing.Thevoicetimbreofbothactressesisverysimilar,sosimilarthatGabriellecandubthevoiceofCaroline.ShelearnedEnglishataveryyoungage,asherparentssenthertoanEnglish-speakingelementaryschool.
Shebeganhercareerattheageof8,dubbingvoicesfortelevisionproductionssuchasBabar.Attheageof12shebeganheractingcareerinthefilmCommeunVoleur(1990).
DhavernasportrayedswimmerMarilynBellinthemade-for-televisionmovieHeart:TheMarilynBellStory(1999).Shetrainedfor2monthswiththePointe-ClaireSwimClubtoconvincinglyportrayMarilynBellwhowasthefirsttocross32-mileLakeOntarioin1954.OthernotablefilmshaveincludedaleadingroleinEdgeofMadness(2002),andsupportingrolesinOutCold(2001)andLostandDelirious(2001).ShealsohadanotableroleonLaw&Orderasacloseted,gayteenagerwhokilledhergirlfriendintheepisode"GirlMostLikely"(12x17).
Hermosthigh-profileworktodateisasthecentralcharacterinWonderfalls.DhavernasplaysJaye,anunderachieveruniversitygraduatefromawealthyfamily,wholivesinatrailerandworksattheWonderfallsGiftEmporium,aNiagaraFallsgiftshop.OneofthequirksoftheshowisJaye'sabilitytohearinanimateobjectsspeakingtoher,andencouraginghertohelpotherpeople.Dhavernashasdescribedtheshowasbeinglike"TouchedbyanAngelonacid".Theshowreceivedwidespreadcriticalpraise,butFoxcanceledtheshowafterfourairings.Millionsoffanssignedapetitiontotrytogettheshowtostaybutonlypartlysucceededwith20thCenturyFoxonlyreleasingtheDVDwiththe13completedepisodes.Shedidherownvoice-oversfortheFrenchtranslationofWonderfalls.