Carolyn Steyn (née Barkhuizen; born 17 May 1960) is a South African media personality and founder of the non-profit organization, 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day.

[4] In February 2013, Douw and Carolyn remarried at the Saxon Boutique Hotel, where guests included Graça Machel, Timothy Moloi, and Michael de Pinna.

In Los Angeles, where she was pursuing an acting career, Steyn studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse for five years under acting coach, Milton Katselas, along with fellow students Kate Hudson, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Danza and Doris Roberts, amongst others.

[7] She served on the Los Angeles guild of the children's mentorship organisation, Big Sisters, and in 2004, was nominated as one of the "Most Exciting Women" by the Beverly Hills Sheet.

[7] In 2016, Steyn served as the executive producer of Mandela’s Gun which was nominated for four awards, winning three, at the 2018 Harlem International Film Festival in New York.

[7] Steyn previously served as a patron of the Joburg Ballet[3] and of the Auto & General Theatre on the Square.