[1] Ward began her career as a child actor in the 1980s, appearing in a recurring role in the musical-dance drama series Fame from 1985 to 1986.
[2] Ward later took ten year-break from acting and in 2000s, began appearing in episodes of Friends, Strong Medicine, The Shield, and Lincoln Heights.
In 2004, she made her movie debut appearing in an supporting role in the thriller Motives, opposite Vivica A.
[4][5] Later in 2018, she so-created alongside her husband Craig Ross Jr., starred and produced Urban Movie Channel drama series Monogamy.
[6] On June 26, 2011, Caryn Ward married television and film director Craig Ross, Jr.[7][8]