She and Truman have a brief romance, but the producers of the show keep trying to thwart their connection since Meryl is Truman's intended mate. However, Sylvia tries to tell Truman the truth about his life and is kicked off Seahaven Island. She then becomes a leader in the "Free Truman" movement and frequently engages Christof and his team, trying to convince them that their imprisonment of Truman is cruel.

Appears whenever Truman entertains the idea of running off to Fiji, usually with some ploy to keep Truman on Seahaven Island.

a storm that led to Kirk drowning in front of young Truman for the purpose of instilling a fear of water in his star - meaning that he would be too afraid to leave Seahaven Island. However, when Truman is 29, Walter sneaks back on set dressed as a hobo and Truman sees him. Christof is then forced to write Kirk back into the plot and reunites father and son. To explain his absence, Christof tells Kirk to claim that he has suffered from amnesia for 22 years.