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Kim Krejus
Australian actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kim Krejus is an Australian stage, film, and television actress and acting coach. She is best known for her role in the 1978 film Mouth to Mouth, when she was just 19. She is the founder and artistic director of 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Australia.
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Early life and education
Kim Krejus grew up in a Catholic household with an abusive alcoholic stepfather.[1]
She studied her craft under international acting teachers at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, HB Studio (training under Uta Hagen[2]) and the Atlantic Theatre School in New York City, and Drama Centre London[3] (where Colin Firth was a fellow student).[2]
Career
In 1978, at the age of 19, Krejus was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film Mouth to Mouth.[4] written and directed by John Duigan.[5]
She also featured on the small screen, including in the lead role in TV miniseries Joe Wilson.[6]
She has appeared on stage in productions such as The Heidi Chronicles at the Cremorne Theatre in South Brisbane[7] and the Northside Theatre Company's production of A Small Family Business.[8][9] She has also featured in Broadway productions in the United States, and in theatre across the UK.[3]
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Teaching
Krejus has taught acting various Australian tertiary institutions, including Victorian College of the Arts, NIDA, Bond University, Central Queensland University. She has also been a private coach for many successful Australian actors including Kestie Morassi and Luke Mitchell.[3]
16th Street Actors Studio
Krejus is the founder and artistic director of 16th Street Actors Studio, a training school for actors, in Melbourne, Australia.[3] As of 2024[update], Iain Sinclair is head of acting at the school, and Deborra-Lee Furness is patron.[2]
In 2012, actress Zoe Naylor, who had graduated from drama school ten years earlier, attended a four-day workshop at 16th Street by visiting American acting coach and former stand-up comic Ivana Chubbuck (who had coached Charlize Theron and Halle Berry), and praised the mentors at the school.[10]
Personal life
Krejus turned to Buddhism to helped her deal with losing her sister to cancer when she was in her fifties.[1]
Filmography
Film
Television
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Theatre
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Awards and nominations
References
External links
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