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Kim Krejus
OccupationsActress, teacher
Years active1977–present
Known for16th Street Actors Studio
Notable workMouth to Mouth

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.

Early life and education

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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

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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]

Teaching

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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

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Krejus is the founder and artistic director of 16th Street Actors Studio, a training school for actors, in Melbourne, Australia.[3] As of 2024, 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

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Krejus turned to Buddhism to helped her deal with losing her sister to cancer when she was in her fifties.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1978Mouth to MouthCarrieFeature film
1988 AlterationsEleanorTV movie
1988BarracudaBonnieTV movie
1991AcademyDoctor #2TV movie
1993The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?Mrs ChapmanTV movie
1993Official DenialDr ClarkTV movie
2008Push UpPam (Mother)Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1977BlueyMary FellowsTV series, 1 episode
1978The Young DoctorsSally BrownTV series, 3 episodes
1978–79Cop ShopSharon Hamilton / Lenice Moses / Shirley MortonTV series, 5 episodes
1983Patrol BoatJudyTV series, 1 episode
1983KingsDonna KingTV series, 3 episodes
1986Alice to NowhereEve ScottMiniseries, 2 episodes
1988The Alien YearsMarthaMiniseries
1988Joe WilsonMary BrandMiniseries, 3 episodes
1989The Flying DoctorsSandra GarveyTV series, 1 episode
1990A Country PracticeKerrie McLeodTV series, 2 episodes
1991Police RescueBernadette KellyTV series, 1 episode
1996–98FlipperDoctorTV series, 3 episodes
1997The Wayne ManifestoAunt IreneTV series, 2 episodes
1999Blue HeelersSonia BrooknerTV series, 2 episodes
2001The Saddle ClubMrs. ChambersTV series, season 1, episode 7: "School Horse"
2001StingersRhonda EllingtonTV series, 1 episode
1996–97City HomicideDr Margaret MansonTV series, 2 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1973Man Alive!Sales GirlLoreto Convent, Toorak[11]
1982The Boy FriendChurchill Theatre, Bromley[12]
1982VariationsAliceBelvoir Street Theatre with Nimrod Theatre Company
1983Three SistersIrinaMelbourne Athenaeum with MTC
1983The Winter’s TaleMelbourne Athenaeum with MTC
1988A Small Family BusinessNorthside Theatre Company
1992The Heidi ChroniclesSusanCremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
1992Hotel SorrentoPippaCremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
1995She of the Electrolux (Or a Vacuum in a Room of One's Own)La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
1995The Last YankeeCremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
1996Sex Diary of an InfidelJeanLa Boite Theatre, Brisbane[13]


Awards and nominations

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Year Title Awards Category Result
1978Mouth to MouthAACTA AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleNominated

References

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  1. 1 2 "F*ck Your Comfort Zone with Margie Haber" (audio + text). Buzzsprout. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Who We Are". 16th Street. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kim Krejus". 16th Street Studios. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Ellis, Bob (1 September 1978), "Film Notes", Filmnews
  5. ↑ Williams, George (21 October 1994), "The sting of social protest Australian film festival", The Sacramento Bee
  6. ↑ Light, Deborah (17 December 1988), "At long last, the termination of national fervour - TV Extra", The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. ↑ The Heidi Chronicles, AusStage
  8. ↑ A Small Family Business, AusStage
  9. ↑ Pottinger, Paul (6 October 1988), "Why actresses love Ayckbourn", The Sydney Morning Herald
  10. ↑ Naylor, Zoe (5 March 2012). "Zoe Naylor on the benefits of ongoing training for actors". IF Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Man Alive", article via Issuu, Loreto Mandeville?
  12. ↑ "Kim Krejus". Theatricalia. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sex Diary of an Infidel". AusStage. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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