Kim Krejus

Kim Krejus grew up in a Catholic household with an abusive alcoholic stepfather.

She studied her craft under international acting teachers at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, HB Studio (training under Uta Hagen) and the Atlantic Theatre School in New York City, and Drama Centre London{{cite web |title=Kim Krejus |website=16th Street Studios |url=https://16thstreet.com.au/tutors/kim-krejus/ |access-date=29 October 2024}} (where Colin Firth was a fellow student).

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.{{Citation | last= Ellis | first= Bob | title=Film Notes| url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/213734055?searchTerm=%22Kim%20Krejus%22| periodical=Filmnews| date=1 September 1978}} written and directed by John Duigan.{{Citation | last=Williams| first=George| title=The sting of social protest Australian film festival | periodical=The Sacramento Bee| date=21 October 1994}}

She also featured on the small screen, including in the lead role in TV miniseries Joe Wilson.{{Citation | last= Light | first= Deborah | title=At long last, the termination of national fervour - TV Extra | periodical=The Sydney Morning Herald| date=17 December 1988}}

She has appeared on stage in productions such as The Heidi Chronicles at the Cremorne Theatre in South Brisbane{{Citation | title = The Heidi Chronicles | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/15295 }} and the Northside Theatre Company's production of A Small Family Business.{{Citation | title = A Small Family Business | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1518 }}{{Citation | last= Pottinger | first= Paul | title= Why actresses love Ayckbourn | periodical=The Sydney Morning Herald| date=6 October 1988}} She has also featured in Broadway productions in the United States, and in theatre across the UK.

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.

Krejus is the founder and artistic director of 16th Street Actors Studio, a training school for actors, in Melbourne, Australia. {{as of|2024}}, Iain Sinclair is head of acting at the school, and Deborra-Lee Furness is patron.{{cite web |title=Who We Are |website=16th Street |date=12 September 2023 |url=https://16thstreet.com.au/who-we-are/ |access-date=29 October 2024}}

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.{{cite web |title=Zoe Naylor on the benefits of ongoing training for actors|first= Zoe |last=Naylor|author-link=Zoe Naylor |website=IF Magazine |date=5 March 2012 |url=https://if.com.au/zoe-naylor-on-the-benefits-of-ongoing-training-for-actors/ |access-date=29 October 2024}}

Krejus turned to Buddhism to helped her deal with losing her sister to cancer when she was in her fifties.{{cite web |title=F*ck Your Comfort Zone with Margie Haber |website=Buzzsprout |date=8 November 2023 |url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/1437169/episodes/13937201-kim-krejus |access-date=29 October 2024| format=audio + text}}

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• {{IMDb name|0470734|Kim Krejus }}
• [https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2341 Kim Krejus] on AusStage
• {{official|https://16thstreet.com.au/|16th Street Actors Studio}}

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