Curriculum Vitae

Kirsty Gillespie

Actor / Improvisor / Presenter

Height: 156cm / 5ft 1in
Birthdate: 7 November 1963 (60 this year)
Eye Colour: Green
Hair Colour: Brown
Natural Accent: New Zealand
Ethnicity: European
Location: Christchurch

Experience

Theatre


2011	Goldilocks	Mama Bear and Woodcutter's Wife	The Court Theatre, Dir. Timothy Bartlett, Christchurch
2010	Improv Marathon		The Court Theatre, Christchurch
2009	A Very Merry Christmas - What the Dickens		The Court Theatre, Dir. Ross Gumbley, Christchurch
2005	Radio Ha-Ha		The Forge at The Court Theatre, Dir. Ross Gumbley, Christchurch
2003 - current	Scared Scriptless		The Court Theatre, Christchurch
2003 - current	Professional Improvisor		The Court Theatre, Christchurch

Television


2010	The Erin Simpson Show - Will and Dan		Whitebait, Dir. Robin Shingleton, Christchurch
2010	What Now - Fairy Tales got Talent		Whitebait, Dir. Kerry DuPont, Christchurch
2010	What Now	Chelsea Bunn	Whitebait, Dir. Kerry DuPont, Christchurch
1998 - 2001	Marketplace	Presenter	CTV, Dir. Shaun Lucas, Christchurch

Film


2010	Toolbox - Teens and Tweens - Parents Inc	Presenter	Whitebait, Dir. Veronica McCarthy, Christchurch
2009	The Life of Earnest Rutherford	Featured	Space-Girl Productions, Dir. Gillian Ashurst, Christchurch

Commercials


2006	McQuarry Bank	Featured	New Zealand

Radio


2000 - 2003	Various	Regular voice overs for TVCs and corporate, promotional links	Christchurch

Training & Education


2010	Melbourne Improv	Jason Geary
2010	Advanced Screen Acting	Miranda Harcourt
2010	Advanced Improv	Rebecca D'unamuno (Melbourne)
2010	TV Skills	Lara MacGregor
2009	Loose Moose Canada	Shawn Tippett (Toronto)
2008 and 2010	Advanced Improv	Patti Stiles (Melbourne)

Skills

Accents, character work, improvisation, singing (alto), gymnastics, skiing, swimming, stilt walking, stage fighting, stunt work