Krystyna O'Brien

Details

Height: 5’2”
Build: Small/athletic
Hair: Dark Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Age Range: 40 - 45 

Training

CITY LIT 3 Year Accredited Acting Course: Foundation, Access and Advanced Performance Diploma, 2007 - 2010
University of Sussex - Certficate in Creative Writing, 2004 - 2006
University of London BA(Hons), SSEES - Polish Studies, 1985 - 1989
Jagiellon University, Karkow - Polish Studies (Full Scholarship), 1984

City Lit Experience

Production       Role       Director
Hedda Gabler   Hedda Gabler   Georgina Sowerby
Flatspin   Edna   Georgina Sowerby
Sleeping Beauty   Lord Egree   Brian Carter
Macbeth   Lady Macbeth   Jon Lee
Trapped (devised piece)   Polish   Petina Hapgood
Canterbury Tales       Pertelote              Ronnie McCann
Blood Wedding   Mother   Ronnie McCann
Three Sisters   Masha   Georgina Sowerby
St Joan of the Stockyard   Joan Dark   Terry Smith
As You Like It   Celia   Vernon Thompson
A Midsummer Night's Dream   Helena   Brian Carter
Dying for It   Masha   Brian Carter

Professional Experience

Stage:             
  Fabulation   Allison   Catherine Willis
  Transportation   Elizabeth   Rex Doyle
  Final Wave   Anne   Stephen Bill
TV:          
  Top Gear   Chairperson   Jeremy Clarkson
  Hanrahan Investigates   Maya Atkinson   Marcus Willer
Commercials:
  Will Young Album 'Changes'   Fan in Photo Booth   Will Young
  Dog Grooming   Dog Groomer   JML
Short Film:
  Seven Deadly Sins   Jennifer Maye   Keshia Kaiisaii
Film:          
  The Other Boleyn Girl   Noble Woman   Justin Chadwick
  The Dark Knight   Boat Passenger   Christopher Nolan
Radio Drama:
  The Yearning of the Seventh   Maria   Sharon Terry
Radio Presenting:
  Saturday Morning Show   Krys O'Brien   107 Meridian FM

Additional Skills

       Accents: Polish, Russian, South American, Yorkshire
  Languages:  RP and fluent Polish
  Singing: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
  Dancer: Waltz, Foxtrot, Polka, Rock n' Roll, Jive, Period
  Instruments:   Bodhran, Violin (grade 2)
  Other:  Full clean driving licence, Marathon Running, Cycling, Journalism, Creative Writing, Live Roleplay, Animal Handling