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Kim C.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 16+

Speaks French

Teaching since 2004

BA Summa Cum Laude, Speech & Drama

About Kim C.

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Kim C. enjoys a busy career as a working professional actress/writer/director voice over artist in theatre, broadcast, industrial, educational, film, radio and TV commercials, e-learning and web site development. She received an Emmy nomination in 2010 for her voice over characterizations and production in 'Echoes from the Holocaust." In addition to her own career, Kim mentors voice over artists, coaches actors and teaches Master Classes privately for Pivot Planet and Betterfly. Her podcast project Kim C's Florida Footpaths is a critically acclaimed media-rich trails and tales adventure of Natural Florida which was created through an Individual Artist Grant by the State of Florida Arts and Culture Division of Cultural Affairs. An accomplished voice over actress, Kim's voice over skills are internationally recognized and acclaimed: Kennedy Space Center, The Limited, Inc., Publix and Media One are some of her many projects. "You can't do better than the legendary voice-actress Kim C. - she can do anything," says Rick Raddatz, founder of Instant Audio, Audio Generator, TEDxCU, Xiosoft, BizPad, Pilots and astronauts know her as the original 'Bitching Betty,' the first voice to be digitized for voice recognition and vocal prompts. She is a very successful Voice-Over Coach and Voice Over Artist Mentor and has many private students. On camera, Kim has been a spokeswoman for clients including AT&T, IBM and DuPont, as well as being a featured on-camera principal commercial performer for OsCal, Nutrasweet, USF&G Insurance and many fine Fortune 500 companies. In film and television she was featured with Richard Harris (The Ravagers), Burt Reynolds (Stroker Ace) and James MacArthur (Superboy) and played Lurleen in Life's a Drag (When You're a Man in a Dress), Claire in Drowning, and Susan in the short film, The Couch. Her professional stage credits span over an impressive thirty-five years, starring in world and regional premieres, classic revivals and active in new play development. In 1979 she pioneered a regional theatre Twickenham Repertory Company in Alabama under a CETA grant. The company is now celebrating its 34th season as Theatre Huntsville. Kim recently played Greer in 7 Homeless Mammoths Wander New England and Vivian Bearing, PhD. in her 5th production of Wit, this time at the Palladium Theatre for American Stage. Other recent roles include Mag in The Beauty Queen of Leenane for Banyan Theatre and Prime Minister Golda Meir to standing ovations in the Atlanta premiere and FST Sarasota productions of the 22 character, one-woman show Golda's Balcony. She starred in two productions of Parallel Lives, The Kathy and Mo Show playing 16 comic characters, as well as directing a production and showcased her classical drama chops as Mrs. Alving in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts. Her latest theatre directing project, Three Tall Women by Edward Albee for the Players, played to sold out houses and standing ovations. Kim trained in London and graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude from Catholic University's famed Speech and Drama Dept. She is a member of Actor's Equity Association (1983) and SAG/AFTRA (1976). Kim is proud to be a working, professional actor - 'an athlete of the heart.' She is married to America's premier cat painter, artist Drew Strouble aka CatmanDrew of "Must Love Cats" Animal Planet fame. *** Lesson Details *** Depending upon where you are in the process, each lesson is individually personalized to your acting and voice acting needs. *** Studio Equipment *** 4 mac computers Shure ksm32 sl mic Studio Projects c1mic AKG Solidtube mic ATG/Sony headphones Tannoy Studio Monitors iPad Manhasset Music Stands *** Specialties *** Voice Over, Audio Books, Commercials, Narrations Acting On Camera, Theatre Acting, Shakespearean Acting,

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Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

9 AM-6 PM

Tuesday

9 AM-6 PM

Wednesday

9 AM-6 PM

Thursday

9 AM-6 PM

Friday

9 AM-6 PM

Sunday

9 AM-6 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$45

45 minutes

$70

60 minutes

$85

90 minutes

$125

120 minutes

$150

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15 Reviews

Jessika

Online

Kim is the absolute best! She's incredibly helpful, understanding and enthusiastic. I highly recommend her to anyone!

Posted Apr 21, 2020

Marissa

Online

Wonderful instructor. She is able to give a beginning actor tips/suggestions while keeping the session positive and upbeat. The amount of knowledge she has to share is amazing. She is a gem! Glad we found her.

Posted Apr 3, 2020

Jonathan

Online

Kim is fantastic! Terrific lesson.

Posted Jan 7, 2020

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Experience

Professional Actress

Jan, 1974 - Present

Kim Crow

Film / Television BIRD-DOG Principal Kris Wood, Dir. THE COUCH Principal Sage Hall, Dir. LIFE’S A DRAG Principal Andrew Delaplaine, Dir. DROWNING Principal H. Scott Graham, Dir. THE PUNISHER Featured Lions Gate, Jonathon Hensleigh, Dir. THE RAVAGERS Featured Columbia, Richard Compton, Dir. STAND ON IT Featured Columbia, Hal Needham,Dir. SUPERBOY Featured Viacom Television A CURRENT AFFAIR Principal Murder Mystery SAG Industrials: CUSTOMS BORDER PATROL Officer Reickert (O-C Prin 2 Episodes) Dept. of Homeland Security Early Works: US Army, John Bransby Productions: UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE II, Helen (lead), Leslie Martinsen, Dir. ARMY TOTAL FORCE Saunders (lead) Joe Lerner, Dir. • WHEN IT’S YOUR MOVE, Drama Teacher (featured) Joe Green, Dir. JUVENILE OFFENDERS, Helen (lead) Leslie Martinsen, DIr. Commercials Conflicts upon Request Spokeswoman / Narration Over 2000 projects on camera principal and voice over • Conflicts upon Request Theatre SWELL PARTY Kate Reynolds Theatre Conspiracy, Ft. Myers BECKY SHAW Susan Theatre Conspiracy, Ft. Myers 7 HOMELESS MAMMOTHS Greer American Stage, St. Petersburg WIT Vivian Bearing, Ph. D. Palladium Theatre for American Stage, St. Petersburg BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE Mag Banyan Theater Company, Sarasota GOLDA’S BALCONY Golda Meir Rialto Center for the Performing Arts, Atlanta * Atlanta premiere GOLDA’S BALCONY Golda Meir Florida Studio Theatre, Sarasota FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Mama Florida Studio Theatre, Sarasota PARALLEL LIVES, KATHY & MO SHOW Multiple Roles CiderMill, Endicott, NY PARALLEL LIVES, KATHY & MO SHOW Multiple Roles Suncoast Theatre, St. Petersburg WIT Vivian Bearing, Ph. D. Florida Repertory, Ft. Myers WIT Vivian Bearing, Ph. D. Jacksonville Stage at the Historic Florida Theatre WIT Vivian Bearing, Ph. D Beacon Theatre VA WIT E.. M. Ashford, Ph. D. Orlando Theatre Project at Orlando Repertory Over 500 pro stage productions Training / Special Skills NATAS EMMY Nominee: 2010 “Echoes From the Holocaust’ • BA Summa Cum Laude, Speech & Drama, Catholic University • Private Tutorage: Robin Barbary, RADA • Special Studies Richmond College, London • Speech: Teddy Handfield • Mime: Claude & Julian Chagrin • Voice: Phyllis Lowitt • Lori Wyman: Advanced On Camera Workshop improv • comedy • accents/dialects - british (received pronunciation, standard, cockney, welsh, north british, scottish, irish) french, italian, german, russian, general european - north american (midwestern, southwestern, all southern, brooklyn, philadelphia) • acting coach • cabaret/folk singing • ear prompter • full range alto • guitar • golf • green thumb • improv • knowledge of French • mac computers• phi beta kappa • stick shift • teleprompter • leki trekker • good w/kids and power tools • chops wood, shoots gun in heels • rides bike • will shave head • ISDN voice over talent • stage director -video writer/ producer/director (resumes upon request) • voice over coach • voice over mentor & acting coach with PivotPlanet.com & Founder TeamActor.com

Education

BA Summa Cum Laude, Speech & Drama

Sep, 1970 - Dec, 1973

Catholic University of America

Certifications

Phi Beta Kappa

Apr, 1974

Phi Beta Kappa

AEA

Mar, 1984

ACTOR'S EQUITY ASSOCIATION

Professional practicing theatre artist

SAG/AFTRA

Mar, 1976

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD/ AMERICAN FEDERATION OF RADIO AND TELEVISION ARTISTS

INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL

Awards

Individual Artist Grant

May, 2005

State of Florida, Arts and Culture Division of Cultural Affairs

Emmy Nominee

Nov, 2012

NATAS

Affiliations

Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Mar, 1976

An American labor union representing over 160,000 film and television principal and background performers, journalists, and radio personalities worldwide.

Actors' Equity Association

Jul, 1984

Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.