Kim Poirier

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Kim Poirier
Born February 6, 1980 (1980-02-06) (age 28)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Occupation Actress, On-Air Presenter, Producer, Yoga Teacher, Dancer, Model
Website
http://www.kimpoirier.net

Kim Poirier (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian TV and movie actress, producer and television host.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Poirier was born in Drummondville, Quebec, the daughter of actress/model Carol Laquerre who was Miss Toronto in 1976. She enjoys watching movies, writing, meditating and jogging. Poirier can do the following dialects - Fluent French (Canadian/European), Stoneland English, Cockney, Southern U.S. and Irish.[1]

In Poirier's spare time she has been the international leader of Sadhana at the Institute of Yoga Therapy in 2006. She also organized a workshop in 2004 called the Yoga Theatre Lab, which combines the yogic technique with acting. She has been trained by John Riven (Meisner Technique), Rae Ellen Bodie (Voice Work), Jazz Be Nimble (Jazz, Tap, Ballet (Competitive Dance)), Barbara Deutsch (Actor's Workshop), David Rottenberg (On Camera Acting - Group Classes), Bruce Clayton (On Camera Acting - Group Classes), Francois Grise (Voice Work), Elaine Overholt (Singing and Voice) and Valerie Gellar (On Air Radio and Television - Group Seminar).

[edit] Career

As a child growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Poirier worked in modeling and TV commercials, moving into TV and film acting in adulthood. She did catalogue modelling and commercials for Aquafresh, Ontario Tourism, Ontario Place, Bell Canada, Turtles Chocolates, Old El Paso, Toronto Eaton Centre, Pizza Pizza and Ford.

She was up for a lead female role in the TV show Breaker High when she was only 15 but when they asked her to remove her tongue ring she refused and didn't get the role.

In 1996 she guest starred on sci-fi show PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as Marisa, and was asked to write an anecdote for the book "Science Fiction Television Series 1990-2004" in 2007 about her role on the show. This was Kim's debut acting role. She went on to guest star in another show in the same year called Straight Up in which she had a small role as AJ's Gang Member.

In the following year she had a small role in a TV movie called Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Young Lover 1 and in 1999 had a small role in The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer as a girl who had an affair with Ira Einhorn but her scenes were cut from the film. Kim has stated that because of this, it is her least favorite role. She went on to have a supporting role in the TV pilot A Bachelor's Guide to Seduction in the Kitchen as Linda. It was shot for Arcadia Entertainment however it wasn't picked up, though some European countries expressed interest in it. Kim also had another small role in TV movie Rated X as Jamie the "Actress", whom gets hit on by Artie Mitchell in a jacuzzi. She also guest starred on the TV show Twice in a Lifetime as Amanda, the sister of Delia Harmony whom she has a fight with and dies before she can leave town. She also guest starred on The Gavin Crawford Show as Jenna.

In 2001, her career took off when she became a regular in the Canadian TV Show Paradise Falls as Roxy Hunter, the trailer trash girl who has lots of personal troubles, such as being kidnapped and tied up & gagged in a cabin by a mysterious villain. The first season had 52 episodes. She also had a supporting role in the TV movie Danger Beneath the Sea as Lisa Alford, the pregnant wife who's left alone in a town where she doesn't really know anyone after her husband leaves for the submarines.

In 2002, she had a small supporting role in the TV movie Pretend You Don't See Her as Heather Greco, an actress whom is keeping a dark secret about her boyfriends life. She then went on to play a supporting role in the straight-to-video American Psycho II: All American Girl as Barbara, the bitchy student who wants the T.A. position that Professor Starkman's offering. She had a recurring role as Holly in a four-episode arc on MTV show Undressed in its sixth and final season. Kim then went on to guest star in the comedy show I Love Mummy as Katie, a small supporting role in TV movie The Rats as Jay, a guest star appearance as Denise on Doc and guest starring on Puppets Who Kill as Evelyn, a beautiful worker at a department store who uses her looks to her advantage.

In 2003, she guest starred on TV show Largo Winch as Jacqueline Lindley, the daughter of a newsman target by adriatic commission. She appeared at the 2003 Much Music Video Music Awards and the 1st Annual Spaceys. It was in 2004 that Kim got her first lead role in a feature film as Constance in Decoys, an alien whom falls in love with Roger. She promoted the film on chat show Open Mike with Mike Bullard. She also had a memorable supporting role in the remake of Dawn of the Dead as Monica, a survivor from the church who was saved by Norma and has a tragic ending. Kim returned to her role as Roxy Hunter for the 2nd season of Paradise Falls which had 26 episodes. The long break between Season 1 and 2 had left many fans believing the show had been cancelled. She also had a supporting role in the CBS TV movie While I Was Gone as Dana Jablonski, a popular free spirited hippie who is best friends with Jo in the 60s.

In 2005, she appeared in the short film The Archer as Lisa, the girlfriend of a delinquent. It was directed by John Palmer and produced by the Penney brothers, it also starred Anthony Furey and Dov Tiefenbach. The film has had a few screenings at Canadian Short Film Festivals. She joined Space channel after co-hosting the 05 Spaceys. She became a regular on-air presenter for HypaSpace and did 1-2 minute segments on Drive-In Classics every Saturday before the Horror Marathon and did the voiceovers for the promos of Steamy Windshields from 2005 until 2007. She also appeared in the audience of the MuchMusic TV special Audioslave Live@Much.

In 2006, she co-hosted the 06 Spaceys and was the on-air presenter for another original show for the Space channel called Space Top 10 Countdown. She signed up with King Talent Inc. in Septemer and in November, director George Miller was so charmed by Kim Poirier during an interview on HypaSpace, he got Warner Bros to contact her producer at Space and asked her to write a blurb for a TV show discussing movies of the week and this time it was about Happy Feet. She accepted the offer. Her official website was also redesigned and launched with a new link.

In 2007, she did a group class stage workshop with Tom Todoroff and it was her first time on stage. She said it has made her want to do some theater acting. She announced that she'll be appearing on Lloyd Vaughan's DVD called Intuitive Security For Women. She returned as Constance Snowden for the straight-to-DVD Decoys 2: Alien Seduction. She appeared in an episode of Best! Movies! Ever! in which she talked about her role on Decoys, she also returned for the second and last season of the show Space Top 10 Countdown. She got a part in the musical The Pirates of Penzance but she had to drop out after getting too busy. She also announced that she'll be part of Paradise Falls third season, which at the time had no new episodes since 2004. She had a featured photoshoot for local magazine "Our Neighbourhood", hosted The Best of the Spaceys and co-hosted the 07 Spaceys. In March, she landed a lead supporting role in the Lifetime movie called How I Married My High School Crush as Kate Duncan, the hyper and fun best friend of Sara. In July, she left HypaSpace/Drive-In Classics and began filming for the third season of Paradise Falls, which lasted until October.[2]

In 2008, she returned to HypaSpace on the 8th March. She returns as Roxy Hunter once more in the popular Canadian TV show Paradise Falls third season which started airing on here! TV from 11th April and on Showcase around October. She took part in the Sporting Life 10k run in Toronto in May. She is also involved with being a producer on a film which is currently set to be shown at Cannes 2008 called The Gospel of Phi and is set to produce the feature version of Chasing Aces[3], it had a limited screening in Canada in 2007. She attended Cannes 2008 with actress/producer Lisa Wegner and producer John Davidson to promote the film. She also moved to Vancouver. She'll be a guest speaker in Lloyd Vaughan's DVD called Intuitive Security For Women (directed by Sanjay Burman) which is scheduled for release in December 2008 (filming was in February 2007).

[edit] Filmography

Films, TV movies and TV series:

[edit] Own appearances

[edit] Producer credits

  • Chasing Aces (2008) (Pre-production)
  • The Gospel of Phi (2007)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kim Poirier's Resume
  2. ^ Breakthrough Films Season 3 Press Release
  3. ^ Lisa Wegner's story

[edit] External links