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| Kimberley Frances Crossman | |
| Birth: | 24th May, 1988 |
| Role: | Amelia Tennet |
| Gender: | Female |
Early life
Crossman starting dancing at age 3, this was encouraged by her mother Jill Arkley who is a ballet teacher. In 2006 she was Deputy Head Girl at Diocesan School for Girls in Epsom, Auckland.
Cheerleading/Dance
In 2006 she danced at the Royal New Zealand Ballet's season of Giselle. She was captain of the Total Cheerleading Senior Elite team in 2005 when they toured the United States and came 6th in the World cheerleading championships.
In 2008, Kimberley was part of 'Dziah 2 Dream' a 10-week program run by Dziah.
In March 2008, she travelled around the United States of America with the Total Cheerleading Senior Elite team and competed in the World cheerleading championships. She trained all year round and competed in America and Australia, as well as a few New Zealand competitions. In early 2008 the TCSE team took out the Down Under Spirit Championships in the Gold coast. The next project is to compete at the World Championship in 2009 in Florida.
Acting
In January 2007, she started her role as Sophie McKay on New Zealand's best known and longest running show Shortland Street. In March 2011 Kimberley left Shortland Street and will be starting a new project early May as well as auditioning in America and Australia.
In December 2007, fans on Shortland Street fansite StreetTalk voted Kimberley as Best rising star, and runner up for Hottest female.
In 2008, Crossman featured as Kerry Post in Beyond Belief, a short film in the 2008 48HOURS filmmaking competition, which was made by her former Shortland Street co-star Johnny Barker and also featured another of her fellow Shortland Street co-stars, Will Hall (aka Dr. Kip Denton). She has also featured in the special Nickelodeon Kids Choice awards programme in New Zealand
Kimberley was recently voted New Zealand's next big thing by fans in a local poll run in conjunction with the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.
Hosting
Kimberley has been a presenter on The Erin Simpson Show since 2009. In March 2011 Kimberley interviewed Selena Gomez in New York.
In 2010 Kimberley travelled to Los Angeles to host a half-hour special for New Zealand audiences about the 2010 Teen Choice Awards.
She has also worked as a fill-in host on New Zealand radio station Classic Hits, periodically co-hosting the Auckland breakfast show with Jason Reeves and Justin Brown whilst usual host Stacey Morrison was on maternity leave in 2012.
The Lowdown
In 2007, along with two of her fellow Shortland Street co-stars Lee Donoghue and Nisha Madhan, she became involved with The Lowdown; a support site for people dealing with depression.
Filmography
Television 2013: The Almighty Johnsons - Amelia Tennet 2012: Power Rangers Super Samurai - Lauren 2006 - 2011: Shortland Street - Sophie Mckay The Erin Simpson Show - herself Studio 2 LIVE - herself 5 March 2008: Breakfast - herself 9 March 2008: What Now - herself 23 October 2012: NCIS: Los Angeles - Coffee Shop Cashier - Dead Body Politic (S4 Ep 4)
Film Beyond Belief - Kerry Post (short film, 48 Hours Film Festival 2008 runner up)
Music Videos 5star fall out - Perfect kind of Pain Daecolm - love thing False Start - What Will It Be Like
Secret Sky (Steven Skyler's Band) - The Secret
Personal life
Crossman is a fan of the following films and television shows: John Tucker Must Die, Blades of Glory, Crank, Family Guy, Greys Anatomy, Nip/Tuck and Prison Break.