Kiruna was born in Australia. Whether she was born a ballsy, fiercely intelligent, hilariously funny, loyal and forthright individual or that came later on is anyones guess. She certainly had those qualities by the time she met Baz Luhrmann otherwise he might not have written a new character for her in his film Moulin Rouge. Kiruna used the paycheque to move to England and complete her training at LAMDA. Years in the Theatre were to follow where Kiruna was employed not only for her acting but her dance skills(she's a professional tap and burlesque dancer don't you know) and worked extensively in the UK, Europe and back in her native Oz.

TV kicked off with her arrival on Albert Sq (the first ever short statured actress on the soap we might add) as Sandra Fielding. All The Small Things (complete coincidence) was next up - a BBC 6 parter with Sarah Lancashire about 2 rival choirs in a quite, rural Northern village. Meanwhile, the award winning Jack Thorne wrote the part of Carrie for his darkly comic masterpiece 'Cast Offs' around Kiruna. This was first screened in Nov/Dec 2009 on channel 4 and blew the lid on many preconceptions about living with a disability. A must see drama!

Kiruna is currently working with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Warwick Davies on Lifes Too Short for BBC 2 and we are also developing a documentary provisionally titled Kiruna's Big Idea.

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