Name: Kim Poirier
Date of Birth: 6 February 1980 She was a successful model who loves snow and water skiing, gymnastics, yoga, danced competitively, martial arts, canoeing, camping, running and can also play piano. Raised in Toronto, Ontario. She became the On-Air Presenter of "HypaSpace" (2002) on May 23rd 2005 and left the show on the 7th July 2007. She had to temporarily stop hosting "HypaSpace" (2002) from 23rd January 2006 whilst filming her scenes for the movie Decoys 2: Rebirth so Jonathan Llyr took over hosting duties for her. She returned to host the show on 6th February 2006. ... She had another break from "HypaSpace" (2002) to finish shooting for the film Decoys 2: Rebirth. Jonathan Llyr hosted the show on the 20th February 2006 until she returned on the 27th February 2006. Her vocal range at one time was F to E flat. She was trained by Elaine Overholt. 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) Valerie Gellar (On Air Radio and Television - Group Seminar), Deborah Joy (Voice), and Tom Todoroff for Acting. She lived in Saint-Wenceslas until she was two years old. Appeared at "The SFX Convention 2005". Appeared at "The SFX Convention 2006". Her favorite books include "The Power of the Now" by Eckert Tolle, H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton, "The 8 Human Talents" by Gurmukh Kaur, "White Oleander" by Janet Fitch, "TrainSpotting" by Urvine Welsh and "11 Minutes" by Paolo Coelho. Her favorite actors and actresses include Meryl Streep, Juliette Binoche, Jodie Foster, Christian Bale, Will Ferrell, Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Deep, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchette, Daniel Day Louis, and Tom Wilkinson. Movies she really likes include "RocknRolla" "Crash", "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight" "The Notebook", "Old School", "The Ring", "A Beautiful Mind" "Natural Born Killers", "The Doors" and "Burn After Reading". She likes all sorts of music including Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Pantera, Esthero, Sneaker Pimps, Massive Attack, Aimee Mann, Garbage, Dido, Diana Krall, Sarah McLachlan, Mark Oliver, St. Germain, Arman Van Helden, Tribe Called Quest, Black Eyed Peas, The Roots, Led Zeppelin, Audioslave, Pearl Jam, Sam Roberts, Snatam Kaur and Sada Sat Kaur. Had a dog called Ellie who sadly passed away in March 2007. In September 2006, she signed up with King Talent Inc. Her favorite cartoon growing up was Donald Duck and the Last Unicorn. In November 2006, director George Miller was so charmed by her during an interview on HypaSpace he got Warner Brother's 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 skills include Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Ashtanga Yoga, Modeling, Running, Weight Lifting, Martial Arts, Downhill Skiing and Water Skiing, Biking, Dancing, Singing, and Cooking. 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 got a role in the musical 'The Pirates of Penzance'. She auditioned with the song "I Could Have Danced All Night" from 'My Fair Lady'. However due to being too busy she had to drop out of the show. She had a ferret named Billy and rabbits when growing up. She was close to being picked as one of the female leads of the show "Breaker High" (1997) when she was 15 but when they asked her to remove her tongue ring she refused and didn't get the role. She is the daughter of actress/model Carol Laquerre who was Miss Toronto in 1976. Appeared at "The SFX Convention 2007". Her first and last interview on the show "HypaSpace" (2002) was with Elisha Cuthbert when she left in 2007 however she's since returned to the show. She was her own agent during the filming of Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007) (V). She loves Frank Miller's graphic novels. She's into nutrition and numerology. She's expressed interest in singing and possibly recording music at some point. She left the show "HypaSpace" (2002) on 7th July 2007 to film the third season of "Paradise Falls" (2001) and returned to the show on 8th March 2008. She took part in the Sporting Life 10k run in Toronto in May 2008. Was once scheduled to produce a feature version of Chasing Aces (2005) but those plans were canceled. Her favorite TV shows include Extras, Californication, Grey's Anatomy, The L Word, Entourage, 30 Rock, Sex And The City, 24, CNN, Intervention, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Tila Tequila's Shot At Love, and The Sopranos. Has a sister called Alexandra Lorenzetti. Attended the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. She auditioned for the role of Tess Mercer for the TV show "Smallville" (2001). Does volunteer work with the homeless. She is the backing vocalist for the band Jacqui Judge & the Gallows. She moved back to Toronto to film an ABC TV pilot called "Happy Town" (2009). Read more Kim Poirier movies (actor)User Comments |
