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Kiruna Stamell (born 13 March 1981) is an Australian-British actress. After appearing in various series and films including Moulin Rouge! (2001), All the Small Things (2009) and Cast Offs (2009), she presented the Australian children's educational series Play School from 2018 to 2020.
Kiruna Stamell was born on 13 March 1981 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for The Best Offer (2013), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Love Hurts (2005).
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Kiruna was born in Sydney in 1981 to high school teachers George and Kerry Stamell. Neither had any known family history of dwarfism and it took two years for doctors to diagnose the condition. Not long after Kiruna was diagnosed, Kerry gave birth to identical twins, Melanie and Peta, both of whom had the same form of dwarfism. "That turned out to ...
For Kiruna and Peta there's a clear correlation between their treatment in the street and how people with their condition are depicted in the media. "Often the only experience people will ever have of someone with dwarfism is on TV," Peta said. "If that experience has been people laughing at them, that is not going to foster respect towards me or m...
Kiruna's experience of how the media shapes perceptions of dwarfism has directly informed the choices she makes as an actor. She was determined not to be typecast, demanding to play the kind of roles she might perform in real life. "Of course those characters would have my body," she explained. "Which means they'd automatically have dwarfism, but t...
Kiruna knows that much of the interest in her and her career relates to her height but it's not something she spends a lot of time thinking about. "There's only so long you can go on and on about my height," Kiruna said. "Like, boring." Likewise, for anyone who gets to know her — it's not a big deal. "Kiruna is just my wife, she's smaller than me,"...
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1,580 Followers, 1,354 Following, 295 Posts - Kiruna Stamell (@kirunastamell) on Instagram: "I am a proud disabled woman, with dwarfism (see 'Social Model'), Brum Local. Married @garethberliner . 🇬🇧 Caroline @felixdewolfe".
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Kiruna Stamell was born on 13 March 1981 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for The Best Offer (2013), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Love Hurts (2005).
- March 13, 1981
Feb 5, 2021 · The UK-based Australian actor discusses why she feels alienated from religion, her stubborn streak, and Australia’s lack of employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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Sep 22, 2022 · Kiruna Stamell as Mathilde. Starz. Navigating life at the French court is challenging for everyone, no matter how seasoned they might be. For someone in as precarious a position as young...
