Krissy Stanley

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Krissy Stanley
Krissy Stanley (Kristine Stanley) and Dr Harry Cooper.jpg
Stanley and Harry Cooper
Born
Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)Comedian, actress and producer
Years active1985–Present
SpouseJohn Stanley (1985–present)
Children1
Website https://krisstanley.com/

Kristine Stanley is an Australian comedian, actress and producer known for her eccentricity. [1] [2] [3] She is best known for appearing on television series Better Homes and Gardens , The Living Room, Bondi Vet, Housos, Darradong Local Council and The Mole among others. [4] [5] Stanley is known locally as the 'Bird Lady' by South Sydney residents. [6] For two decades, she has been performing a traveling animal therapy comedy show called ‘Kris Feathered Friends’ in aged care facilities across Australia. [1] [4] [7] [8]

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Career

Stanley started her career as a car saleswoman before featuring on reality TV in the 80's and 90s; she has since featured in a number of television shows as an actress and herself. [5]

Stanley has been running Kris Feathered Friends as a charity show for aged care residents and people in hospitals. [2] She started doing shows with the desire to “put colour and laughter into aged care” due to the loneliness, isolation and mental health epidemic amongst older Australians. [4] [9] [10] Her shows have a 12-month waitlist. [2] Stanley appeared with Harry Cooper on Better Homes and Gardens , featuring Chicken therapy. [1] Her live bird comedy shows feature non-toxic dyed birds which include Silkie chickens, rescue parrots, Fantail pigeons and rabbits. [1] [2] Stanley has also appeared on Bondi Vet and The Living Room with Chris Brown and her birds. [2]

Stanley was featured in 100 Pictures, 100 Stories photo series by Chrissie Hall and Deb Morgan. [11] Her portrait has been entered in the Archibald Prize, National Photographic Portrait Prize and was a semi finalists for the HeadOn photographic Portrait Prize which was displayed at the Sydney Museum. [12]

Produced by Stanley and directed by Thomas Grainger, short documentary film ‘Adventure before Dementia', follows Stanley's work with birds in care homes, eccentricity and hanging out with her friends such as Tziporah Malkah, Christa and Charles Billich. [13] [14] [15] It was aired at Tropfest and won Best Documentary at the Sanctuary Film Festival. [14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeNotes
2023 Darradong Local Council Bronwyn Abbot [5] Television series8 episodes
2023 The Living Room Herself [16] Feature interviewChatting with Dr Chris Brown
2019 The Morning Show Herself [17] [18] Feature InterviewKrissy & Ziggy Macaw
2019Fat Pizza: Back in BusinessPool Lady [5] Television series2 episodes
2019 Better Homes and Gardens Herself [1] Feature InterviewChicken Therapy with Dr Harry Cooper
2018 Adventure Before Dementia Talent and ProducerShort Film
2015 Bondi Vet Herself [5] Feature Interview
2011 Housos Pub Patron [5] Television series9 episodes
2008 Swift and Shift Couriers Drunk Lady [5] Television series1 episode
2003 Fat Pizza DJBJ’S Mum and Crying Lady [5] Television series1 episode
2003 Today Tonight Herself [19] Feature Interview
2003 The Mole Herself [19] Reality TV
2003 All Saints Tea Lady [5] Television series1 episode
1999 Two Hands Background Lady [5] Feature Film
1998 Changing Rooms Herself [19] [20] Reality TV
1998 Hot Streak Herself [21] Reality TV
1985 Perfect Match Herself [19] [22] Reality TV
1967 Blind Date Herself [2] Reality TV

Personal life

Stanley was ill as a child and at age 5 was diagnosed with malnutrition which led to an eye condition where she lost her sight in her left eye; she grew up in a single mother household. [2] She grew up in Camden, hated school and was expelled from Camden High School for setting fire to the lockers. [2]

Stanley lives in Sydney with her husband John Stanley whom she married on 7 Dec 1985 and has a son who is a YouTuber and artist. [6] [19] [23] [24]

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  20. ↑ John Stanley (2017-01-01). Changing Rooms 1998 . Retrieved 2024-07-30– via YouTube.
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