Born in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Krista Sutton grew up in Toronto, Canada where she started performing at a very young age.
Ballet first. The National Ballet School of Canada. And then being cut because her "tendons were short"...it all builds character. Her first professional gig was in a film called In Defence of Kids (Gene Reynolds) playing the piano and singing in a scene opposite Blythe Danner. Since then this versatile, classically trained artist has worked consistently in Film, TV, Theater and when not performing has always found a way to work in some aspect of her craft, whether it be teaching at-risk students in New York City public schools, doing workshops at a women's prison, or teaching kids at The Drama Workshop, a well-known theatre school she co-founded upon graduation of the UC Drama Programme at the University of Toronto.
It was at U of T where she met and worked with some internationally renowned artists who would go on to be some of her biggest influences: Herbert Olschok of the Berliner Ensemble and Die Theater Chemnitz and with Canada's renowned director Robert Lepage. With Mr Olschok she embarked on a tour of Europe as Adela in The House of Bernarda Alba performing at, among other European national theaters, the Piccolo Teatro di Milano. Giorgio Strehler was in attendance; the performance garnered rave reviews. Olschok was and is still a huge influence on her work on stage and screen. While at UC she also had the chance to work with Master Mask Makers Paula and Paolo Consiglio of Florence, Italy and study the commedia dell'arte craft. Commedia, Mask, Improv and clowning still heavily inform her work to this day.
After producing several indie works in Toronto, New York City was Ms Sutton's next stop. Studying with various teachers at the Michael Howard Studio (including renowned clown David Shiner of Cirque de Soleil and Fool Moon fame) Krista worked on the stages of Off-Off and Off Broadway and at the same time was flying back to Toronto to her work as Artistic Director (and co-founder) of The Georgian Theatre Festival, a regional theatre that produced significant Canadian works. It was there she further honed her improv skills with a satellite troupe of TheaterSports Chicago. She also co-produced a musical each season and it was their production of Godspell that got the attention of Cats producer Marlene Smith. Ms. Smith had been involved as a publicist in the storied 1972 production with Martin Short, Victor Garber, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and Gilda Radner (some of Krista's heroes!) and decided to move and co-produce this "anniversary" production in Toronto some 30 years later. Krista took over the role of Mary Magdalene in this star studded Canadian Cast.
It was at that time that Ms Sutton was also doing press and enjoying a new level of industry awareness on film for her role as Sabrina in Mary Harron's American Psycho (Christian Bale) and was planning her move back to NYC. Her trip to Sundance that year opened more doors in Film and Television. Guest work on network television followed. Los Angeles was calling.
Flying and working between the three cities, performing in comedy and drama, musical and straight theater and in film and TV she worked on and built the diverse body of work that you can see reflected in her varied resume today. Some highlights: Original Canadian cast of The Vagina Monologues where she shared the stage for almost 2 years with Erin Brockovich, Dana Reeve, Carole Pope, Jann Arden and Sheila McCarthy among others, series lead on the cult hit nightly improv TV series Train 48 (Canada's Global TV) where she played over 300 episodes of beloved character Liz Irwin-Gallo, a two-handed musical This Could be Love for which she created and played the female lead and would go on to an invited run at the prestigious NY Musical Theater Festival and would get a DORA Award nomination (Canada's Tony's), a Canadian Film Center (Norman Jewison) short film, The Dogwalker (director James Genn), starred Krista and was an award winning Toronto International Film Festival Selection (short film). More guest work in film and on network series followed, with roles in Gemini and Genie nominated and winning films.
In 2008 Krista started filming on a script she co-wrote with director Penelope Buitenhuis whom she met on the set of Train 48. Sutton was also Music Supervisor. A Wake is an award winning film including prizes at Carmel Arts and Film Festival where Clint Eastwood presented the team with Best Feature. The film was also a Cannes Marketplace Selection. It was at this time that Sutton would embark on her next permanent move from New York City to Los Angeles where she lived for a decade before her move back to Toronto in 2019.
Her Story Continues.....
Krista was most recently seen on Workin' Moms (Netflix) and will be seen soon as Paula in the upcoming Pradeeps of Pittsburgh (Amazon Freevee)
Krista is based in Toronto and LA. She has two awesome children 15 and 10.
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