Among her graduating classmates were actors Jaanus Rohumaa, Üllar Saaremäe, Sten Zupping, Tiina Mälberg, Garmen Tabor, Ivo Uukkivi, Merle Palmiste, Kristel Leesmend, Andres Raag, and Dan Põldroos.
[2] Following her graduation from the Tallinn Conservatory, Närep began an engagement as an actress at the Ugala theatre in Viljandi where she appeared in roles in productions of works by Henrik Ibsen, Victor Hugo, Ernest Lehman, Walter Kollo, and Oskar Luts.
[1] Afterwards, she left for an engagement the Endla Theatre in her hometown of Pärnu, where she was employed as an actress from 2003 until 2009, when she was made redundant.
[3] Kaili Närep's first film role was that of Evi in the 1989 Tallinnfilm drama Perekonnapildid while she was still a student at the Tallinn Conservatory.
She has worked as a care worker in a homeless shelter and trained to become a hairdresser – a profession she is still employed as at a salon in Pärnu – as well continuing to pursue her acting career.