[2] After the group split in 1993, Crawford continued to act in television and movies, and appear in commercials for companies such as Pizza Hut.

Crawford was originally cast as Tracy Russell in Australia's long-running sitcom Hey Dad..!, but was replaced by Belinda Emmett.

[citation needed] Crawford's next breakthrough came in 1998 when she was enlisted to join the new children's band and television show Hi-5 as the group's oldest and most commercially experienced member.

She featured with a puppet named "Chatterbox", better known as "Chats", voiced originally by co-cast member Charli Robinson (later Sophie Katinis, Erin Marshall and Noni McCallum).

Kellie and Chats' segment of the show, Word Play, promoted and educated children on language skills and recognition of sounds and noises.

She is the youngest of two daughters; her older sister, Kyllé (born 22 May), played the character of Roberta 'Robbie' Henderson in ABC TV's The Ferals.