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Crisel Consunji

Crisel Consunji (, born August 31, 1984) is a Filipina-Hong Kong actress, singer, and educator. In 2019 she won Best New Performer and was nominated for Best Actress at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in Still Human.

Biography

Consunji was born and raised in the Philippines. She received a BA and an MA in political science from the Ateneo de Manila University. She was trained at Repertory Philippines, a theatre company.

She moved to Hong Kong in 2008 to work at Hong Kong Disneyland, where she performed for three years as a lead vocalist in productions such as High School Musical and The Golden Mickeys. In 2015, she and her husband Carsten Rakutt founded Baumhaus, which provides creative arts classes to 0–6 year-olds.

Acting career

In 2017, she appeared in an episode of RTHK's series Below the Lion Rock. In 2019 in Still Human, her first starring role, Evelyn Santos, she became the first Filipino to be nominated for and to win Best New Performer, and the first to be nominated for Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Acting credits

Film

Television series

Stage credits

Awards and nominations

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