Crisel Consunji

Crisel Consunji (Chinese:姬素·孔尚治, born August 31, 1984) is a Filipina-Hong Kong actress, singer, and educator.[2] In 2019 she won Best New Performer [3] and was nominated for Best Actress at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in Still Human.

Crisel Consunji
Born
Maria Criselda Ramos Consunji

(1984-08-31) August 31, 1984[1]
EducationMaster of Arts in political science (global politics)
Alma materSt. Paul College, Pasig
Ateneo de Manila University
OccupationActress
Years active2006—present
Spouse(s)
Carsten Rakutt
(
m. 2018)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese姬素·孔尚治
Simplified Chinese姬素·孔尚治
Musical career
Also known asCrisel Consunji

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.[4] 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 the lead vocalist in productions such as High School Musical and The Golden Mickeys. [5] In 2015, she and her husband Carsten Rakutt founded Baumhaus, which provides creative arts classes to 0–6 years olds.[6]

Acting career

In 2017, she appeared in an episode of RTHK's Below the Lion Rock series. She auditioned for Still Human after clicking on a casting ad on Facebook. For her debut starring role, 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. She delivered her speech in Cantonese, English, and Tagalog.

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2006Blue MoonOrchestra Singer
2019Still Human淪落人Evelyn Santos[7]

Television series

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2017Lion Rock Down 2017獅子山下2017Anna

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
201938th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressStill HumanNominated
Best New PerformerWon
30th Hong Kong Directors' Guild AwardsBest New ActressWon
25th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardBest ActressNominated
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References

  1. "克里瑟尔·孔松希 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "曾美慧孜(豆瓣) – 电影". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. "第38屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單". hkfaa.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. "About (criselconsunji.com)". criselconsunji.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Interview with HKET". hket.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "Baumhaus". baumhaus.com.hk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. "沦落人 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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