Chelsea Elizabeth Islan (born 2 June 1995) is an Indonesian

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, and activist. She has received two consecutive Citra Award nominations in the

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category for ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2016). Islan rose to fame for her role in the popular

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'' which aired from 2014 to 2017 alongside Sophia Latjuba, Deva Mahenra, and Dwi Sasono. She won four consecutive

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for Actress of the Year from 2015 until 2018, the last year the award show was held.

Early life

Chelsea Islan was born in

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, to an

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mother and an

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father, Islan moved to Jakarta to start elementary school and stay until she finished high school at the Mentari International School. As an elementary student, she appeared in a stage play of ''

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''.

Career

She made her feature film debut in the 2013 drama film ''Refrain'' alongside

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and

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before achieving mainstream success with the

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'' Street Society'' and the biographical film '' Merry Riana: Mimpi Sejuta Dolar'' as well as the sitcom ''

'' in 2014. Before this, in 2005, she had starring Wall's ice cream commercial. She appeared opposite Boy William in the historical drama ''

'' in 2015 and another biographical drama ''

'' in 2016. Both roles garnered Islan consecutive nominations at the 2015 and 2016

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in the

category, which she lost to

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'') and Cut Mini (''

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'') respectively. For her role in the 2016 biopic film ''

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.'' She was cast in the lead role of Alfie for

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's solo directorial debut '' May the Devil Take You'', which was released in 2018 to critical and commercial success. She reprised the role in the 2020 sequel '' May the Devil Take You Too'' and is set to appear in the third insallment ''May the Devil Take You: Dajjal''. Islan has appeared in multiple commercials for brands such as L'Oreal,

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, Oppo, Magnum,

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, and Matahari Department Store.

Personal life

Islan established 'Youth of Indonesia', a youth community dedicated to be a platform to contribute to Indonesia and protect the values of pluralism, on the 88th anniversary of the 1928

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on 28 October 2016. She also serves as president of the community She was named an Innovative Young Leader at the 2017 Southeast Asian Leaders Summit in Jakarta.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

Awards and nominations

Magazine and Tabloids

* Tabloid Wanita Indonesia March 2016, August 2016 * Majalah Femina 13–19 August 2016 (with Bunga Citra Lestari & Tara Basro)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Islan, Chelsea 1995 births Actresses from New York City American people of Indonesian descent Indo people Indonesian activists Indonesian women activists Indonesian actresses Indonesian Roman Catholics Indonesian female models Living people Maya Award winners 21st-century American women