Chelsea Elizabeth Islan (born 2 June 1995) is an American-born Indonesian actress. She has received two consecutive Citra Award nominations in the Best Actress category for Di Balik 98 (2015) and Rudy Habibie (2016).
Islan rose to fame for her role in the popular sitcom Tetangga Masa Gitu which aired from 2014 to 2017 alongside Sophia Latjuba, Deva Mahenra, and Dwi Sasono. She won four consecutive Indonesian Choice Awards for Actress of the Year from 2015 until 2018, the last year the award show was held.
Early life Chelsea Islan was born in Queens, New York City, She is the only child in her family to an Indonesian mother and an American father, Islan moved to Jakarta to start elementary school and stay until she finished high school at the Mentari Intercultural School. As an elementary student, she appeared in a stage play of Once on This Island.
Career She made her feature film debut in the 2013 drama film Refrain alongside Afgansyah Reza and Maudy Ayunda before achieving mainstream success with the action film Street Society and the biographical film Merry Riana: Mimpi Sejuta Dolar as well as the sitcom Tetangga Masa Gitu in 2014.
Before this, in 2005, she starred in a Wall's ice cream commercial.
She appeared opposite Boy William in the historical drama Di Balik 98 in 2015 and another biographical drama Rudy Habibie in 2016. Both roles garnered Islan consecutive nominations at the 2015 and 2016 Citra Awards in the Best Actress category, which she lost to Tara Basro (A Copy of My Mind) and Cut Mini (Athirah) respectively.
For her role in the 2016 biopic film 3 Srikandi, Islan won the 2016 Maya Award for Best Supporting Actress, the 2017 Indonesian Movie Award for Favorite Supporting Actress, as well as a Best Actress Award at the 2016 Bandung Film Festival. Also in 2016, she appeared as a doctor in the Mo Brothers' action film Headshot.
She was cast in the lead role of Alfie for Timo Tjahjanto'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 installment May the Devil Take You: Dajjal.
Islan has appeared in multiple commercials for brands such as L'Oreal, Garnier, Tokopedia, Pizza Hut, Oppo, Magnum, Rexona, 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 Youth Pledge 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. Islan married Indonesian politician Rob Clinton Kardinal in Jakarta Cathedral, on 8 December 2022.
Filmography Film YearTitle Role Ref. 2013Refrain Annalise 2014Street Society Karina Merry Riana: Mimpi Sejuta Dolar Merry Riana 2015Di Balik 98 Diana Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto Stella Love You... Love You Not Amira 20163 Srikandi Lilies Handayani Headshot Dr. Ailin Pinky Promise Chelsea Rudy Habibie Illona Ianovska 2017Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 Keira 2018May the Devil Take You Alfie Wijiya 2020May the Devil Take You Too 2024Godam & TiraSusie / Tira rowspan="2" May the Devil Take You: Dajjal Alfie Wijiya Patriot Susie / Tira
Television Year Title Role Network 2014–2017 Tetangga Masa Gitu Bintang Howard Bornstein NET TV 2016 When You Wish upon Sakura Elly WakuWaku Japan
Music video Year Title Artist 2013 ''Tak Lagi Sama'' Noah
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014 3rd Maya Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Street Society 20152nd Indonesian Choice AwardsActress of the YearHerself 9th Indonesian Movie Awards Best ActressMerry Riana: Mimpi Sejuta Dolar Best Chemistry shared with Dion Wiyoko Favorite Actress 35th Citra Awards Best ActressDi Balik 98 2016 3rd Indonesian Choice Awards Actress of the Year Herself 36th Citra AwardsBest ActressRudy Habibie 5th Maya Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role3 Srikandi Bandung Film Festival Best Actress 2017 11th Indonesian Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Favorite Supporting Actress 4th Indonesian Choice AwardsActress of the YearHerself Creative and Innovative Person of the Year 2018 5th Indonesian Choice Awards Actress of the Year
Magazine and tabloids Tabloid Wanita Indonesia March 2016, August 2016 Majalah Femina 13–19 August 2016 (with Bunga Citra Lestari & Tara Basro)
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