Chrissie Wunna
A British-South East Asian, Award Winning Film Actress & TV Personality. Currently a regular lunchmate on BAFTA nominated Daytime TV show 'Steph's Packed Lunch' Channel 4. Wunna also celebrated 4 films at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. She actually began her career as a model (Playboy Centerfold) & dancer. Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, of Burmese descent, Wunna spent 9 years living in Los Angeles, where she worked as a model & actress. She currently resides in Leeds, West Yorkshire & is celebrated for representing 'Diversity & Inclusion' for the Channel 4 network. She also worked on the feature film 'The Boat That Rocked' for Universal, Directed by Richard Curtis,' & was cast as the Season 2 new regular cast member of the new dark Amazon Prime tv series 'A Series of Light,' by Gage Oxley where she plays detective 'Jackie Lambert. Last year Chrissie filmed 17 feature films, 14 of those films produced by the successful Scott Jeffrey with Jagged Edge productions/Proportion productions and picked up the award for 'Best Supporting Actress' on numerous British short films in 2021/2022. She also appeared on British Channel 4 show 'First Dates,' with the network stating she made 'First Dates History' by having the most 'sexually charged date in FD history.' And recently starred in reality show 'Naked, Alone & Racing to get home' which aired on E4 in 2021, where Wunna was praised for celebrating body confidence. In 2019 she was cast to host the BBC3 show 'Things not to say to...homeless people.' (Where she revealed that she had actually been homeless for part of her life in New York & LA.) Chrissie also appeared as part of the main cast of the 'fly on the wall' documentary 'Sex Toy Stories' for Channel 4, where she was chosen by the CEO of Ann Summers to represent women of the UK & create a sex toy range, that was successful sold in stores nationwide. Chrissie made her British TV debut, on ITV2's hit show 'Paris Hilton's Best Friend' In 2009. During her modelling career she was published in numerous editorials & magazines world wide. Including the high fashion editorial 'House of Solo' magazine, during London & Paris Fashion Week. She was also an ambassador for the British Glamour Magazine, representing the 'Blend Out Bullying Campaign.' She received a letter from Her Majesty The Queen when she spent her Christmas Eve giving out Christmas gifts, warm food & clothes to the homeless with her two children Ruby & Junior Wunna. And was honoured for raising awareness for Hello Magazine during their 'Hello To Kindness' campaign.Is the first Oriental female to grace the pages of 'Zoo Magazine' where she was voted the weeks 'Sexiest Woman on TV' alongside Pamela Anderson, Scarlett Johansson and Miss Great Britain.
Went to a Private British Boarding School in West Yorkshire. Is the daughter of two Doctors. Has a younger brother called Jeremy.
Writes an 'accidentally' successful blog about the 'Daily Adventures' of her life.
She has two children. Ruby Wattis Wunna & Junior Thompson Wunna.
She won the UK Blog Awards, in the category 'Best Blogger' and was also shortlisted as a finalist in the Diversity In Media Awards.
Although born in Yorkshire, England, Chrissie resided in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, for 6 years.
Chrissie is an actress of Burmese descent.
She was considered for the role of 'Linda Moon' for the 'Get Shorty' sequel.
The birth of her daughter Ruby Wattis Wunna went viral, (5.6 million views) after Wunna was appeared on Peaches Geldof's talk show, (OMG!Peaches!) for itv2, on her due date.
She studied Screen Acting at the TVI Actors Studio - Los Angeles And YAFTA (Yorkshire Academy of TV & Film Acting- Leeds).