07/29/2024

Who’s Your Sugar Daddy run at the McCadden Theatre has come to and end. It was a great success and reviews have been more than flattering:

“put-upon wife played by the immaculate Kristel Elling was genuine and genuinely heartbreaking.” Micah Cover

“The emotional scene between the two actresses (Kristel Elling and Ashlynn Judy) is nothing short of flawless as it seamlessly transitions from laugh out loud hilarious, to heartbreaking.” Stephanie Pont

“The precision with which the actress who played the wife (Kristel Elling) hit the main deep emotional moment of the show was really well crafted.” Gabrielle Archambault

For full reviews, please click here.

05/30/2024

Kristel will be playing one of the lead characters in a new play by Ashlynn Judy called Who’s Your Sugar Daddy? The comedy is part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival and can be seen throughout June, 2024 at the McCadden Theatre in Hollywood.

For tickets and more information, please click here.

05/11/2024

Moms Rising premiered in South Africa to a standing ovation. In this beautiful film, directed by Scott Cervine, Kristel plays Ilsa, a concentration camp prisoner, who helps to save children from the Nazis.

The film will premiere in Los Angeles later this year.

02/27/2023

Following the premiere of Suvitajad, Kristel was interviewed by a few media outlets where she shares her thoughts on life, the importance of kindness and her love for acting.

An article on Postimees can be found here.

01/08/2023

You Are Mine movie campaign has been launched. Kristel is a creator and a producer of the musical comedy set in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Glamorous 50’s style sing-and-dance movie called You Are Mine is looking for additional funds in order to be brought to life in its full glory. Check out the Indiegogo campaign, support if you can and share the campaign link.

01/07/2023

Taska Film released the first trailer of the comedy feature called The Vacationers (Suvitajad). The film will premiere in movie theatres on February 17, 2023. Watch the trailer here.

12/01/2022

Kristel has wrapped filming a holocaust drama, directed by Scott Cervine. A touching movie is based on a true story about Luba Tryszynska, who survived Auschwitz concentration camp. The movie is tentatively planned to premiere on Mother’s Day, on May, 14, 2023.

02/18/2022

Theatrical release date for The Vacationers aka Suvitajad, has been set. The movie will be out in the theatres in 02/18/2023. Press release was published at Postimees.

More info about the movie can be found at Taska Film website.

09/11/2021

Postimees published a fun article on making of Suvitajad aka The Vacationers. Click here to read.

09/10/2021

Diktor published an entertaining article and a gallery on filming Suvitajad aka The Vacationers.

Click here to read.

09/09/2021

Five weeks of filming on a small Estonian island, Saaremaa, has come to an end. Suvitajad, is a comedy feature where Kristel plays one of the lead characters, Erna , who is a troubled fashionista looking for love. The movie is produced by Taska Film, Apollo Film Productions and Kassikuld. The comedy will be in the movie theatres in spring, 2022. Suvitajad is directed by Ergo Kuld, produced by Kristian Taska, Tanel Tatter and Veiko Esken.

08/15/2021

The second guest star role this month. Kristel filmed a guest star role in an Estonian TV series called Suletud Uste Taga. The episode is called Kuidas Kasvatada Poega. In the episode Kristel’s character called Krista, plays a mother, who gives her sons a profound lesson about a good behavior. Produced by Tuuli Roosma, directed by Indrek Simm, the series airs at TV 3, Estonia, in spring 2022.

08/09/2021

Kristel finished filming a guest star role in a new Estonian TV series called Kümnest Kümme. The crime series will start airing at the end of September, 2021 at Kanal 2.

05/21/2020

Episode 4 of the comedy series Guys Night has been released! Kristel plays a badass Kung Fu mother. Check it out by clicking here or on the photo.

11/12/2019

Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made, a horror feature, was released on November, 12th. Kristel plays a supporting role of loving mother, Amber. The movie is now available on Amazon, Vudu, Google Play and YouTube.

10/28/2019

What a night! Guys Night series premiered last week at The Three Clubs in Hollywood. The first episode has been aired on YouTube. Don’t miss it. The episode Kristel guest stars in, will be released later this year. Stay tuned.

09/02/2019

Yitzi Weiner interviewed Kristel Elling for Authority Magazine and Thrive Global. Follow the links to read the full article: Thrive Global and Authority Magazine.

02/27/2019

Felix Campaign, which Kristel filmed in October, 2018 for Finland, has been completed and released on TV and Internet. All clips can be seen on Felix Suomi YouTube page. Watch one of Felix TV commercials here or clicking on the photo.

02/25/2019

Today was released a new Jesse Pepe’s music video called To the Kids, which Kristel filmed in summer, 2018. The poignant peace of art was directed by Mateo Trujillo-Hobbs. Edit/Color by William A Schoenfeld Creative, Inc. Watch the music video here or clicking on the video.

12/14/2018

It’s a wrap. Kristel finished filming an episode of a series called Guys Night, a comedy created and directed by a young and up-and coming director Mateo Trujillo-Hobbs. Kristel plays a guest star character of a Kung Fu master who reeks havoc on the guys after inadvertently ruining the most important day of her life.

10/29/2018

Kristel booked a principal role of a police woman in a Felix TV Commercial for Finland. The Hollywood action movie style commercial was filmed in Estonia and should be released in spring, 2019.

10/16/2018

Kristel gave her deep voice to a new Fiskars TV Commercial for Estonian TV Channels.  Look out for it.

10/09/2018

Kristel finished filming a feature film, Sun Gazer, a drama written/directed by a creative duo Benji and Connie Bakshi. Kristel plays the main character’s mother. The stars of a movie are Chloe Hurst (I Feel Pretty) and Toby Hemingway (Lethal Weapon, Black Swan).

08/11/2018

Earlier this year Kristel filmed a TV Campaign for La Croix sparkling water which was launched this week. Watch the TV Commercial by clicking here.

08/03/2018

Kristel was involved in the documentary My Friend Tommy, which tells a story about Tommy who is a forty year old virgin. Kristel plays one of his set up dates. The movie is produced by a Canadian film editor and videographer Nora Stankovic and directed by her brother Nem Stankovitc.

06/14/2018

Congratulations! Kristel has been nominated for Best Acting in the drama category at the 2018 CFC Short Film Competition. The Tower of Dissent is directed by Nickolas Gilbert (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and cinematographer is Benjamin Gaskell. More updates to follow.

02/21/2018

Kristel signed a contract with CSP Management. Her new talent manager is Mark Myers.

01/06/2018

Nailed it! Kristel booked a role of a female android, who is designed to be a perfect female prototype. The Sci-Fi comedy feature, Sex and the Future, filming has already commenced. The film is produced and written by Ethan Zvi Kaplan; directed by Luis Hueck.

09/18/2017

Look out for a Giant’s new video game called Full Moon Night. Kristel gave her voice to a villainous character named Wolf Granny.

06/26/2017

The two week run of a cabaret-musical The Mitchell Sanitorium has come to an end. Negotiations are in progress the show to be transferred to Queen Mary, Long Beach. Updates to follow.

05/25/2017

Great news for all mobile game fanatics. Kristel lent her voice for multiple characters  in a popular 3D Action Role-playing Mobile Game called  Tai-Chi Panda 3, created by Snail Games USA.  The game has over 10 million players only in China. Kristel played Female Demon, Town Mayor, Adler, Villager and Capital Guard Fram.

05/15/2017

Kristel have started rehearsing a Cabaret Musical The Mitchell Sanitorium, which is based on a renowned musical comedy The Rocky Horror Picture show. Kristel will be playing Betty Monroe, a woman who ends up at the abandoned sanitorium after having been left by her groom at the altar. The show is produced by a talented tandem Lee Marshall and Todd Martens from MM Productions LA.  The show opens on June, 14th at The Cavern Club Celebrity Theater and runs for two weeks. More information can also be found at the MMProductionsLA website.

05/10/2017

Estonian actors working in Hollywood were invited to attend the Opening Night of Starring Europe, European Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The Festival will run from May, 9-15th, 2017 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.

03/21/2017

Come and see Kristel at the Ten Minute Play Festival at Stella Adler’s Theater in Hollywood, April 7-30. Tickets are on sale at www.townestreetla.org.

09/21/2016

Kristel had a great time filming a short movie at Joshua Tree, CA. A short film called The Barriers, is written and directed by Caleb Ekeroth. Kristel plays an over-worked attorney who encounters a lost migrant. The film is aimed to be submitted for Sundance sponsored competition.

03/02/2016

Kristel signed a new theatrical representation contract with 90210 Talent. Her new talent agent is LaRosa Howland. Congratulations!

05/22/2015

Congratulations! Today Kristel became a full member of SAG-AFTRA– Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. SAG-AFTRA is the most reputable performers union in the world. It supports and protects actors in all areas starting from wages to healthcare.

04/10/2015

Kristel has just spent two weeks at the Binari Sonori Studios, Los Angeles, where she recorded songs and texts for Fisher Price brand new  singing and talking toys. Kristel has been an artistic contributor for the Fisher Price line of educational products for Estonian market for the past seven years. New Fisher Price toys will be out be the end of this year.

04/09/2015

Back in the studio. Kristel has been recording voice over announcements for Microsoft for over six years now. Whoever calls Microsoft Estonia, will hear Kristel’s welcoming voice guiding callers through automated messages. Today Kristel will be recording new additional scripts.

03/24/2015

Harriet Fisher and Marcus Elius are a supercouple behind a TV series pilot called The Waiting Room. Kristel is filming a cameo role of a gold-digger she-devil. More updates to follow.

03/11/2015

Dos Equis new TV commercial The Most Interesting Man in the World Wins on Land, Sea, Air and Beyond has now aired internationally. Click here to view.

12/17/2014

Kristel is currently filming a horror feature called Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made. The film is produced by Else Films. On the photo with Kristel are her on-screen son Nathan, played by Rowan Smith (NCIS) and daughter Oralee, played by Nicole Tompkins (American Horror Story; Resident Evil 3) .

12/10/2014

It’s time to fly. Kristel finished filming a new Dos Equis TV commercial for a famous advertising campaign called The Most Interesting Man In The World. She is playing a Russian cosmonaut. It was one of the most challenging roles physically she has ever done, being harnessed on wires high up in the air for hours. But it was all worth it. The highly anticipated commercial will be aired internationally after Christmas.

11/04/2014

Kristel has been busy filming a TV Movie called How Not To Propose. She will be playing alongside with Ryan Merriman (The Pretender) and Kayla Ewell (The Vampire Diaries ). The movie is directed by Bradford May and casting is done by Amy Reece.

10/28/2014

An Estonian Magazine called Mari, published a story about Kristel’s life and work as an actress in the United States. The issue was published in October, 2014.

10/27/2014

From Me premiere will take place today, October 27th at 4.30 pm at the Laemmle NoHo Cinema. There will be a Q & A following the screening.

For tickets please go to:

Laemmle NoHo website.

10/17/2014

From Me will be premiering on Monday, October 27th at 5.00 PM at the:

Laemmle NoHo Cinema
5240 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

There will be a Q & A following the screening.

For tickets please visit: Laemmle Noho or Reel Recovery Film Festival websites.

10/01/2014

Kristel just booked a Ciroc vodka TV commercial! The Three day shoot will begin next week. The commercial will air in all of North America (US, Canada and Mexico) and worldwide on the internet.

09/26/2014

Kristel has just auditioned for a part in the USA series, The Americans. Fingers crossed.

09/25/2014

The September 5th edition of the Estonian Word in Los Angeles, CA, has published an article following Kristel’s career as an actress and showcases her latest film From Me.

09/18/2014

The Estonian House in Los Angeles California has invited Kristel to screen her film From Me followed by a Q and A after the show. The private event will take place at the Estonian House in Los Angeles on September 20th at 12.00 pm.

09/16/2014

The episode of Justice with Judge Mablean where Kristel guest stars as plaintiff Myra Shinsky, aired on September 15th on Channel 10 in the United States. The Episode is called Bed Bugs and the B&B and is still available to watch at the www.justicecentral.tv.

08/20/2014

Kristel was offered a guest star role of a rich trophy wife in the court series Justice with Judge Mablean. The episode will be aired on September, 15th on KDOC, Channel 10, USA. More updates to follow.

07/21/2014

The poster for Kristel’s directorial debut, From Me, was designed by Ain Kuuseok. Ainku. To watch the official movie trailer, click here.

07/22/2014

Andrea Ridgeway wrote and produced a TV series pilot called Many Addictions of Chloe. Kristel plays Chloe’s best friend Eva who is a man-eater and sex addict. The character very much resembles Samantha from Sex and the City.

07/14/2014

A horror TV pilot, Urban Nightmares, has now completed filming. Kristel plays a wife, who has been taken hostage. The project is produced by Jesse Peppe, Maddie McGuire and directed by Will Godar.

05/30/2014

Kristel played a brassy prostitute in the first episode of On the Humanity, which was produced and directed by Tyler Cole. The filmmaker’s aim is to submit the episode to Project Greenlight.

05/29/2014

Kristel signed a talent manager contract with Victor Kruglov & Associates.

05/24/2014

Kristel’s new acting demo reel is now up both on Youtube and on the website. Enjoy!

05/07/2014

Kristel was offered a starring role in a comedy Escape Reality at the Magicopolis Theater in Santa Monica. She will be taking over from the current leading lady in June. More updates to follow.

05/05/2014

Exiting news- the short film From Me which Kristel wrote, produced and starred in, is now completed. The film is being entered into a festival circuit. All updates can be found on the film’s official Facebook page.

04/29/2014

Kristel has just finished shooting a short comedy called Boardroom for Funny Or Die channel where she played a opinionated prostitute GiGi. The Boardroom is written and directed by Tyler Cole.

04/16/2014

Back at the studio. Kristel has spent the past two days at the Mai Tai Studios recording children’s songs and texts for Fisher Price educational toys. New toys will be out in the stores shortly.

12/27/2013

Kristel has just signed a commercial talent contract with Sovereign Talent Group. She is now represented by Susan Havins.

More than an actor. Kristel has just finished shooting her first film being a writer, producer and director on the project. Kristel played the lead character of K, who struggles to find the line between love and obsession. On board were also an Academy Award Winner director Tanel Toom and a NFTS graduate DOP Jack Wilkinson. The film is currently in post-production.

04/22/2013

Brendon Rowen has written and will direct a short called Once Loved. Kristel will be playing Sacha, the lead character’s love interest, alongside Spencer Burrows. Currently Kristel is preparing for another short film called Lost in Shadows, which will be directed by Mitchell Green-Muid.

03/22/2013

Kristel has been offered a role in the short film that will compete in the SCI-FI-LONDON 48 Hour Film Challenge. The film will be shot by Peter Harris from Channel 4 Television. The producer on board is Beril Elhadef.

03/15/2013

It’s a recording time. Kristel has once more lent her voice talent to Fisher Price, singing children’s songs. Fisher Price toys with Kristel’s voice can be found online and in stores.

11/19/2012

The filming of a TV movie pilot called St Milligans Wharf’ has begun. Produced by Delanie Forbes (EastEnders) and directed by Tana Huggins-Harris.

09/19/2012

Kristel is shooting a role of a sex bomb, Donna, in a commercial for My Wun. The commercial is directed by Linzy Attenborough for Thought Juice Films Ltd.

06/13/2012

This weekend Kristel will be filming a Sci-Fi called The Question for Motion Picture House. The movie is directed by an award-winning director Danann Breathnach.

05/22/2012

Kristel has just completed a photo shoot for Daily Mail, British daily newspaper, with a famed photographer Alison Jackson.

05/10/2012

Kristel is busy shooting an ex-girlfriend role in a comedy feature called Drunk on Love, directed by David Bryant and produced by Animus Pictures.

04/30/2012

Kristel has just finished filming a commercial for Crest 3D White, produced by Transcendent Films and directed by Kris Koster.

04/13/2012

I want to be part f it, New York, New York… Kristel spent two weeks in New York, where she improved her acting skills once again with Bob Krakower. Bob is recognized as one of the top acting-for-screen coaches in the business.

01/20/2012

A producer/writer Delanie Forbes from Mystic Mango Productions has especially written a part for Kristel in the sitcom called St Milligans Wharf. Kristel is about to play a wealthy Russian twin. Filming will be around May-June, 2012. Tana Huggins-Harris is at the helm as a director.

01/16/2012

Kristel is now filming a part of a victim for the thriller feature film called 18 Years Ago, directed by Theo Bahannack.

12/01/2011

Kristel is rehearsing for a TV comedy pilot by Cold Cuts Comedy. More updates will follow shortly.

10/17/2011

Studying with the best. Kristel has just returned from New York where she attended Bob Krakower’s Screen Acting Masterclass. Bob is one of the top acting-for-screen coaches in the business.

08/31/2011

Reframing Sadness at the Theatre Collection.

08/11/2011

Kristel will be playing Miche in a drama Reframing Sadness. The play is directed by Victor Sobchak who is a Artistic Director at the Theatre Collection and a receiver of a Outstanding Achievement Award at London Fringe Awards 2011. Reframing Sadness will run from 24th until 29th of August, 2011 in Camden, at the Theatre Collection.

07/18/2011

Kristel booked a leading lady part in a short relationship drama called Another Day, written and directed by Alan Colegrave. The film will be shot at the beginning of August.

05/06/2011

Kristel got a callback for Marc Forster’s (Quantum of Solace, Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball) new film World War Z, starring Brad Pitt. Fingers crossed.

04/15/2011

Today Kristel plays a role of a supervisor, literally. Kristel supervises a new Channel 4 radio sitcom Polyoaks, written by Phil Hammond and David Spicer, starring David West.

04/11/2011

Kristel has been selected to audition for the US comedy web series Funny or Die that has featured such well known actors like Charlie Sheen, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Lohan amongst others. The patrons of the UK site are Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams, in place of Will Ferrell, who this series has been founded by in California.

03/27/2011

It’s a wrap. Kristel finished filming a short film Gut Crunch by Eleanor Appleton. The movie is directed by Vins Blake.

03/01/2011

Kristel has just completed a movie called A Night, where she plays the leading character of Kaisa. The film is directed by Eugenia Rossetti.

02/20/2011

A short drama called Dead Point, is currently being filmed in London. Kristel plays the lead part of Olo, who is a tortured soul wanting to escape a destructive relationship. The script is written by Sarah Woolner, the movie is directed by Jessica Kneipp and DOP is Raffaele Giordano. Photos behind the scenes by Isabel Infantes.

02/11/2011

Kristel has just completed a short film called Masked Ball directed by Ermeson Vieira, in which she plays the lead part of Alice, a university student who works as a strippper in order to cover her university tuition.

01/31/2011

The Oracle has been selected to screen at the SFF-rated Athens International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival.

12/20/2010

Wrap party after completing the 1st Season of App Media’s drama series, Persona.

10/14/2010

Kristel has just signed a contract with Fisher Price and has completed two recording sessions for them at So Sound Studios, in London, already. You can now buy various Fisher Price toys and hear Kristel sing children’s songs in her native tongue! The most popular of these musical toys is the Laugh and Learn Nursery Rhymes CD Player.