Kristina Asriyan

Kristina Asriyan (AKA Kris Alberts) is a multicultural and multilingual stage and film actor, singer and dancer best known for her role in Hustlers starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu, NYC INDIE FILM AWARDS Best Short winner Crossing The Line, and viral social media hit Casting Call : The Project. She also stars in ultra-short film HOME - an allegorical take on Kris' real-life personal experience as a refugee - the film was named finalist in director's Terry George x Creative Armenian human rights film challenge. Kristina began her career on stage at age 4 with dance and music ; performing in ballet, Latin ballroom, traditional Armenian and cultural dances as well as music and vocal productions in the US as well as Armenia and Russia. A graduate of NYC's renowned "FAME school" - LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, majoring in voice & music as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy with a focus on musical theater - her NYC theater credits include Legally Blonde (Cultural Arts Playhouse) , Friends of The Deceased (Gene Frankel Theater) , The Rocky Horror Show (The Theatre Co) and the role of Amneris in Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA (YC Theatre) - for which she earned Best Supporting Actress (YC Royals). Kristina released her debut EP "Not Gonna Lie" a personal album of her original songs, as well as multiple singles - under stage name Kris Alberts.