Johanna Ismael Celis (born July 29, 1995), better known by her

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as Kiray Celis (), is a Filipino actress, comedian, entrepreneur and vlogger.

Career

Acting

Celis was first discovered when she joined a contest called ''Muntíng Miss U'' of ''

Magandang Tanghali Bayan ''MTB'', fully spelled as ''Magandang Tanghali Bayan'' () and ''Masayang Tanghali Bayan'' (), and later known as ''MTB Ang Saya Saya'' ( or ), is a Philippine noontime variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. It aired from November 30, 1998, to Febr ...

'' at the age of 3. Soon after the contest, she joined the noontime show as the youngest cast member. Her first movie appearance was in the movie ''Pera o Bayong (not da TV)'' starring the entire MTB cast. In 2005, Celis was chosen as one of the cast members in the children's gag show ''

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'' that aired every Sunday. She was on the show until she graduated in 2007. Celis starred as Desiree, one of Clara's friends in the TV series ''

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'' starring

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and

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. She then again starred as Britney in the youth-oriented show '' Growing Up'', again with Bernardo and Montes, being paired with Winston. Her most recent appearance was when she played the role of Whitney Munoz in the comedy youth-oriented show, the Sunday afternoon series ''

Luv U '' Luv U '' () is a Philippine television teen sitcom series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Edgar Mortiz, Frasco Mortiz, Badjie Mortiz, it stars Miles Ocampo, Kiray Celis, Marco Gumabao, Igi Boy Flores, CJ Navato, Alexa Ilacad, Karen Reyes, ...

''. After 19 years of staying

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

, Celis transferred to

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

as she signed a contract with GMA Artist Center (now Sparkle) on December 20, 2018. She joined the cast of the

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and

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-topbilled rom-com series '' Love You Two''.

Business

In 2018, Celis opened a restaurant called Chicks and Fins.

Personal life

In 2025, Celis became engaged to Stephan Estopia, whom she had been in a relationship with since 2021.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

References

External links

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Sparkle GMA Artist Center profile
* {{authority control 1995 births Living people Filipino child actresses Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino women comedians Goin' Bulilit cast members ABS-CBN people Star Magic GMA Network (company) people 20th-century Filipino actresses 21st-century Filipino actresses 21st-century Filipino businesspeople Filipino sketch comedians