Chriselle was born and raised in Bombay, India and moved to New York city at the age of 14.
Chriselle had an Indian accent till she was 17. She trained with dialects coach Dr David Allen Stern to change it to an American accent.
Chriselle has a BFA in Acting from The University of Connecticut and received a full scholarship to UCLA towards a Master of Fine Arts in Acting.
Chriselle told her family that she was going to be an actress at the age of 6, after her mother, a theatre reviewer, took her to see her first play, "Evita".
Chriselle is a dog lover and has 1 dog, a Brussels Griffon named Ferris.