{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Chelsea Tavares | image = Chelsea Tavares 2024 02.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Tavares in 2024 | birth_name = Chelsea Royce Tavares | birth_date = | birth_place = Panorama City, Los Angeles, California<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/chelsea-tavares/|title=Profile: Chelsea Tavares |website=TV Insider|access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}} | years_active = 2000–present | children = 1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXzXkxvylM/?hl=en|title=Instagram|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> }} '''Chelsea Royce Tavares''' is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Cranberry on the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'', Autumn Williams on the Nickelodeon series ''Just Jordan'', Patience Robinson in The CW series ''All American'', and the voice and motion capture for Nora Harris in the video game ''The Last of Us Part II''.
==Early life== Tavares' ancestors were from Brava, Cape Verde.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article58024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721013933/http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article58024 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=Chelsea Tavares, singer of Cape Verdean descent, releases duet with Lil JJ |publisher=ASemana |date=November 9, 2010 |accessdate=December 16, 2011 }}</ref> Her younger sister is Kylee Russell, also an actress who starred as Karin Daniels in the 2007 Disney television film ''Jump In!''<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1224689/Chelsea-Royce-Tavares |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130125841/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1224689/Chelsea-Royce-Tavares |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |title=Chelsea Royce Tavares Movies & TV |accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>
==Career== Prior to appearing in ''Unfabulous'', Tavares guest starred in the series ''The District'' and ''The Practice''. In 2004, she joined ''Unfabulous'' as a recurring cast member in the first season before becoming a series regular the final two seasons. Shortly after, she joined the main cast of another Nickelodeon series ''Just Jordan'', in the show's second and final season. Her other television acting credits include ''Zeke and Luther'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''The Middle'', and ''Ringer''. In 2011, she appeared in the feature film ''Fright Night''.<ref name="NY Times"/> She is currently starring as Patience Robinson in the hit CW Network's series, ''All American''. In video games, she voiced Glory in ''Fallout 4'' and voiced and mo-capped Nora Harris in ''The Last of Us Part II''.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | 2007 | ''Crush on U'' | Natasia | Direct-to-video |- | 2011 | ''Fright Night'' | Clara | |- | 2012 | ''Amelia's 25th'' | Actress | |- | 2014 |''Platinum the Dance Movie'' |Simone | |- | 2015 |''Welcome to the Family'' | Riley | |- | 2015 | ''If Not for His Grace'' | Older Jacqueline Randolph | |- | 2015 | ''The Sound of Magic'' | Grace | |- | 2017 | ''Micah and Noel Share an Apartment: An Origin Story'' | Bria | |- | 2017 | ''Chasing the Blues'' | Vanessa | |- | 2018 | ''Jump'' | Kree | Short film |- | 2018 | ''Solace'' | Jasmine | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2001 | ''The District'' | Angie Dayton | Episode: "The Project" |- | 2003 | ''The Practice'' | Virginia Carter | Episode: "Baby Love" |- | 2004–2007 | ''Unfabulous'' | Cranberry St. Claire | Recurring role (season 1)<br>Regular role (seasons 2–3) |- | 2007–2008 | ''Just Jordan'' | Autumn Williams (season 2) | Regular role |- | 2010 | ''Zeke and Luther'' | Bonita | Episode: "Double Crush" |- | 2010 | ''CSI: Miami'' | Tracy Newsom | Episode: "On the Hook" |- | 2011 | ''The Middle'' | Cheerleader | Episode: "Valentine's Day II" |- | 2011 | ''Ringer'' | Andrea | 3 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Make It or Break It'' | Jordan Randall | 8 episodes |- | 2013 | ''Calvin and Freddie's Cosmic Encounters'' | Victoria | Episode: "The Invasion" |- | 2015 | ''Bones'' | Sabrina Clevenger | Episode: "The Baker in the Bits" |- | 2015 | ''A Royal Family Holiday'' | Kelsey Royal | Television movie |- | 2015 | ''Royal Family Christmas'' | Kelsey Royal | Television movie |- | 2017 | ''Grown Folks'' | Alisha Latifah Bronson | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" |- | 2017 | ''Tycoon'' | Natalie Boyle | 9 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Mystic Cosmic Patrol'' | Emily / Green Patrolman | Episode: "Potty Mouth: Part 1" |- | 2017 | ''Lethal Weapon'' | Crystal | Episode: "Wreck the Halls" |- | 2018–present | ''All American'' | Patience Robinson | Main role (48 episodes) |- | 2019 | ''SMILF'' | Bebe | Episode: "Smile More if Lying Fails" |- | 2019 | ''Queen of the South'' | Birdie | 6 episodes |- | 2021 | ''Robot Chicken'' | Aunt Flo, Gina | Voice role; episode: "May Cause the Exact Thing You're Taking This to Avoid" |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2000 |''The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure'' |Young Nala |Voice |- |2015 |''Fallout 4'' |Glory |Voice |- |2020 |''The Last of Us Part II'' |Nora Harris |Voice and motion capture |}
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" |+Singles !Year !Single !Album |- |2010 |"Happy" | rowspan="3" |Non-album song |- |2012 |"Tea Party" |- |2012 |"Beautiful Gangsta" feat. Young Keno |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://chelseatavares.com/}} *{{IMDb name|1553945}}
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