Chelsea Tavares is an American actress. She portrays Patience in a starring role in All American. She was originally cast in a guest starring role for the first two seasons.
Biography[]
Born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, CA, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent and has been a working actress for most of her life. Tavares first broke out on "Unfabulous" and "Just Jordan". Other previous credits include "SMILF", "Lethal Weapon", "Make It or Break It", "Ringer", "Bones", "The Middle" and the DreamWorks feature film "Fright Night".
Tavares recurs on the new season of "Animal Kingdom". Her recent credits include playing Nora in the long-anticipated video game "The Last of Us Part II" and a six-episode recurring arc on "Queen of the South" as Birdie.
She also starred in the indie feature "Solace", which premiered at the LA Film Festival 2018 and won the Muse Award for Best Ensemble Cast. The film was directed by Tchaiko Omawale and was also a recipient of the Tribeca All-Access Grant toward financing.
Filmography[]
| 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 | |
| If Not for His Grace | Older Jacqueline Randolph | ||
| The Sound of Magic | Grace | ||
| 2017 | Micah and Noel Share an Apartment: An Origin Story | Bria | |
| Chasing the Blues | Vanessa | ||
| 2018 | Jump | Kree | Short film |
| Solace | Jasmine |
| 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), regular role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2007–2008 | Just Jordan | Autumn Williams (season 2) | Regular role |
| 2010 | Zeke and Luther | Bonita | Episode: "Double Crush" |
| CSI: Miami | Tracy Newsom | Episode: "On the Hook" | |
| 2011 | The Middle | Cheerleader | Episode: "Valentine's Day II" |
| 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" |
| A Royal Family Holiday | Kelsey Royal | Television movie | |
| Royal Family Christmas | Kelsey Royal | Television movie | |
| 2017 | Grown Folks | Alisha Latifah Bronson | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" |
| Tycoon | Natalie Boyle | 9 episodes | |
| Mystic Cosmic Patrol | Emily / Green Patrolman | Episode: "Potty Mouth: Part 1" | |
| Lethal Weapon | Crystal | Episode: "Wreck the Halls" | |
| 2018–present | All American | Patience Robinson | Main role |
| 2019 | SMILF | Bebe | Episode: "Smile More if Lying Fails" |
| 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" |
| 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 |
