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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The District | Angie Dayton | Episode: "The Project" |
| 2003 | The Practice | Virginia Carter | Episode: "Baby Love" |
| 2004–07 | Unfabulous | Cranberry St. Claire | Recurring role (season 1) Regular role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2007 | Crush on U | Natasia | Direct-to-video film |
| 2007–08 | Just Jordan | Autumn Williams | Regular role (season 2) |
| 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 | Fright Night | Clara | |
| 2011 | Ringer | Andrea | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Make It or Break It | Jordan Randall | 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Amelia's 25th | Actress | |
| 2013 | Calvin and Freddie's Cosmic Encounters | Victoria | Episode: "The Invasion" |
| 2014 | Platinum the Dance Movie | Simone | |
| 2015 | Bones | Sabrina Clevenger | Episode: "The Baker in the Bits" |
| 2015 | Welcome to the Family | Riley | |
| 2015 | If Not for His Grace | Older Jacqueline Randolph | |
| 2015 | A Royal Family Holiday | Kelsey Royal | TV movie |
| 2015 | Royal Family Christmas | Kelsey Royal | TV movie |
| 2015 | The Sound of Magic | Grace | |
| 2017 | Grown Folks | Alisha Latifah Bronson | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" |
| 2017 | Tycoon | Natalie Boyle | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Micah and Noel Share an Apartment: An Origin Story | Bria | |
| 2017 | Mystic Cosmic Patrol | Emily / Green Patrolman | Episode: "Potty Mouth: Part 1" |
| 2017 | Chasing the Blues | Vanessa | |
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | Crystal | Episode: "Wreck the Halls" |
| 2018–present | All American | Patience | 21 episodes |
| 2018 | Jump | Kree | Short film |
| 2018 | Solace | Jasmine | |
| 2019 | SMILF | Bebe | Episode: "Smile More if Lying Fails" |
| 2019 | Queen of the South | Birdie | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Glory | Voice |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Nora Harris | Motion Capture |