Chelsea Clark | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Degrassi: Next Class Ginny and Georgia |
Chelsea Clark (born May 5, 1998) is a Canadian actress having arose to notability playing Esme Song in four seasons of Degrassi: Next Class , and Norah in the Netflix streaming TV series Ginny & Georgia .
Clark attended the University of Toronto. She has competed at the international level in dragon boat racing. [2]
Clark first appeared on television in an episode of Rookie Blue in 2010, and as Stacey in Life with Boys in 2011. She landed a main starring role as Esme Song for four seasons of the classic Canadian series Degrassi: Next Class from 2016 to 2017. [3] During that time, Clark was nominated for "Best Series Regular or Leading Actress in a TV Series 16 Years & Over" at the 2017 Joey Awards for her role in Degrassi: Next Class [4] [5] Clark was nominated for and won "Best actress in a short film" at the 2017 Joey Awards for her performance in the short film Blue Heart Emoji. [4]
In 2019, Clark was part of the ensemble for the Winnifred Jong directed comedy web series Tokens , [6] which was nominated for best ensemble at the 18th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto. [7]
In 2021, Clark played Norah, a member of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah, Ginny) [8] in the Netflix television series Ginny & Georgia . [2] [9]
Clark played a lead role in the Lenin M. Sivam directed thriller The Protector , which premiered at the Fantasia Festival on July 28, 2022. [10]
Clark stars in five episodes of the 2022 mini-series Ezra ; she was also credited as a producer, writer, and director. [11]
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2010 | The Overture | Geraldine | Short film |
2017 | Blue Heart Emoji | Her | Short film |
2018 | Greta Follows Rivers | Sasha | Short film |
2019 | Resolve | Allie | Short film |
2022 | The Protector [10] | Evelyn | Film |
2024 | Scared Shitless | Patricia | Film |
TBA | Pins & Needles | Max | Post-production |
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2010 | Rookie Blue | Dhara Singh | Season 1, episode 7: "Hot and Bothered" |
2011 | Life with Boys | Stacey | 3 episodes |
2015 | The Stanley Dynamic | Chelsea | 5 episodes |
2016 | Degrassi: Next Class Webisodes | Esme Song | Main role |
2016–2017 | Degrassi: Next Class | Esme Song | Main role; 28 episodes |
2018 | Good Witch | Katie | Season 4, episode 6: "Match Game" |
2019 | Tokens | Roxy | 4 episodes |
2020 | Let's Go Luna! | uestEverq moneKati / Patra | Voice Season 2, episode 12: "The Mystery of the Mask/Movie Monday" |
2021 | Kung Fu | Chloe Soong | 3 episodes |
2021–present | Ginny & Georgia | Norah | 18 episodes |
2022 | Hudson & Rex | Imari Johnson | Season 4, episode 9: "Impawster Syndrome" |
Ezra | Kylo Konstine | 5 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Joey Awards | Best actress in a short film | Blue Heart Emoji | Won | [4] |
2017 | Joey Awards | Best Series Regular or Leading Actress in a TV Series 16 Years & Over | Degrassi: Next Class | Nominated | [4] |
2019 | ACTRA Awards | Best Ensemble (shared) | Tokens | Nominated | [7] |
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