Chelsea Field

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Chelsea Field
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present
Spouse
(m. 2009)

Chelsea Field (born Kimberly A. Botfield; May 27, 1957) is an American actress whose career spans dance, film, and television. She began performing professionally as a dancer including a regular stint on the music series Solid Gold before transitioning to acting in the mid-1980s. [1] Field gained recognition for portraying Teela in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe and later appeared in such films as Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man and Andre . [2] On television, she is widely known for her role as attorney Rita Devereaux on NCIS: New Orleans , joining as a recurring character in season 3 and becoming a series regular by season 7. She is married to actor Scott Bakula.

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Career

Field started her career as a Solid Gold Dancer, and one of her first television roles was on Airwolf . [3] She also played Teela in the 1987 film adaptation of Masters of the Universe . [4] She began portraying attorney Rita Devereaux on NCIS: New Orleans during the program's third season. The character was changed from recurring to regular effective with the seventh season. [5]

Personal life

Field is married to actor Scott Bakula. [6]

Filmography

Film

Chelsea Field film work
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Perfect Randy
1985 Commando Western Flight Attendant
1987 Masters of the Universe Teela
1987 Prison Katherine Walker
1989 Skin Deep Amy McKenna
1989 Death Spa Darla
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Virginia Slim
1991 The Last Boy Scout Sarah Hallenbeck
1992 Dust Devil Wendy Robinson
1993 The Dark Half Annie Pangborn [7]
1993 Extreme Justice Kelly Daniels
1993 Snapdragon Det. Sgt. 'Peck' Peckham
1994 I'll Do Anything Screen-Test Actress
1994 Andre Thalice Whitney
1994 A Passion to Kill Diana
1995 The Wrong Woman Margaret
1996 Flipper Cathy
1998 Wicked Karen Christianson
2001 The Unsaid Penny Hunter
2005 Sleeping Dogs Lie Maggie
2008 Just Add Water Jeanne

Television

Chelsea Field television work
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Glitter DancerEpisode: "Pilot"
1985 Airwolf BrunetteEpisode: "Airwolf II"
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Kelsey BakerEpisode: "Barrington"
1988 A Year in the Life KarenEpisode: "The Little Disturbance of Man"
1988 The Bronx Zoo Chris Barnes4 episodes
1988 Thirtysomething Emily BurchEpisode: "Undone"
1989 Nightingales Samantha 'Sam' SullivanMain role; 13 episodes
1989Just TemporaryBarbaraTV movie
1990 Capital News Cassy SwannMain role; 13 episodes
1990 Murder C.O.D. EllieTV movie
1991 An Inconvenient Woman Camilla EburyTV miniseries
1993 Hotel Room DianeEpisode: "Getting Rid of Robert"
1993Complex of FearMichelle DolanTV movie
1993 Time Trax Eve ThornEpisode: "Two Beans in a Wheel"
1993 Dream On AllisonEpisode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream On"
1993 Angel Falls [8] Rae Dawn SnowMain role
1994 The Birds II: Land's End Mary HockenTV movie
1994 Royce Marnie PaymerTV movie
1994 Texas MattieTV miniseries
1994 Tales from the Crypt Simone 'Gwen' Bardou"The Assassin"
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial Christine JohnsonTV movie
1995The OmenAnnalisse SummerTV movie
1996The Bachelor's BabyJaimie FletcherTV movie
1998LegacyRegineEpisode: "Blood Relative"
1999 NetForce Megan MichaelsTV movie
2004 Cold Case Nicole BarnesEpisode: "Glued"
2005 Without a Trace Deborah StoneEpisode: "Manhunt"
2006 NCIS Jocelyn Wayne"Head Case"
2011Borderline MurderClaire MorganTV movie
2011 Memphis Beat Megan HargroveEpisode: "The Things We Carry"
2016 Secrets and Lies JaniceEpisode: "The Daughter"
2017–2021 NCIS: New Orleans Rita Devereaux Recurring role (season 3–6)
Main Cast (season 7)

References

  1. "Chelsea Field Biography". Fandango. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  2. "Chelsea Field". LA Phil. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  3. Norman, Jason. Actors in Action: How Our Favorite Action Stars Became Their Characters. BearManor Media. p. 133.
  4. Baer, Brian C. (March 7, 2017). How He-Man Mastered the Universe: Toy to Television to the Big Screen. McFarland. p. 197. ISBN   978-1-4766-6590-0.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (September 29, 2020). "'NCIS: New Orleans' Ups Chelsea Field To Series Regular For Season 7". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. Stein, Megan (December 17, 2019). "NCIS: New Orleans Star Scott Bakula Is Actually Married to an Actress From the Show". Country Living. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  7. Tony Williams (April 21, 2015). The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead. Columbia University Press. pp. 171ff. ISBN   978-0-231-85075-9.
  8. Prouty (September 1, 1996). Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993-1994. Taylor & Francis. pp. 141ff. ISBN   978-0-8240-3797-0.