Chelsea Tavares

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Chelsea Royce Tavares
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2000–present
Children1 [1]

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 .

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Early life

Tavares' ancestors were from Brava, Cape Verde. [2] Her younger sister is Kylee Russell, also an actress who starred as Karin Daniels in the 2007 Disney television film Jump In! [3]

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 . [3] 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Crush on UNatasiaDirect-to-video
2011 Fright Night Clara
2012Amelia's 25thActress
2014Platinum the Dance MovieSimone
2015Welcome to the FamilyRiley
2015If Not for His GraceOlder Jacqueline Randolph
2015The Sound of MagicGrace
2017Micah and Noel Share an Apartment: An Origin StoryBria
2017Chasing the BluesVanessa
2018JumpKreeShort film
2018SolaceJasmine

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 The District Angie DaytonEpisode: "The Project"
2003 The Practice Virginia CarterEpisode: "Baby Love"
2004–2007 Unfabulous Cranberry St. ClaireRecurring role (season 1)
Regular role (seasons 2–3)
2007–2008 Just Jordan Autumn Williams (season 2)Regular role
2010 Zeke and Luther BonitaEpisode: "Double Crush"
2010 CSI: Miami Tracy NewsomEpisode: "On the Hook"
2011 The Middle CheerleaderEpisode: "Valentine's Day II"
2011 Ringer Andrea3 episodes
2012 Make It or Break It Jordan Randall8 episodes
2013Calvin and Freddie's Cosmic EncountersVictoriaEpisode: "The Invasion"
2015 Bones Sabrina ClevengerEpisode: "The Baker in the Bits"
2015A Royal Family HolidayKelsey RoyalTelevision movie
2015Royal Family ChristmasKelsey RoyalTelevision movie
2017 Grown Folks Alisha Latifah BronsonEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
2017 Tycoon Natalie Boyle9 episodes
2017Mystic Cosmic PatrolEmily / Green PatrolmanEpisode: "Potty Mouth: Part 1"
2017 Lethal Weapon CrystalEpisode: "Wreck the Halls"
2018–present All American Patience RobinsonMain role (48 episodes)
2019 SMILF BebeEpisode: "Smile More if Lying Fails"
2019 Queen of the South Birdie6 episodes
2021 Robot Chicken Aunt Flo, GinaVoice role; episode: "May Cause the Exact Thing You're Taking This to Avoid"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure Young Nala Voice
2015 Fallout 4 GloryVoice
2020 The Last of Us Part II Nora Harris Voice and motion capture

Discography

Singles
YearSingleAlbum
2010"Happy"Non-album song
2012"Tea Party"
2012"Beautiful Gangsta" feat. Young Keno

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