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KOKOnista Of The Day: Chelsea Tavares Is The Classy Cape Verdean Chic With A Cool Cosmopolitan Vibe

Chelsea Royce Tavares is a Cape Verdean American actress, voice actress, and singer with a quirky chic style.

Chelsea Royce Tavares was born in the Panorama City neighbourhood of Los Angeles. Chelsea’s family is from Brava, Cape Verde.

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Her younger sister is Kylee Russell, also an actress who starred as Karin Daniels in the 2007 Disney television film Jump In!

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. She is currently starring as Patience 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.

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