Chelsea Zhang
{{short description|American actress (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
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| name = Chelsea Zhang
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| birth_name = Chelsea T. Zhang
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|4}}
| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater = USC Marshall School of Business (BSc)
| occupation = Actress
| othername =
| years_active = 2012–present
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Chelsea T. Zhang (born November 4, 1996) is an American actress. She portrayed Rose Wilson in the HBO Max superhero series Titans (2019) and had recurring roles in the Disney Channel series Andi Mack (2017–2018) and the Netflix series Daybreak (2019). Her films include Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), Relish (2019), and Love in Taipei (2023).
Early life and education
Zhang is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was a Junior Olympic figure skating qualifier in her preteens.{{cite web |title=Chelsea Zhang: Who plays KJ on Daybreak on Netflix? |first=John |last=Dotson |date=October 25, 2019 |website=monstersandcritics.com |url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/chelsea-zhang-who-plays-kj-on-daybreak-on-netflix/ |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925155340/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/chelsea-zhang-who-plays-kj-on-daybreak-on-netflix/ |archive-date=2020-09-25 |url-status=live}} She attended North Allegheny Senior High School. At the age of 16, she was accepted early to the University of Southern California. She graduated from the Marshall School of Business with a degree in business administration in 2017.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/titans-rose-wilson-deathstroke-disney-channel-actress-cast-as-ravager-on-dc-universe-series-1202580773/ |title='Titans': Disney Channel Actress Cast As Ravager On DC Universe Series |work=Deadline Hollywood |first=Geoff |last=Boucher |date=March 22, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322172036/https://deadline.com/2019/03/titans-rose-wilson-deathstroke-disney-channel-actress-cast-as-ravager-on-dc-universe-series-1202580773/ |archive-date=2019-03-22 |url-status=live}}
Career
Zhang made her debut in 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower. She played the role of Naomi in the 2015 film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
From 2017 to 2018, Zhang played the recurring role of Brittany, Bex Mack (Lilan Bowden)'s boss at The Fringe, in seasons 1 and 2 of the Disney Channel series Andi Mack.{{cite web |title='Titans' Casts Chelsea T Zhang As Rose Wilson/Ravager |first=Jax |last=Motes |date=March 25, 2019 |website=sciencefiction.com |url=https://sciencefiction.com/2019/03/25/titans-casts-chelsea-t-zhang-as-rose-wilson-ravager/ |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201181244/https://sciencefiction.com/2019/03/25/titans-casts-chelsea-t-zhang-as-rose-wilson-ravager/ |archive-date=2020-02-01 |url-status=live}}
Zhang played the role of Sawyer in the 2018 independent feature film Relish, which was featured in several international film festivals, including the 2019 Burbank International Film Festival,{{cite web |title="Relish" Gets World Premiere at the Burbank International Film Festival! |author=Farid-ul-Haq |date=July 25, 2019 |website=thegeekiary.com |url=https://thegeekiary.com/relish-burbank-international-film-festival/68039 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731054441/https://thegeekiary.com/relish-burbank-international-film-festival/68039 |archive-date=2019-07-31 |url-status=live}} where Zhang received several nominations and awards for best supporting actress and best ensemble.
In March 2019, it was announced that Zhang would star as Rose Wilson in the first live action iteration of the character in second season of the DC Universe series Titans.{{cite web |title='Titans': New BTS Look At Chelsea T. Zhang As Ravager For Season 2 |website=heroichollywood.com |first=Michael |last=Bezanidis |date=August 11, 2019 |url=https://heroichollywood.com/chelsea-t-zhang-ravager-titans-bts/ |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202002256/https://heroichollywood.com/chelsea-t-zhang-ravager-titans-bts/ |archive-date=2020-02-02 |url-status=live}} She also played KJ in the 2019 Netflix adaptation of Daybreak.{{cite web |title=Daybreak: Meet the Apocalyptic Thriller's Stacked Cast |first=Stacey |last=Nguyen |date=November 4, 2019 |website=PopSugar |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/daybreak-cast-46843747 |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105133639/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/daybreak-cast-46843747#photo-46843747 |archive-date=2019-11-05 |url-status=live}}
In November 2021, it was announced Zhang would play Sophie in the film adaptation of the Abigail Hing Wen novel Loveboat, Taipei,{{Cite news |title=‘Loveboat, Taipei’: Ashley Liao & Ross Butler To Topline YA Romance From Ace Entertainment |first=Matt |last=Grobar |date=11 November 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/loveboat-taipei-ross-butler-and-ashley-liao-to-topline-ya-romance-1234871813/ |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111171754/https://deadline.com/2021/11/loveboat-taipei-ross-butler-and-ashley-liao-to-topline-ya-romance-1234871813/ |archive-date=2021-11-11 |url-status=live}} released in November 2023 as Love in Taipei.
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Shakespeare girl | |
| 2015 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Naomi | |
| 2018 | Relish | Sawyer | |
| 2023 | Love in Taipei | Sophie |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chasing Life | Shelby | Episode: "April Just Wants to Have Fun" |
| 2015 | Scream Queens | Japanese sorority girl | Episode: "Ghost Stories" |
| 2016 | The Cheerleader Murders | Stacy | TV film |
| 2017 | The Rachels | Gina | TV film |
| 2017–2018 | Andi Mack | Brittany | Recurring role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2018 | The Perfect Mother | Helen | TV film |
| 2019 | Daybreak | KJ | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Titans | Rose Wilson | Main role (season 2) |
| 2020 | Love in the Time of Corona | Kaia | Recurring role |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Work ! Award ! Category ! Result |
|---|
| 2018
| Relish | Creation International Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | {{won}} |
| rowspan="5" | 2019
| rowspan="5" | Relish | Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Ensemble | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2" | Cinema WorldFest Awards
| Best Supporting Actress | {{won}} |
| Best Ensemble Cast
| {{won}} |
| Madrid International Film Festival
| Best Supporting Actress | {{nom}} |
| Queen Palm International Film Festival
| Best Supporting Actress | {{won}} |
References
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Pittsburgh