Holmes (actor)

Chelsea Elizabeth Holmes, known as just Holmes professionally,{{cite web |url=https://www.holmeshome.me/about |title=Holmes}} is an American comedian, actress, and writer best known for her role as Kelly Mallet in the Fox sitcom Welcome to Flatch.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8556330/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1|title=Holmes at IMDB|website=imdb.com|access-date=June 2, 2022}}

Holmes has appeared on stage as a stand-up comic and improvisational actress, and has built up a substantial online following.{{cite web|url=https://tvovermind.com/chelsea-holmes/|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Holmes|last=Raiford|first=Tiffany|website=tvovermind.com|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=June 2, 2022}}

Career

After limited appearances in short films, Holmes landed the co-lead role in the Fox sitcom Welcome to Flatch,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/this-country-chelsea-holmes-sam-straley-to-star-taylor-ortega-krystal-smith-also-cast-in-fox-comedy-pilot-1202874470/|title=This Country: Holmes & Sam Straley To Star, Taylor Ortega & Krystal Smith Also Cast In Fox Comedy Pilot|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=March 4, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2022}} which premiered in 2022 and ended in February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/welcome-to-flatch-renewed-season-2-fox-1235023647/|title=Welcome To Flatch Renewed For Season 2 At Fox|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=White|first=Peter|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=June 3, 2022}}

Personal life

Holmes' given first name is Chelsea, but she uses her last name professionally as a mononym.

Holmes graduated from Florida State University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature. She wrote for The Eggplant: FSU's satirical news source, and worked at the FSU radio station WVFS.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-holmes-b3b31861/ |title=Chelsea Holmes at Linkedin |website=linkedin.com |access-date=June 2, 2022}}

Holmes claims no birthplace or hometown in her professional profiles, stating she moved around so much as a child that no one place could be called "home". She did mention on the Lovett or Leave It podcast episode "The Artful Todger" that her mother lives in Kansas City. She has expressed a fondness for Chicago, where she lived for about four years.