Chelsea Hobbs
Born: February 18, 1985
Age: 39
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Chelsea Raelle Hobbs (born February 18, 1985) known professionally as Chelsea Hobbs is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in such roles as Gerda in the 2002 film Snow Queen and the ABC Family teen drama Make It or Break It as Emily Kmetko.
Early life
Hobbs is of Irish, Scottish and Swedish descent. Hobbs attended an advanced secondary school arts curriculum school, being enrolled in an intensive acting program. Starting at age 3, Hobbs began dancing.
Career
During her youth, Hobbs has appeared in over 40 commercials, and has appeared in the kids' improvisational TV series, No Adults Aloud. Her lead role as "Gerda" in Hallmark's Snow Queen and subsequent Leo Award nomination led to a TV pilot, Save the Last Dance. Hobbs had a recurring role on The L Word and played a part in Lords of Dogtown and Beach Girls. She has also appeared in Lifetime films such as The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker alongside Sara Paxton.
In 2008, Hobbs landed the leading role in the movie Confessions of a Go-Go Girl as Jane McCoy, a recent college graduate, who decides to scrap her plans for law school to pursue an acting career full-time, against her parents' wishes. In 2009, Hobbs was cast in the role of Emily Kmetko, an aspiring Olympic gymnast from the wrong side of the tracks, in ABC Family's Make It or Break It. Hobbs was absent from the final 3 episodes of season 2 of Make It or Break, as she and her husband were expecting their second child. In October 2011 she announced that she would not be returning for season 3.
In April 2010, Hobbs (playing Courtney Haywood) and her Make It or Break It co-star Cassie Scerbo (as Hillary Swanson) guest starred on the CSI: Miami episode "Spring Breakdown". In 2013, she starred in the Lifetime TV thriller The Trainer as well as HBO series The Transporter. Her 2014 credits include Hallmark's June in January and The Nine Lives of Christmas and a guest star on the television series Motive.
Personal life
Hobbs was married to photographer Teren Oddo from 2007-13. They have a daughter, Wylie (born in 2006) and a son, Kingston, (born 27 April 2011).
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Secret's Out | Vanna | |
2000 | Christina's House | Suzy Cooper | |
2005 | The Unknown | Jenny Ackers | |
2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Caroline |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | No Adults Aloud | Chelsea Wright | |
1996 | Sweet Dreams | Young Laura | TV film |
1997 | Perfect Body | New Gymnast | TV film |
1999 | Miracle on the 17th Green | Megan McKinley | TV film |
2001 | Mysterious Ways | 14-Year-Old Girl | "Do You See What I See?" (season 1: episode 21) |
2001 | Seven Days | Amy | "The Brink" (season 3: episode 19) |
2001 | Pasadena | Meredith Weller | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
2002 | The Sausage Factory | Madison | "The Tux" (season 1: episode 3) |
2002 | Snow Queen | Gerda | TV film |
2005 | Beach Girls | Nell Kilvert | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
2005 | More Sex and the Single Mom | Sara Gradwell | TV film |
2007 | The L Word | Brooke | "Livin' La Vida Loca" (season 4: episode 2) "Lassoed" (season 4: episode 3) "Layup" (season 4: episode 4) |
2007 | The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker | Shanna | TV film |
2008 | Confessions of a Go-Go Girl | Jane McCoy | TV film |
2008 | Cold Case | Betty Sue Baker | "Pin Up Girl" (season 6: episode 9) |
2009-11 | Make It or Break It | Emily Kmetko | Co-lead role; 36 episodes |
2010 | CSI: Miami | Courtney Haywood | "Spring Breakdown" (season 8: episode 19) |
2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Colleen Hughes | "Bittersweet" (season 12: episode 3) |
2013 | Transporter: The Series | Jet | "Cherchez la Femme" (season 1: episode 11) |
2013 | The Trainer | Annie Hogan | TV film |
2014 | June in January | Bethany Barnard | TV film |
2014 | Supernatural | Catlin | "Girls, Girls, Girls" (season 10: episode 7) |
2014 | The Nine Lives of Christmas | Blair | TV film |
2015 | The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story | Laura Leighton | TV film |