Chelsea Rendon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chelsea Noreen Rendon March 15, 1993 Montebello, California, U.S |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Vida Shameless |
Chelsea Noreen Rendon (born March 15, 1993) is a Mexican American actress. She is best known for portraying Mari Sanchez on Vida and Anne Gonzalez on Shameless .
Chelsea Noreen Rendon was born on March 15, 1993, in Montebello, California. She was raised in Montebello by a single mother and began her acting career in 2001 at a young age, appearing in commercials before landing her first film role at age six. She graduated from Montebello High School. [1]
Rendon began her acting career as a child, making her feature film debut as Cristina in the 2001 film No Turning Back. In her youth, she appeared in guest roles on several television series, including ER , The Shield , and Judging Amy . [2]
In 2011, she played Ruthie Valdez in the Academy Award-nominated film A Better Life . This was followed by roles in McFarland, USA (2015) and the Netflix original film Bright (2017). [3]
Rendon’s television work includes a recurring role as Lisa in the fifth season of The Fosters . From 2018 to 2020, she was a series regular on the Starz drama Vida , portraying the activist Mari. She also appeared as Anne Gonzalez in the tenth season of the Showtime series Shameless . [4]
More recently, she starred in the 2024 caper comedy The Unexpecteds, and in 2021, she voiced the character Acat in the animated miniseries Maya and the Three . [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | No Turning Back | Cristina Fernandez | |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Sandra | |
| 2011 | A Better Life | Ruthie Valdez | |
| 2015 | McFarland, USA | Maria Marsala | |
| 2017 | Bright | Juvenita | |
| 2018 | Thriller | Tiffany Rodriguez | |
| 2019 | The Infiltrators | Viridiana | |
| 2020 | The Tax Collector | Lupe | |
| 2024 | The Unexpecteds | Pati |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ER | Leticia Almarez | Episode: "Long Day's Journey" |
| 2003 | The Shield | Inez | Episode: "Breaking Snow" |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Maria De la Cruz | Episode: "The Quick and the Dead" |
| 2017 | The Fosters | Lisa | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Vida | Marisol "Mari" Sanchez | Main role |
| 2019–2020 | Shameless | Anne Gonzalez | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Gentefied | Ruthie | Episode: "The Grapevine" |
| 2021 | Lucifer | Camila | Episode: "Nothing Lasts Forever" |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Acat (voice) | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Maggie | Maria | Episode: "You Are the Master of Your Own Emotions" |
| 2023 | Lopez vs Lopez | Luna | Episode: "Lopez vs. Neighbors" |