Chelsea Clark (actress)

Chelsea Clark (born May 5, 1998) is a Canadian actress best known for playing Esme Song in four seasons of Degrassi: Next Class, and Norah in the Netflix streaming TV series Ginny & Georgia.

Chelsea Clark
Born (1998-05-05) May 5, 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Personal life

After elementary school, Chelsea Clark went to Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts with a concentration on strings, she played cello. At university, Clark attended the University of Toronto. She has competed at the international level in dragon boat racing.[2]

Career

Clark first appeared on television in an episode of Rookie Blue in 2010, and as Stacey in Life with Boys in 2011. She landed a main starring role as Esme Song for four seasons of the classic Canadian series Degrassi: Next Class from 2016 to 2017.[3] During that time, Clark was nominated for "Best Series Regular or Leading Actress in a TV Series 16 Years & Over" at the 2017 Joey Awards for her role in Degrassi: Next Class [4][5] Clark was nominated for and won "Best actress in a short film" at the 2017 Joey Awards for her performance in the short film Blue Heart Emoji.[4]

In 2019, Clark was part of the ACTRA award nominated ensemble for the Winnifred Jong directed Canadian best screen award winning Tokens [6][7] In 2021, Clark played as Norah, a member of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah, Ginny) in the Netflix television series Ginny & Georgia.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2010 The Overture (Short) Geraldine
2017 Blue Heart Emoji (Short) Her
2018 Greta Follows Rivers (Short) Sasha
2019 Resolve (Short) Allie

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Rookie Blue Dhara Singh 1 episode - Hot and Bothered
2011 Life with Boys Stacey 3 episodes
2015 The Stanley Dynamic Chelsea 5 episodes
2016 Degrassi: Next Class Webisodes miniseries Esme Song Main
2016-2017 Degrassi: Next Class Esme Song Main – 28 episodes
2018 Good Witch Katie 1 episode - Match Game
2019 Tokens Roxy 4 episodes
2020 Let's Go Luna! uestEverq moneKati / Patra 1 episode - The Mystery of the Mask/Movie Monday
2021 Ginny & Georgia Norah 10 episodes
2021 Kung Fu Chloe Soong 2 episodes
2022 Hudson & Rex Imari Johnson 1 episode - Impawster Syndrome

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Joey Awards Best actress in a short film Blue Heart Emoji Won [4]
2017 Joey Awards Best Series Regular or Leading Actress in a TV Series 16 Years & Over Degrassi: Next Class Nominated [9]

References
  1. "Official Chelsea Clark". facebook. 2021.
  2. "A Chat With Chelsea Clark from Netflix's "Ginny and Georgia"". themudmag.com. February 4, 2021.
  3. "Celebrating Degrassi: Chelsea Clark". blendedent.com. August 13, 2016.
  4. "The Joey Awards 2017 Nominations". joeyawards.com. 2017.
  5. "Celebrating Degrassi: Chelsea Clark". blendedent.com. August 13, 2016.
  6. "About Tokens the web series". tokensoncall.com. 2019.
  7. "Nominees for the members choice series ensamble award". facebook. 2020.
  8. "See the cast of Netflix's Ginny and Georgia in real life". hellomagazine.com. March 4, 2021.
  9. Fountain, Jeff (October 29, 2018). "Award Winners Announced For Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2018". Geek Chic Elite. Retrieved March 22, 2021.


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