Chelsea Hobbs (born February 18, 1985[1]) is a Canadian actress. She is known for roles such as Gerda in the 2002 television film Snow Queen and Emily Kmetko in the ABC Family teen drama Make It or Break It.

Chelsea Hobbs
Born (1985-02-18) February 18, 1985 (age 39)[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouses
Teren Oddo
(m. 2007; div. 2014)
James Neate
(m. 2020)
Children4

Early life

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Hobbs attended an advanced secondary school arts curriculum school, being enrolled in an intensive acting program. Starting at age three, she began dancing.[citation needed]

Career

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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.[2] 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.[3] 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

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Hobbs married photographer Teren Oddo in 2007 but they have since divorced.[citation needed] The couple have two children, a daughter (born in 2006) and a son (born in 2011).[4]

Hobbs married James Neate in 2020.[5] The couple have two children, a son (born in May 2020) and a daughter (born in January 2022).[6][7]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Secret's Out Vanna
2000 Christina's House Suzy Cooper
2005 The Unknown Jenny Ackers
2005 Lords of Dogtown Caroline
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1994 No Adults Aloud Chelsea Wright
1996 Sweet Dreams Young Laura Television film
1997 Perfect Body New Gymnast Television film
1999 Miracle on the 17th Green Megan McKinley Television film
2001 Mysterious Ways 14-Year-Old Girl Episode: "Do You See What I See?"
2001 Seven Days Amy Episode: "The Brink"
2001 Pasadena Meredith Weller Recurring role, 6 episodes
2002 The Sausage Factory Madison Episode: "The Tux"
2002 Snow Queen Gerda Television film
2005 Beach Girls Nell Kilvert Main role
2005 More Sex and the Single Mom Sara Gradwell Television film
2007 The L Word Brooke Episodes: "Livin' La Vida Loca", "Lassoed", "Layup"
2007 The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker Shanna Television film
2008 Confessions of a Go-Go Girl Jane McCoy Television film
2008 Cold Case Betty Sue Baker Episode: "Pin Up Girl"
2009–2011 Make It or Break It Emily Kmetko Main role (seasons 1–2)
2010 CSI: Miami Courtney Haywood Episode: "Spring Breakdown"
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Colleen Hughes Episode: "Bittersweet"
2013 Transporter: The Series Jet Episode: "Cherchez la Femme"
2013 The Trainer Annie Hogan Television film
2014 June in January Bethany Barnard Television film
2014 Supernatural Catlin Episode: "Girls, Girls, Girls"
2014 The Nine Lives of Christmas Blair Television film
2015 The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story Laura Leighton Television film
2016 Lucifer Christi Episode: "Homewrecker"
2017 The Psycho She Met Online Karen Hexley Television film
2018 UnREAL Charlie Recurring role (season 3), 8 episodes
2018 Killer Ending Caroline Villos Television film
2018 Left for Dead Leah Television film
2018 Mr. 365 Sophia Worthy Television film
2018 Take Two Alison Hopkins Episode: "Shadows of the Past"
2019 A Ruby Herring Mystery: Her Last Breath Jenny Taylor Television film
2019 The Good Doctor Sasha Omar Episode: "Incomplete"
2020 Killer in the Guest House Gina Larson Television film
2020–2021 Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Jackie Shawl Television film series
2021 A Mother's Fury Elizabeth Daley Television film; also known as Snatched from Mommy
2021 The Picture of Christmas Ember Morely Television film; also known as The Christmas Book
2022 The Holiday Sitter Kathleen Walker Television film
2023 Dream Moms Claire Ryan Television film
2023 Navigating Christmas Melanie Television film

References

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  1. ^ a b Hobbs, Chelsea [@ChelseaHobbs] (February 18, 2010). "Thank for the wonderful bday mesages:) and I'm 25 as of today for those who've asked!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Biography at official website Archived April 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, chelsearaellehobbs.com.
  3. ^ Lowry, Brian (June 21, 2009). "Review: 'Make It or Break It'". Variety. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "'Make It Or Break It' Star Chelsea Hobbs Gives Birth To A Baby Boy! Congrats!". Hollybaby.com. May 3, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Hobbs, Chelsea [@chelseaxhobbs] (January 1, 2020). "Mr. & Mrs. Neate 💕 #aneatewedding #2020 #wedding". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ Hobbs, Chelsea [@chelseaxhobbs] (May 25, 2020). "Jones Powell Neate was born at 11:43 pm May 21st at 8lbs 4oz in the comfort of his own home in just an hour and a half. We planned on going..." Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ Hobbs, Chelsea [@chelseaxhobbs] (January 22, 2022). "Lucy Taylor Neate came into the world yesterday morning at 6:04am weighing just 4lbs..." Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Instagram.
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