Chelsea Holmes, known as just Holmes professionally, is an American comedian, actor and writer best known for her role as Kelly Mallet in the
Fox
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sitcom ''
Welcome to Flatch''.
Holmes has appeared on stage as a stand-up comic and improvisational actor, and has built up a substantial online following.
After limited appearances in short films and television, Holmes landed the co-lead role in the Fox sitcom ''Welcome to Flatch'', which premiered in 2022 and is now in its second season.
Personal Life
Holmes' given first name is Chelsea, but they use their last name professionally as a
mononym.
Holmes graduated from
Florida State University
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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.
Holmes claims no birthplace or hometown in their professional profiles, stating they moved around so much as a child that no one place could be called “home.” They did mention on
Lovett or Leave It podcast episode "The Artful Todger" that their mother lives in
Kansas City
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. They have expressed a fondness for
Chicago, where they lived for about four years.
[
Holmes is openly pansexual,][ and is comfortable with the pronouns she/her or they/them.]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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Living people
American actors
Florida State University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Pansexual actresses