Chelsea Kane Staub (born September 15, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Stella Malone in the

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sitcom television series ''

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'' and the role of Riley Perrin in the Freeform sitcom, ''

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''. She also voiced Bea Goldfishberg in the

animated sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Chelsea Kane Staub was born in

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on September 15, 1988. Kane is the only child of John and Becky Staub. She worked at Valley Youth Theatre.

Career

Kane made her professional acting debut in the 2001 short film entitled ''Failure of Pamela Salt''. She went on to guest star in the television series '' Cracking Up'', '' Listen Up'', the pilot episode of '' Summerland'' and the 2004 direct-to-video film '' Arizona Summer''. In 2007, Kane starred in her first theatrical film role as Meredith Baxter Dimly, in the film ''

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'', playing the film's antagonist. She also performed two of the songs on the film's soundtrack. In 2008, she starred in ''

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'' as Stephanie Jameson. She also appeared in one episode of ''

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'' (the episode, "The Supernatural") and she starred in the Disney Channel original film '' Starstruck'' (2010). She played the role of Stella Malone, the stylist and long time best friend of the band J.O.N.A.S., in the Disney Channel series ''

'' The series aired from 2009 to 2010. From 2010 to 2014, Kane co-starred in the Disney Channel animated series ''

'' voicing the role of Bea Goldfishberg. In 2010, Kane filmed a web series called "The Homes" written and directed by John Cabrera. The series premiered on January 27, 2011, on

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.com. Kane was one of the celebrity contestants in

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on the American ballroom competition ''

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''. Her professional partner was

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, a two-time champion of the series. She made it to the season finale, but finished in third place behind

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and

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. In 2011, Kane joined the cast of the final season of

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's '' One Tree Hill'' in a recurring role. She played a character named Tara, who is a love interest for Kane's real life ex-boyfriend

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's character, Chase. From 2012 to 2017, Kane co-starred as Riley Perrin in the Freeform sitcom ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Discography

Awards and nominations

''Dancing with the Stars'' performances

Chelsea Kane's partner was

. *In week 7,

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was the guest judge and scored the dances. *On the finale, Chelsea Kane received third place despite tying for the top of the leaderboard, topping the leaderboard for 6 other dances throughout the season, and having the second highest average in the season.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Chelsea 1988 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona American child actresses American child singers American television actresses American voice actresses Participants in American reality television series Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers