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Chelsea Elizabeth Holmes, known as just Holmes professionally, is an American comedian, actor, and writer best known for their role as Kelly Mallet in the
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''. Holmes has appeared on stage as a stand-up comic and improvisational actor, and has built up a substantial online following.


Career

After limited appearances in short films, Holmes landed the co-lead role in the Fox sitcom ''Welcome to Flatch'', which premiered in 2022 and ended in February 2023. Holmes also appeared in Amazon comedy show Overcompensating (2025).


Personal life

Holmes' given first name is Chelsea, but they use their last name professionally as a
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. Holmes graduated from
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in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature. They 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 the ''
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'' podcast episode "The Artful Todger" that their mother lives in
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. They have expressed a fondness for
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, where they lived for about four years. Holmes goes by they/them pronouns.


Filmography


Film


Television


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes Living people American film actresses Florida State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Pansexual actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American comedians American television actresses American women comedians American LGBTQ comedians