Tanya Michelle Chisholm (born July 1, 1983) is an American actress and dancer. She is mostly known for her role as Kelly Wainwright on the

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comedy series, ''

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,'' and comedy film ''

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''. also played Marcie on the ''

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'' spin off, ''

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'' (otherwise known as ''Legally Blonde 3'') alongside the film's stars,

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. She has guest-starred in shows including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She also had a recurring role on ''

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''. Chisholm has also appeared in YouTube group, WongFuProduction's, videos such as ''Linappropriate'',

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's sketch production called ''I Glove You'', and David Choi's music video for "Won't Even Start" as an extra.

Career

Tanya Chisholm is a graduate of the

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School of Theatre, Film, and Television. Chisholm is best known for playing the main 'Sharpette', Jackie, in the Disney movie ''

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''; the only Sharpette to appear in the film's main credits. Chisholm has done other work for Disney, including a guest role on ''

'', and has a supporting role in the movie '' Fired Up!''. Chisholm has also appeared in television series such as ''

'' (recurring), ''

'' (guest star), and ''

'' (guest star). She starred as Kelly Wainwright in Nickelodeon's hit series ''

''. She had a recurring role in ''

'' (2009) as Marcie, one of Izzy and Annie's scholarship-provided friends. Chisholm appeared in David Choi's music video "Won't Even Start" directed by Wong Fu Productions on YouTube. She appeared in the cast of ''Big Time Rush's'' Season 2 introduction scene. She also appeared in

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"s music video "Cry Baby". She was also featured in 3 shorts from YouTubers

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called ''The End of Wong Fu: A Christmas Story'', ''Two Weeks Later: Resolution Fails'' and ''Linappropriate''. Chisholm has been featured in Chester See's sketch production, ''I Glove You''. She also appears in

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's music video "For Your Entertainment" as a dancer.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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