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

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

comedy series, ''

Big Time Rush ''Big Time Rush'' is an American musical sitcom television series created by Scott Fellows that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013 and is currently available in Paramount+. It focuses on the Hollywood misa ...

,'' and comedy film ''

Big Time Movie ''Big Time Movie'' (also known as ''Big Time Rush: The Movie'') is a 2012 musical comedy television film based on the Nickelodeon television series, ''Big Time Rush'' and the songs of The Beatles, which aired March 10, 2012 in the United States ...

''. also played Marcie on the ''

Legally Blonde ''Legally Blonde'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic in his feature-length directorial debut, and scripted by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith from Amanda Brown's 2001 novel of the same name. It stars Reese Wit ...

'' spin off, ''

Legally Blondes ''Legally Blondes'' is a 2009 American direct-to-DVD comedy film. It is a spin-off of the ''Legally Blonde'' film series. It was directed by Savage Steve Holland and co-produced by Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods in the first two ...

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

Camilla and Rebecca Rosso Camilla "Milly" Rosso and Rebecca "Becky" Rosso (born 6 July 1994) are British identical twin former actresses and singers from London. They are best known for their roles as Janice (Milly) and Jessica (Becky) Ellis on ''The Suite Life of Zack & ...

. She has guest-starred in shows including ''

Cory in the House ''Cory in the House'' is an American television sitcom which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, and was a spin-off from the Disney Channel show ''That's So Raven''. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who m ...

'', '' Ghost Whisperer'', and ''

Cold Case A cold case is a crime, or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or r ...

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

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series pr ...

''. Chisholm has also appeared in YouTube group, WongFuProduction's, videos such as ''Linappropriate'', Chester See's sketch production called ''I Glove You'', and

David Choi David Choi (born March 22, 1986) is a South Korean-born American musician, YouTuber, and a member of parody K-pop group BgA based in Los Angeles. He has worked with companies such as Kellogg's, Starburst, the American Cancer Society, General ...

's music video for "Won't Even Start" as an extra.

Career

Tanya Chisholm is a graduate of the

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

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

High School Musical 2 ''High School Musical 2'' is a 2007 American musical television film written by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny Ortega. The 70th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), it is the sequel to ''High School Musical'' (2006) and the second inst ...

''; 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), '' Ghost Whisperer'' (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

'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

CeeLo Green Thomas DeCarlo Callaway - Burton (born May 30, 1975), known professionally as CeeLo Green (or Cee Lo Green), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. He is known for his work in hip hop and R&B, including the Gnarls ...

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

Wong Fu Productions Wong Fu Productions is an American filmmaking group founded by Wesley Chan (born April 27, 1984), Ted Fu (born October 26, 1981), and Philip Wang (born October 28, 1984). The trio met at the University of California, San Diego in 2004 and prod ...

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

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, Tanya 1983 births American film actresses American television actresses Living people 21st-century American actresses African-American actresses Actresses from Fort Lauderdale, Florida 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women