Originally from Miami, Florida, Chelsea was apart of the inaugural Masters of Fine Arts in Drama class at The Juilliard School, making her the first black woman to obtain the degree. Chelsea's performance credits include the recent revival of Death of A Salesman starring Wendell Pierce, the Original Broadway Cast of Bob Dylan's Girl From the North Country, the 2019 Tony Award Winning Revival of Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, The Public Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival, and The Apollo Theater. Chelsea also plays opposite JoiStarr and Danny Glover in the feature film "Strive" which is streaming on AMC's Urban Movie Channel. Chelsea attended the Historically Black College, Florida A&M University and New World School of the Arts High School in Miami, Florida.