If you loved the character Cranberry on Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous which was played by Chelsea Tavares, then you’d also love Disney’s Jump In’s Karin Daniels played by Kylee Russell who happens to be Chelsea’s younger sister.
The sisters may have begun their acting journies in kiddies TV but they are certainly more than Disney and Nickelodeon kids, now.
Though these sisters are known as American actresses, they both hail from Cape Verde. Their roots have links to an ancestry in Brava, Cape Verde.
Chelsea Tavares’s stint in the acting industry dates back to 2000 when she made her debut. Her younger sister, Kylee, joined her about 5 years later when she made her debut in the aforementioned Disney film.
Kylee Russell is Chelsea’s Sister and They have Cape Verdean Roots
Chelsea Royce Tavares was born in Panorama City, California, United States of America. As already stated, she is the older sister of Kylee Russell who was also born in Panorama City.
The actresses, though Americans, have their ancestral roots traced back to Brava, in Cape Verde. Their nationality is Cape Verdean and Native American.
Their parents are known as Norm and Robin Tavares Russell who got married on May 18, 1996, a few months before Kylee was born. Robin is a painter and her daughters have flaunted her skills many times on their social media.
Chelsea is 7 years older than Kylee as she was born on September 22, 1991, while her younger sister was born on October 8, 1996.
The Tavares-Russell girls are 3 – Chelsea Royce Tavares Russell, Kylee Tavares Russell, and the last girl, Halle Russell (born September 30, 1999).
She Started Acting in 2005
Kylee Russell’s acting credits date back to 2005 when she was first featured in an episode of the TV series, Eve. In the same year, according to her IMDB page, she also starred in an episode of ER. The next year, she appeared in an episode of Still Standing.
Her first movie feature was in 2007 when she was cast as Karin Daniels in the Disney TV Movie, Jump In. Afterward, she began to appear in many more movies and TV series. She now has over 40 acting credits to her name.
Kylee’s older sister, on the other hand, began to act way back in 2000, 5 years before her. She has many more acting credits seeing that she has been in the industry for longer. She is also very good at acting and draws attention from producers.
Chelsea’s younger sister is duly following in her footsteps and is becoming as good as her sister.
In recent times, her acting credits include 2022’s Crushed where she acted as Hannah, and Zombies (2022), as Eliza. Also in the re-animated series of Zombies, she voiced the animated character of Eliza.
Kylee Russell and Her Sister Model for a Clothing Brand
Kylee and her younger sister, Halle, are models for a friend’s clothing brand. The brand is known as The Valley Clothing Co. It is a company that represents many aspects of the San Fernando Valley.
This clothing line comprises T-shirts and hoodies for adults and kids.
The 2 Tavares-Russell sisters offer their modeling talent for the brand owned by their friend. There are also other models par pictures up on the company’s Instagram page.
Chelsea Royce Tavares and Kylee Russell Attend Industry Events
Actresses, Kylee and Chelsea share quite a bond not just as sisters but also as colleagues. The women have been captured together, attending industry events.
One such event was the premier of the movie Black Panther back in January 2018. They posed for the cameras together and shared the images on their social media networks.
Outside industry activities, the family, which is close-knit, gets to enjoy a lot of time together. They go snowboarding and often hang out together.
Kylee Russell Became a Mother in February 2021
On July 4, 2021, Chelsea’s younger sister, 28-year-old Kylee, posted a picture of her with a baby bump. She captioned the image ‘Still can’t believe I’m gonna have a mini any day now’.
A few days later, on July 10, 2021, she welcomed her daughter, Greyson Blue to the world.
According to her IMDB page, her partner is Gavvin Schmidt and he is the father of her daughter. However, there is barely any pictorial evidence on Kylee’s Instagram page.
In addition to being a mother, she is also an aunt to her older sister’s child, Koden Stone Bowen. Chelsea and her fiancé, Joshua Bowen, welcomed their son on February 1, 2021.
