Chelah Horsdal filmography and biography
Date of birth: 19 June 1973, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Chelah Horsdal biography
Chelah grew up in the Vancouver community of Kitsilano. At eighteen,
by-way of modeling, Chelah appeared in a couple of locally shot TV
shows and commercials before packing her bags and moving to the
Caribbean for a year.
Upon returning home to Canada, Chelah took the long route back to
acting...restaurant management, interior design, creative director of a
magazine, event production, voice agent....until finally returning to
acting in 2002. Chelah then committed herself to full fledged study of
her chosen craft at Lyric School of Acting and immersed herself as a
student in all there was to read, watch & soak up.
She has since appeared in multiple films, television movies, TV series &
over 75 commercials. Highlights have been numerous, but at the top of
the list has been working with Sir Ben Kinsley, Mandy Patinkin, Laurie
Metcalf, Jean Reno, Jennifer Love Hewitt, John Lithgow & Paul
Dinello....the list goes on and on.
Despite a busy work schedule Chelah continues to study whenever she can
find the time. Teachers Larry Moss, John Cassini, Ben Ratner & Ivana
Chubbuck, among others, offer inspiration and new approaches for the
moving target of art.
Although often working out of town, Chelah continues to proudly call
Vancouver home.
Chelah Horsdal trivia
- Daughter of legendary Canadian folk singer Valdy.
- Has worked commercially under the direction of Tony Kaye (I).
- Opting to use a reusable container she never consumes bottled water on
set.
- Her paintings & still photography have raised money at auction for
various charitable organizations.