Born and raised in Montebello California actress Chelsea Rendon has been a working actress since the age of 7 after booking a leading role in the feature film No Turning Back which went onto win multiple awards for her portrayal of Cristina She continued to work on shows such as ER The Shield and Judging Amyas a child and recently worked on Disneys McFarland USA starred in Netflix original hit Bright and has recurred on Freeforms The Fosters Most recognized for her role as Ruthie in the Oscarnominated film A Better Life Chelsea is taking a page from the same book and channeling a young woke activist by the name of Mari in STARZ upcoming drama Vida Chelsea stars alongside Mishel Prada and Melissa Barrera in the halfhour drama series focusing on two MexicanAmerican sisters from the east side of Los Angeles As an actor who is attracted to empowering female roles Chelsea draws inspiration from the likes of Viola Davis Mariska Hargitay and Taraji P Henson and hopes to one day produce her content and try her hand in directing Chelsea enjoys practicing karate eating her way through the citys best tacos and finding time to catch up on her favorite television shows