Chelsea Frei — Exclusive 2019 Portraits

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Elissa Anderson

December 10, 2019 11:51AM EST

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Chelsea Frei

Chelsea Frei — Chelsea Frei stopped by HollywoodLife’s New York City portrait studio. She is an actress currently starring as Bridget Moody in FOX’s new series ‘The Moodys.’ She stars alongside Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins, Francois Arnaud, and Jay Baruchel. The show is a single-camera, comedy event series that follows a tight-knit, but slightly dysfunctional, family of five, all of whom gather in their hometown of Chicago for the holidays, with each packing his/her own eccentricities and complications, and hiding secrets from the others. The season finale is set to air Dec. 10. Her breakout role was in the YouTube series ‘Sideswiped.’ She played Jayne Tyler. Chelsea also starred as Victoria Gotti in the Lifetime movie ‘Victoria Gotti: My Father’s Daughter.’ She is working on a number of projects at the moment, including her first feature film that she co-wrote. See more exclusive portraits of Chelsea Frei in our gallery now.

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Chelsea Frei On ‘The Moodys’

Chelsea Frei On ‘The Moodys’ — ‘I read the script and immediately fell in love with it,’ Chelsea told HollywoodLife. ‘It’s so relatable. I feel like I see myself in Bridget, but also I just see the family dynamic in my family.’

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Chelsea Frei On Bonding With Her Onscreen Family

Chelsea Frei On Bonding With Her Onscreen Family — The filming schedule was quick but she immediately bonded with Denis Leary & Elizabeth Perkins. Chelsea said they all ‘immediately bonded over dumb stuff like Dunkin’ Donuts and Friendly’s’ because they’re from Boston. ‘I think because of that there’s such this spirit of Boston and Boston families that we all connected with.’

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Chelsea Frei On ‘The Moodys’ Season 2

Chelsea Frei On ‘The Moodys’ Season 2 — Chelsea is hoping that ‘The Moodys’ is renewed for a second season. ‘I think there’s so much more to figure out with each of the characters, especially with Bridget. Her story just isn’t over,’ she said.

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Chelsea Frei On Bridget’s Bigger Issues

Chelsea Frei On Bridget’s Bigger Issues — Chelsea believes that underneath Bridget’s romantic drama is a ‘bigger issue.’ She continues, ‘I would like to explore what’s happening in her career.’

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Chelsea Frei On ‘The Moodys’ Finale

Chelsea Frei On ‘The Moodys’ Finale — Chelsea teased that ‘a lot’ happens in the last 2 episodes. However, she thinks it’s a ‘really sweet ending.’

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Chelsea Frei On Doug Vs. Monty

Chelsea Frei On Doug Vs. Monty — ‘I think they both bring out different qualities in her, but I don’t think it’s about either of them,’ Chelsea said about Bridget’s romantic drama. ‘I think it’s about her figuring out what she wants to do with her life.’

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Chelsea Frei On Her New Project

Chelsea Frei On Her New Project — She is working on her first feature film that she co-wrote with her writing partner. ‘I love writing and I love producing. It was definitely the most challenging and stressful thing I’ve ever done in my life but also very, very rewarding,’ she said.

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