Actor

Lorene
Chesley

(she/her)

A native of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Lorene grew up studying ballet and tap but quickly segued her love for performance into acting. Credits include “June” in the world premiere of Feeding Beatrice at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, “Masha” in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Crescent City Stage), “Valerie Johnston” in Smart People (Arena Stage), “Marian Almond” in The Heiress (Arena Stage). TV credits include The Young and the Restless (CBS), Grown-ish (Freeform), Shameless (Showtime), and The Fosters (Freeform). Lorene also released her first book The Perfectly Imperfect Christian. She studied theater at Temple University and earned an M.F.A. in acting at University of California San Diego. Lorene would like to thank God for her many blessings and her family and friends for their continual love and support!