Star File
Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz
Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz is a bicoastal theater, film, and television actress. In Los Angeles, she has originated roles such as Kat in the Steinberg Award-winning How the Light Gets In and Sei Shonagon in Unrivaled. She also recently played Elena in Pasadena Playhouse’s Uncle Vanya as part of their Tony-Award winning season. TV work includes Swarm (Amazon Prime), The Resident (CBS), The Flash (CW), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Scandal (ABC), Longmire (Netflix), Station 19 (ABC) and Magnum PI (CBS). Recent film work includes Netflix’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, directed by John Lee Hancock. BFA: Boston University. This is her Broadway debut.
(Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz, photo courtesy of The Press Room)
Now Starring In
Eureka Day
Jonathan Spector’s wildly relevant and bitingly funny play arrives on Broadway after a successful London run.
