Chelsea Noble Cameron

Chelsea Noble Cameron
Born
Nancy Mueller

(1964-12-04) December 4, 1964 (age 61)
Cheektowaga, New York, U.S.
Other names
  • Chelsea Cameron
  • Chelsea Noble
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 1991)​
Children6
RelativesCandace Cameron Bure (sister-in-law)

Chelsea Cameron (née Noble; born Nancy Mueller; December 4, 1964) is an American actress known for her role as Kate McDonnell on the ABC television sitcom Growing Pains (1989–1992).

Noble is married to her former Growing Pains co-star, Kirk Cameron.

Career

In 1988, Noble made her acting debut, appearing on Full House where she met and started dating series star, John Stamos. She also appeared on several episodes of Days of Our Lives. She co-starred on Growing Pains as Kate McDonnell and Kirk as Elizabeth Waters with Kirk Cameron.

She appears in the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The English Patient". She co-starred as Hattie Durham in the Left Behind trilogies with Cameron. Before those trilogies, Noble and Kirk Cameron co-starred in A Little Piece of Heaven with Cloris Leachman.

Noble has had several uncredited cameos in films starring Kirk Cameron as a "kissing double". Cameron refused to kiss any woman who was not his wife, so for romantic scenes, the actress playing his love interest was replaced by Noble in an appropriate costume and filmed from a distance or behind. This can be seen in the fire station scene in the 2008 movie, Fireproof.

In 2014, she co-starred with her husband in the independent movie Mercy Rule, playing a married couple with two children. Although not the first movie in which they have played husband and wife (having done so in Growing Pains), this is the first time she was credited as Chelsea Cameron.

Personal life

Noble met Kirk Cameron on the set of the TV series Full House when he was visiting his sister Candace, who was one of the stars of the series. Noble and Kirk later co-starred on Growing Pains together. The couple married on July 21, 1991, at Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel in Cheektowaga, New York, and have six children — four adopted and two biological. The Camerons are both devout evangelical Christians. They founded The Firefly Foundation, which runs Camp Firefly.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Full House Samantha Episodes: "The Seven-Month Itch" (Parts 1 & 2)
Days of Our Lives Kristina Andropolous 9 episodes: 1988, 2016
1988–1989 Who's the Boss? Cynthia Episodes: "My Fair Tony" & "Teacher's Pet"
1989 Cheers Laurie Marlowe Episode: "Send in the Crane"
Booker Taryn McKay Episode: "Bête Noir"
1989–1992 Growing Pains Kate MacDonald 14 episodes
1991 A Little Piece of Heaven Carrie Lee Television movie
1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. Rachel Episode: "You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter"
1994 Star Struck Robyn Call Television movie
1995–1996 Kirk Elizabeth Waters 31 episodes
1997 Seinfeld Danielle Episode: "The English Patient"
1998 You Lucky Dog Alison Taylor Television movie
2000 The Growing Pains Movie Kate MacDonald Seaver
2004 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Instant Karma Penelope —
The Willies Anchor Woman
2000 Left Behind: The Movie Hattie Durham
2002 Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
2005 Left Behind: World at War
2008 Fireproof Catherine Holt Uncredited
2014 Mercy Rule Maddie Miller Direct to video; credited as Chelsea Cameron

References

  1. ↑ "Today's Birthdays". The Tennessean. December 4, 2023. p. 2A. ProQuest 2898209082. Actor Jeff Bridges is 74. Singer Vinnie Dombroski of Sponge is 61. Actor Chelsea Noble ('Growing Pains,' 'Kirk') is 59. Actor Marisa Tomei is 59. Model Tyra Banks is 50.
  2. ↑ "Today's Birthdays". The North Jersey Herald News. December 4, 2003. p. 2A. ProQuest 2818996457. Actor Jeff Bridges is 54. [...] Singer Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge) is 41. Actress Marisa Tomei is 39. Actor Chelsea Noble is 39. Actress-model Tyra Banks is 30.
  3. ↑ Cameron, Barbara (2006). A Full House of Growing Pains: A Hollywood Mother's Journey. Bridge Logos Foundation. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-88270-189-9.
  4. ↑ Stamos, John (October 24, 2023). "Chapter 16". If You Would Have Told Me: A Memoir. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-250-89098-6.
  5. ↑ "A Little Piece of Heaven". TV Guide. Triangle Publications. 1991. p. 101.
  6. ↑ "A Little Piece of Heaven". The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1991. p. 44.
  7. 1 2 "Kirk Cameron: I'll only kiss my wife". Today.com. NBC News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Law, Jeannie (January 16, 2014). "Kirk Cameron Announces New film 'Mercy Rule'". breathecast.com. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  9. ↑ Pace, Robert (September 12, 2013). "Kirk Cameron Reminisces on Meeting Wife". etonline.com. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ Tayman, John (August 5, 1991). "When Growing Pains Make a Marriage". People. Vol. 36, no. 4. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ Grace, Rebecca (May 2005). "Adoption lands actress sought-after role as mother to six". AFA Journal. American Family Association. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ "CNN Heroes: Meet The Blue Ribbon Panel". wibw.com. WIBW-TV. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.