Anneliese Van Der Pol

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Summary

Anneliese van der Pol is an actress and singer known for playing Chelsea Daniels on That’s So Raven and Raven’s Home, as well as Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast. Her best-known television work combines comedy with stories about friendship, family, and parenting. In interviews, she has described That’s So Raven as diverse and said Raven’s Home represents single mothers; she also called Disney’s original choice to cast a black girl as a sidekick rather than the lead “racism at a low level.” No public party campaigning, political affiliations, or ongoing advocacy roles are on record.