Introduction
Not all spouses of prominent actors rose to fame thanks to their more famous husband or wife. Some Hollywood couples worked as a team to reach stardom, and this is the case of Chelsea Noble and her husband, Kirk Cameron. While most of us know a lot about Cameron, how much do you really know about his successful wife?
Early life and Education
Chelsea Noble was born as Nancy Mueller on 4 December 1964, in Cheektowaga, New York State USA, to parents Fred and Irene Mueller. She has one sibling, an older brother named David. She went to the Maryvale High School, and after her matriculation in 1983, she enrolled at The State University of New York at the prestigious Geneseo college.
While studying, she was a member of the local sorority Phi Kappa Pi, and also played for the college’s women’s soccer team.
Career
Noble made her first TV appearance when she was just a few months old, when she portrayed Kristina Andropolous #1 in the short-lived TV series “Days of Our Lives”. However, she didn’t really begin her career until she was 24 years old, when she made her debut in two episodes of the TV series “Full House”, which aired in 1988. That same year she portrayed Cynthia in the TV series “Who’s the Boss”.
In 1989 Noble joined the cast of the hit family TV series “Growing Pains”, appearing alongside Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, and Joanna Kerns, and portraying Kate MacDonald from the fourth season until the show ended in 1992. Concurrently she appeared in several more titles, such as “Instant Karma”, about a poor writer who fell in love with an actress; the horror-comedy “The Willies”; and the short TV film “A Little Piece of Heaven”, in whiche she once again joined her “Growing Pains” colleague, Kirk Cameron.
In 1993 after “Growing Pains” ended, she made a guest appearance as Rachel in an episode of the comedy series “Doogie Howser, M.D.”, starring young Neil Patrick Harris, then once again co-starred with Kirk Cameron in the romantic TV film “Star Struck”, which aired on 30 October 1994.
That same year she also made a short appearance in the TV series “Heaven Help Us”.
Noble once again joined Kirk Cameron in 1995, this time as his love interest in the comedy TV series “Kirk”, however, the show wasn’t long-lasting as it was canceled after the second season. She and Kirk also starred in the family TV film “You Lucky Dog”, which aired on 27 June 1998, and showed the life of the man who left his fortune to his dog and its psychiatrist. Noble portrayed the role of Alison Taylor. Two years later in 2000, she and Cameron appeared in the movie about Armageddon, called “Left Behind: The Movie”, and subsequently reprised the role in the film’s sequels, “Left Behind II: Tribulation Force” and “Left Behind III: World at War”.
That same year she reprised her role as Kate MacDonald, this time in an episode of “The Wonderful World of Disney” called “The Growing Pains Movie”.
In 2004, Noble would once again portray Kate MacDonald-Seaver, this time in the movie sequel of “Growing Pains” entirled “Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers”.
As of June 2020, Noble’s last film appearance happened in 2014, when she portrayed Maddie Miller in the Darren Doane’s film “Mercy Rule”, about a man whose son is attempting to make his dream of becoming a pitcher on a baseball team come true. Once again, Cameron portrayed Noble’s on-screen husband.
This was the first film in which Noble was credited under her married name, Chelsea Cameron.
Marriage to Kirk Cameron
Noble met Cameron in 1987 during the filming of a “Full House” episode, while Cameron was visiting his younger sister, Candace. The two began dating in September of that year, and Cameron proposed to Noble on Christmas 1988 – the two didn’t marry until 20th July 1991. Cameron is an actor known for appearing in “Growing Pains”, but also in titles such as “Saving Christmas”, “The Best of Times”, “Like Father Like Son” and “More than Murder”.The couple has six children.
Their first biological child, Olivia was born in 2001, and in 2003 Noble gave birth to James. They also have four adopted children of mixed races, named Jack Cameron, Isabella Cameron Moore, Anna Cameron, and Luke Cameron, respectively born in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2000.
Noble and Cameron are born-again Christians; they often credit the Bible for the health and happiness of their family, marriage, and children.
They are the founders of The Firefly Foundation, which focuses on helping terminally ill children, especially those suffering from brain cancer. Their foundation runs Camp Firefly, which offers sick kids and their families free vacations during summer.
Personal Life
Noble is the sister-in-law of actors Candace Cameron Bure, Valeri Bure, Bridgette Cameron, and John Ridenour. She is the daughter-in-law of Barbara and Robert Cameron.
She took a break in her acting career so she could be a home-schooling mother to her children.
Noble has profiles on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter, but she isn’t active on them, and she doesn’t have many followers. On the other hand, her husband has more than 85,000 followers on Twitter and more than 350,000 followers on Instagram. He is mostly posting pictures of himself, but there are several photographs from family gatherings as well.
On 27th December 2019, he posted a picture of his daughter’s engagement.
Their oldest daughter, Isabella Cameron Moore, married Justin Moore on 11 May 2020.
As of June 2020, Noble is living with her family in Agoura Hills, California USA, a town north of Los Angeles.
Net Worth
Noble’s acted in several notable and high-grossing films and TV series, and her successful career has earned her an estimated net worth of around $5 million. This is still less than her husband Kirk Cameron is worth, as his fortune is reputedly over $20 million, as of mid-2020.
Physical characteristics
Noble is considered to be a gorgeous woman by many. She has light brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5ft 7ins (1.70m) tall, weighs around 115lbs (52kgs), and her vital statistics are 32-26-32.