Chanté Adams

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Chanté Adams
Image of actress Chanté Adams. She has brown skin, long curly hair, and is wearing a black hat.
Born (1994-12-16) December 16, 1994 (age 30)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Notable work Roxanne Roxanne

Chanté Adams (born December 16, 1994)[1][2] is an American actress. She starred in the 2017 biopic Roxanne Roxanne, for which she received the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance.[3]

Life and career

Adams was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.[4][5] She began acting as a student at Cass Technical High School.[4] She received her bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, after which she moved to New York to pursue an acting career.[1][6]

One month after moving to New York, Adams was invited to audition for the lead role in a biopic about rapper Roxanne Shanté.[6] She was cast in the role and filming began eight days later.[5] For her performance in Roxanne Roxanne, Adams received the Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance at 2017 Sundance.[4]

Adams has appeared in the films Monsters and Men (2018),[7] Bad Hair (2020),[8] and The Photograph (2020).[8]

In 2021, Adams starred opposite Michael B. Jordan in the romantic drama A Journal for Jordan, directed by Denzel Washington.[9] In 2022, she co-starred in A League of Their Own, the Amazon television adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name, along with D'Arcy Carden, Abbi Jacobson, Roberta Colindrez, Kelly McCormack, and Priscilla Delgado.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Shanté Won Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance (2017) [2]
2018 Monsters and Men Zoe [7]
2018 Good Girls Get High Ashanti [10]
2020 Bad Hair Linda Bludso [8]
2020 The Photograph Young Christine Eames [8]
2021 Voyagers Phoebe [11]
2021 A Journal for Jordan Dana Canedy [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 A League of Their Own Maxine "Max" Chapman Main role [8]
TBA A Man in Full Jill Hensley Upcoming miniseries [12]

Broadway

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Skeleton Crew Shanita Nominated for Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play [13]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Sundance Film Festival 2017 Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance Roxanne, Roxanne Won [4]
Outer Critics Circle Award 2022 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Skeleton Crew Nominated [13]

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