Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut | |
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Born | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | August 9, 1992
Education | Northwest School of the Arts |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Greensboro (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress, writer |
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut (born August 9, 1992) is an American actress and writer known for her work on Broadway, film and television.
Early life[]
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut was born in Gainesville, Florida to Charles S. Chestnut IV[1] and was raised in Charlotte, NC. Chestnut attended Northwest School of the Arts with a major in Theatre and minor in Dance. In 2015, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's School of Music, Theatre and Dance.
Stage credits[]
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Notes |
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2014 | "Brother Wolf" | Shadow | Triad Stage | |
"A Christmas Carol" | Belle | Triad Stage | ||
2016 | The Crucible[2] | Susanna Walcott[3]
u/s Abigail Williams |
Walter Kerr Theatre | 2016 Broadway Revival Cast
Broadway Debut |
2017 | A Doll's House, Part 2 | u/s Emmy Helmer | John Golden Theatre | Original Broadway Cast[4] |
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Gotham | Officer Katherine Parks | Episode: "A Bitter Pill to Swallow" |
2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Becky | Episode: "The Mystery of the Dark Heart" |
2016-2017 | Homeland | Simone Bah | Recurring |
2018 | The Good Fight | Rachelle Dabrezil | Episode: "Day 464" |
Amazon Studios: Panic[5] | Natalie Williams | Pilot Episode[6] | |
2019 | Instinct | Theresa Daniels | Episode: "Grey Matter" |
Prodigal Son | Islande | Episode: "The Trip" | |
2020 | Farewell | Stacey | ABFF and BFF[7] |
Give or Take | Stella | WHFF | |
2021 | Cruel Summer[8] | Ashley Wallis[9] | Recurring |
National Parks[10] | Penny Stanton | Main role | |
TBA | Rap Sh*t | Fatima Assan | Recurring |
References[]
- ^ "Charles S. Chestnut, IV's dossier" Florida House of Representatives' web site Retrieved June 21, 2021
- ^ "New York Times: Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'". nytimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut Theatre Credits". playbill.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "A Doll's House, Part 2 Broadway Original Cast". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut Deadline". deadline.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Alumna Lands Role On New Amazon Studios Pilot". uncg.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Bentonville Film Festival". bentonvillefilm.org. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Cruel Summer: Who is Kate's Stepsister Ashley? Here's Why She Looks So Familiar". cheatsheet.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "This Cruel Summer Character Is Up To Something Sus". elitedaily.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "... Kevin Costner's 'National Parks Investigation'". variety.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni
- African-American actresses
- Actresses from Florida
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American people