Chanté Adams
Chanté Adams | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan | December 16, 1994
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University (B.A.) |
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 drama school, 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]
Adams co-stars in a forthcoming Amazon television adaptation of A League of Their Own along with D'Arcy Carden, Abbi Jacobson, Roberta Colindrez, Kelly McCormack, and Priscilla Delgado.[8]
Accolades[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "'Roxanne Roxanne' Star Chanté Adams Would Never Rap Again Without a Ghostwriter". Complex. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "Roxanne Roxanne: How Chanté Adams Took On Netflix's Hip-Hop Epic". Vibe. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "Q&A: Meet 'Roxanne, Roxanne' breakout Chante Adams". The Seattle Times. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Fluegel, Alexandra. "Detroit native Chanté Adams stars in upcoming Netflix film". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Harris, Hunter (2018-03-24). "Meet Chanté Adams, Roxanne Roxanne's Magnetic Newcomer". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Williams, Janice (2018-03-23). "'Roxanne Roxanne' on Netflix tells the story of hip-hop's first leading lady". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "3 Ways Of Looking At A Police Shooting In The Powerful 'Monsters And Men'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Petski, Denise (2020-02-14). "'A League Of Their Own' Adds Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Melanie Field As Amazon Firms Up Pilot Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
External links[]
- Chanté Adams on IMDb
- Official Instagram
- 1994 births
- Living people
- African-American actresses
- Actresses from Detroit
- Cass Technical High School alumni
- Carnegie Mellon University alumni
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century African-American women
- American film actor, 1990s birth stubs