Chanté Adams Explained

Chanté Adams
Birth Date:16 December 1994
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education:Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2009–present
Notable Works: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] She began acting as a student at Cass Technical High School. 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] [5]

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

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

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Roxanne RoxanneRoxanne ShantéWon Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance (2017)
2018Monsters and MenZoe
Good Girls Get HighAshanti[10]
2020Bad HairLinda Bludso
The PhotographYoung Christine Eames
2021VoyagersPhoebe[11]
A Journal for JordanDana Canedy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022A League of Their OwnMaxine "Max" ChapmanMain role
2024A Man in FullJill HensleyMiniseries[12]

Broadway

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult
Sundance Film Festival2017Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance Roxanne, Roxanne
2022Outstanding Featured Actress in a PlaySkeleton Crew

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Roxanne Roxanne' Star Chanté Adams Would Never Rap Again Without a Ghostwriter. Complex. en. February 15, 2020.
  2. Web site: Roxanne Roxanne: How Chanté Adams Took On Netflix's Hip-Hop Epic. April 3, 2018. Vibe. en. February 15, 2020.
  3. Web site: Q&A: Meet 'Roxanne, Roxanne' breakout Chante Adams. January 22, 2017. The Seattle Times. en-US. February 15, 2020.
  4. Web site: Meet Chanté Adams, Roxanne Roxanne's Magnetic Newcomer. Harris. Hunter. March 24, 2018. Vulture. en-us. February 15, 2020.
  5. Web site: 'Roxanne Roxanne' on Netflix tells the story of hip-hop's first leading lady. Janice. Williams. March 23, 2018. Newsweek. en. February 15, 2020.
  6. Web site: Detroit native Chanté Adams stars in upcoming Netflix film. Fluegel. Alexandra. Detroit Metro Times. en. February 15, 2020. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024175155/https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/02/23/detroit-native-chante-adams-stars-in-upcoming-netflix-film. dead.
  7. Web site: 3 Ways Of Looking At A Police Shooting In The Powerful 'Monsters And Men'. NPR.org. en. February 15, 2020.
  8. Web site: 'A League Of Their Own' Adds Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Melanie Field As Amazon Firms Up Pilot Cast. Petski. Denise. February 14, 2020. Deadline. en. February 15, 2020.
  9. Web site: Jackson. Angelique. December 23, 2021. Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams on 'A Journal for Jordan's' Real-Life Romance and That Bare Butt Moment. live. January 5, 2022. Variety. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211223190435/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/michael-b-jordan-journal-for-jordan-butt-scene-1235141792/ . December 23, 2021.
  10. Web site: Nolfi . Joey . October 2, 2019 . Exclusive: Wild 'Good Girls Get High' trailer serves trippy 'Booksmart' vibes . June 7, 2022 . EW.com . en.
  11. Web site: Voyagers 2021 . Rotten Tomatoes.
  12. Web site: Otterson . Joe . August 2, 2022 . Netflix Limited Series 'A Man in Full' Rounds Out Main Cast With Six Additions . August 5, 2022 . Variety.
  13. Web site: Skeleton Crew 2022 . Playbill.