Chanté Adams (born December 16, 1994) is an American actress. She starred in the 2017 biopic Roxanne Roxanne, for which she received the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance.
Life and career Adams was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. 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.
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.
Adams has appeared in the films Monsters and Men (2018), Bad Hair (2020), and The Photograph (2020).
In 2021, Adams starred opposite Michael B. Jordan in the romantic drama A Journal for Jordan, directed by Denzel Washington. 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 YearTitleRoleNotes2017Roxanne RoxanneRoxanne ShantéWon Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance (2017) 2018Monsters and MenZoeGood Girls Get HighAshanti2020Bad HairLinda BludsoThe PhotographYoung Christine Eames2021VoyagersPhoebeA Journal for JordanDana Canedy
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2022A League of Their OwnMaxine "Max" ChapmanMain role2024A Man in FullJill HensleyMiniseries
Broadway YearTitleRoleNotes2022Skeleton CrewShanitaNominated for Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultSundance Film Festival2017Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance Roxanne, RoxanneOuter Critics Circle Award 2022Outstanding Featured Actress in a PlaySkeleton Crew
References
External links Chanté Adams on IMDb Official Instagram