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Chane't Johnson
Age: 33
Height: 5' 8 1/2"
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Born: Aug. 21st, 1976
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BIOGRAPHY: Chane't Johnson was born A'Drewana Chane't Johnson in Dallas, Texas. Chane't is an all-American girl with African and Native American bloodlines on both sides of her family, and a dash of French-Creole flavor coming from her mother's side.
Chane't graduated with honors from Duncanville High School and was awarded a talent scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she earned her BFA in Theatre Arts, and worked multiple seasons with the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas. She went on to achieve an MFA in Theatre Arts from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in 2001 (awarded San Diego Fellow), the same year she was chosen for the role of Lena in the play "Boesman and Lena" written and directed by Athol Fugard. To date, it is her most cherished role.
Chane't lists among her creative influences, Whoopi Goldberg, Anna Deavere Smith, Carole Burnett, Regina Taylor, Nell Carter, Morgan Freeman, Louis Gossett Jr., Lynne Thigpen, and her favorite comedian, Jonathan Winters.
She Executive Produced and Stars in the greatest webseries in the universe "Nurses Who Kill...".
TRIVIA:
- Trained Shakespearian actress. She has performed in over 14 Shakespeare plays including ingénue Miranda in "The Tempest".
- Holds a BFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University (SMU Dallas).
- Graduated in 1994 from Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas.
- Was Denzel Whitaker's Audition coach.
- 'Whoopi Goldberg' (qv) and 'Anna Deavere Smith' (qv) are her creative role models.
- Was active in the International Thespian Society, Speech and Debate team, and National Honor Society in High School.
- Holds an MFA in Acting from University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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