Chane't Johnson(1976-2010)
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Chane't Johnson was born A'Drewana Chane't Johnson in Dallas, Texas.
Graduating with honors from Duncanville High School, Chane't 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, Nell Carter, Morgan Freeman, Louis Gossett Jr., and her
favorite comedian, Jonathan Winters. She has expanded her work into
directing and producing with "Nurses Who Kill..." and "Trailerate" two
web shows she launched in 2010. Chane't has two short films Texas Toast
and Pony Man arriving in 2011, and is in development to direct and
produce two fantasy/horror feature films, The Dark Sisters and Anomoly
slated for 2012.
