Bio

Chane't Johnson (Actor/Producer/Director)

Made in Japan, Chane't was born A'Drewana Chane't Johnson in Dallas, Texas. She is anything but a beauty from the far East. Chane’t is an all-American girl with Native American bloodlines on both 
sides of her family, and a dash of French-Creole flavor coming from her mother's side. She is living the American Dream that her mother, a nurse for 
over 30 years, now a doctor, and her father, a U.S. Naval Officer, had hoped that their children would someday achieve.

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 one of her most cherished roles.

Chane't lists among her creative influences, in addition to her father and mother, Whoopi Goldberg, Anna Deavere Smith, Carole Burnette, Regina Taylor, Nell Carter, Morgan Freeman, Louis Gossett Jr., Lynne Thigpen, and her favorite comedian, Jonathan Winters.