Chenoa Maxwell (born November 16, 1969) is an American actress and photographer.[1][2][3]
Chenoa Maxwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Emotional Intelligence Expert, Actress, Photographer |
| Known for | Girlfriends, Hav Plenty, G |
| Spouse | Martin Morse |
| Website | https://www.livelimitlessly.com/ |
Career
editMaxwell is best known for her starring role in the 1997 romantic comedy Hav Plenty and as the recurring character Lena Turner on the hit UPN sitcom Girlfriends.[4] Maxwell starred in docu-reality show Love In The City on OWN, Oprah Winfrey Network. Maxwell has also appeared in the WB sitcom For Your Love and in the 2002 film G,[5] a modernized, loosely-based adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Richard T. Jones and Blair Underwood, and directed by Christopher Scott Cherot.[6] She appeared in R&B singer Joe's video, What if a Woman. She also had a cameo in the infomercial for 'Yoga Booty Ballet'. Maxwell also appears frequently as a guest expert on WEtv’s Growing Up Hip-Hop.
In 2006, she moved to London to study photography. Her first solo art exhibit, Introspection: India, ran for one month at the Papillion Institute of Art in Los Angeles in March 2011.[7] Her work has been exhibited in the Bay Area, New York City, and Italy.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hav Plenty | Havilland Savage | |
| 1999 | Cold Feet | Denise | |
| 2001 | Sacred Is the Flesh | Erica Fontaine | |
| 2001 | Malfunction | Fadhi | |
| 2002 | G | Sky Hightower | |
| 2004 | Doing Hard Time | Elise | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Lenox Avenue | Madison |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | For Your Love | Angelic | Episode: "The Trouble with Angels" |
| 2003–2005 | Girlfriends | Lena Turner | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Love in the City | — | 8 episodes; reality TV series |
| 2016 | Unsung | — | Episode: "Hill Harper" |
| 2019 | Growing Up Hip Hop | — | Episode: "Is That the Joker?" |
References
edit- ^ Nykia Spradley (September 28, 2010). "Closet Envy: Photographer Chenoa Maxwell". Essence. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Chenoa Maxwell filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Jan Peters (September 1999). "Chenoa Maxwell: Hot Stuff!". Just for Black Men. Vol. 3, no. 5. p. 55.
- ^ "Having Plenty". The Seam. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ Tambay (April 3, 2011). "Flashback To 2005 – "G"". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Claire Coughlan (August 14, 2011). "The great leap from page to screen". Irish Independent. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Danika (March 28, 2011). "Chenoa Maxwell & Celebrity Friends Present Introspection: INDIA". Poshglam. Retrieved August 23, 2011.