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Chenoa Maxwell

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Chenoa Maxwell
Born
Occupation(s)Emotional Intelligence Expert, Actress, Photographer
Known forGirlfriends, Hav Plenty, G
SpouseMartin Morse
Websitehttps://www.livelimitlessly.com/

Chenoa Maxwell (born November 16, 1969) is an American actress and photographer.[1][2][3]

Career

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Maxwell 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

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Nykia Spradley (September 28, 2010). "Closet Envy: Photographer Chenoa Maxwell". Essence. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Chenoa Maxwell filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Jan Peters (September 1999). "Chenoa Maxwell: Hot Stuff!". Just for Black Men. Vol. 3, no. 5. p. 55.
  4. ^ "Having Plenty". The Seam. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  5. ^ Tambay (April 3, 2011). "Flashback To 2005 – "G"". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  6. ^ Claire Coughlan (August 14, 2011). "The great leap from page to screen". Irish Independent. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  7. ^ Danika (March 28, 2011). "Chenoa Maxwell & Celebrity Friends Present Introspection: INDIA". Poshglam. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
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