| Chenoa Maxwell | |
| Birth Place: | Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Known For: | Girlfriends, Hav Plenty, G |
| Spouse: | Martin Morse |
| Website: | https://www.livelimitlessly.com/ |
| Occupation: | Emotional Intelligence Expert, Actress, Photographer |
Chenoa Maxwell (born November 16, 1969) is an American actress and photographer.[1] [2] [3]
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.
| 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 |
| 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?" |