Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut is an American actress and writer known for her work on

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, film and television.

Early life

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut was born to Leslie Sharpe Chestnut and Charles S. Chestnut IV and was raised in

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. Chestnut attended

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with a major in Theatre and minor in Dance. In 2015, she graduated with a

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in Acting from The

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's School of Music, Theatre and Dance.

Stage credits

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chestnut, Ashlei Sharpe Living people University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni African-American actresses Actresses from Florida American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people Year of birth missing (living people)