Patrice Johnson

Patrice Johnson Chevannes is an award-winning, Brooklyn-based actress, writer, filmmaker, educator, director and the executive producer of God-and-all-o-wee Productions and Ubigwitus Records. She was born in Jamaica, West Indies and grew up in New York City. She studied acting at The City College of New York (CUNY), graduating Phi Beta Kappa, with a BFA. Her credits include Racing Demon and The Crucible on Broadway with Sir Richard Eyre, where she worked with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. Patrice also performed with Sir Patrick Stewart, opposite whom she played Desdemona, in what was called ‘a photo-negative’ production of Othello at The Shakespeare Theater in Washington DC.

Her Off-Broadway credits include, The Half God of Rainfall directed by Taibi Magar (NYTW), for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, directed by Ntozake Shange (New Federal Theatre), Pericles with Sir Trevor Nunn (TFANA); Tamburlaine with Sir Michael Boyd (TFANA); Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven with John Ortiz, I’m Revolting, Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater Company); runboyrun/In Old Age, with Awoye Timpo and Loretta Greco, (NYTW), Good Grief (The Vineyard), Endgame (IRISH REP).

In 2020, Patrice garnered Drama Desk and Drama League nominations for her work in runboyrun/In Old Age, and an Audelco nomination for her role in Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven. In 2023, Patrice was honored with a Lucille Lortel nomination for Endgame.

Her television credits include: "Chambers," "POSE," "SHRILL," "EVIL," "The Good Wife," "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel," "The First Lady."

Patrice is on the faculty of The New School, where she teaches acting in The School Of Drama.