Chase Infiniti

Birth Name: Chase Infiniti Payne

Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 5, 2000

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Chase Infiniti is an American actress and dancer. She has starred in the film One Battle After Another, on the show Presumed Innocent, and in the music video for “Darling, I.” She was nominated for an Actor Award, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for One Battle After Another.

She is the daughter of Kim and Keith Payne, who owns a construction company. Her father is black. Her mother is white. A picture of Chase with her parents can be seen here. She is said to have been named after two 1995 films, the character Chase Meridian from Batman Forever and the slogan “to infinity…and beyond” from Toy Story. Chase attended high school in North Carolina.

Chase has stated that she could relate to being biracial and not resembling other mixed-race children at her school; adding, “feeling like you’re missing a part of yourself… I can definitely understand feeling like you don’t fully belong in your environment.”

Chase’s maternal grandfather was The Rev. Norman Able (the son of Talbert Able and Bernice Palmer). The Rev. Norman was born in Sullivan, Indiana, and was a minister at Liberty Christian Church in Martinsville, IN. Talbert was born in Dugger, Indiana, the son of Edgar Able and Lizzie Moore. Bernice was born in Sullivan, the daughter of Andrew Palmer and Garnet Stevenson.

Chase’s maternal grandmother was Roberta Wood (the daughter of Hubert Wood and Rhoda Cottman/Cotman). Roberta was born in Indiana, to parents from Kentucky. Hubert was the son of W. H. Woods and Kate Alexander. Rhoda was the daughter of J. W. Cotman and Cat Puckett.

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Obituary of Chase’s maternal grandfather, The Rev. Norman Able – https://www.costinfuneralchapel.com

Marriage records of Chase’s maternal great-grandparents, Talbert Able and Bernice Palmer – https://www.familysearch.org
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Obituary of Chase’s maternal grandmother, Roberta (Wood) Able – https://www.meredith-clark.com

Marriage record of Chase’s maternal great-grandparents, Hubert Wood and Rhoda Cottman/Cotman – https://www.familysearch.org